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Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Tree
Common Name: Sweet ChestnutLatin Name: Castanea sativaSoil: Fertile well drained soil. Dislikes shallow chalky soil.Position: Full sunny or partial shadeHeight in 10 years: 8mFlowering period/colour: July/Yellowish-green male and female catkinsThe Sweet Chestnut is a large broad headed tree, well known and cultivated for its edible fruits. The bark on older trees is deeply ridged in a spiral pattern. Dark green, glossy leaves turn yellow in autumn. Spikes of creamy flowers in summer are followed by spiny light green husks containing the brown chestnuts.
Ficus Brown Turkey
Brown Turkey Fig Tre
Common Name: Brown Turkey Fig TreeLatin Name: Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey'Soil: Tolerant of most soilsEventual Height and Spread: 4m x 3mPosition: Full sunFruit picking time: August/SeptemberFruit colour: Dark, pear shaped fruits with red flesh.The ‘Brown Turkey’ is a highly ornamental small tree, or large bush, which is one of the oldest fruit trees in cultivation. This fig tree is valued for its plentiful harvest of pear-shaped brown fruits, which have a red flesh, and a rich yet sweet taste. The ‘Brown Turkey’ has deeply lobed glossy green leaves which are the perfect foil for the purple-brown fruits. This heavy cropper will thrive in a sunny position and it will do particularly well when planted against a south facing wall.This tree has an eventual size of 4m x 3m but will grow well in a container with its roots restricted and this will also keep it more compact.
Pyrus Conference
Conference Pear Tree
Common Name: Conference Pear Tree (Dessert)Latin Name: Pyrus communis 'Conference'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April/WhiteFruit picking time: Late SeptemberFruit size/colour: Medium/Olive green with large patches of russet.Pollination group: Partially self fertile *3*Pyrus 'Conference' is one of the most reliable varieties of pear tree, it is often planted for its good self fertility- even in less than perfect conditions. This dessert pear tree becomes covered with pure white flowers in mid-spring, followed by delicious, long, olive green fruits in late September. Broadly columnar in shape, this tree is ideal for an open, sunny site. Although 'Conference' is partially self-fertile, to guarantee a bumper crop of pears plant with another tree from the same flowering group (e.g. 'Williams Bon Chretien')
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