Gift Wrapping Service
Why not make your present even
more special with by using our gift wrapping service. This includes one of our
handmade drawstring 'ecobags' made out of 100% biodegradable materials, a gift
tag with optional gift message and a planting and aftercare booklet. All of this
for just £2.00 per tree.
B/R (Bare Root) - The traditional way to buy deciduous trees and shrubs. Perfect for planting between November and March.
R/B (Root Ball) - The traditional way to buy evergreen trees and shrubs. The plants are kept in their own soil, making them ideal to transplant between November and March.
C/G (Container Grown) - A very convenient way to buy trees and shrubs, already rooted in their pots, they can be planted all year round. Sizes given in litres.
H/S (Half standard) - Half standard trees have a clear stem of 1.25-1.5m with a bushy head of around 1-1.5m. The total height from the ground is approximately 2-2.5m.
Maiden (Feathered tree) - A good, well-defined prominent leader running straight up through the young tree. Perfect for training into a half standard, standard or fan-trained tree. Sizes given in cm's.
Multi-stemmed - A tree with two or more main stems
Malus 'Blenheim Orange' (Blenheim Orange Apple Tree)
Pollination group *3* Large/ Golden, flushed and stripped with dull red and fine brown russet.
Common Name: Apple Blenheim Orange (Dessert/Culinary)
Latin Name: Malus domestica Blenheim Orange
Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/colour: April and May/ White
Fruit picking time: Early October
Fruit Size/colour: Large/ Golden, flushed and stripped with dull red and fine brown russet.
Pollination group: *3*
Discovered in Woodstock, Oxfordshire growing against the wall of Blenheim Park, and exhibited in 1822. Large golden flushed red crisp fruits of fine flavour. Suits heavy soil. Considered by many to be the best dual purpose apple. Very valuable garden variety. Makes a strong limbed tree with very hard wood which was used to make cog wheels for railways! Suitable for colder areas and is more resistant to frost.
To guarantee cross pollination plant in a sunny, open site with another tree from the same flowering group (e.g. Discovery).
This apple tree is supplied in a 10 litre container. The total height from the ground is approximately 1.5-2m. (An example of one our 2 year old, bush apple trees can be seen to the left.)
As standard, all of our apple trees are sent out on rootstock M106. This is a semi-vigorous rootstock, with an eventual height and spread of approximately 3m x 3.4m.
We also grow some varieties on M26, M9 and M27. Please email us with any special requests.
All of our trees and shrubs are grown in the UK to the highest standard. Every order comes complete with planting instructions and a guide to looking after your purchase.
Please see our Delivery page for current dispatch times.
Our gift wrapping service is a great way to make your present even more special. Please view basket for more details.
For an even larger selection of trees come back in the Autumn/Winter when all of our trees are available bare root and root balled.
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