Nurseries for Cider and Perry trees

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Ordering and Buying

Buying cider and perry varieties from a nursery is not like buying from your local garden centre. Deliveries are usually sent out from November through to March, so you need to plan ahead.

Make sure you allow plenty of time for your requirements to be prepared, particularly if you require anything which is a little exotic, unusual or out-of-the-ordinary... The latter may involve grafting and planting out, which could mean a delay of some months.

Contact the nurseries to discuss your requirements and to get some idea of the time scale involved.


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Specialist Nurseries

A selection of nurseries that carry a range of cider apple and/or perry pear trees.

  • Adam's Apples, Talaton Plants, Ivy Cottages, Talaton, Exeter, Devon EX5 2SD tel 01404 823185

A large selection of cider apple trees available as bare rooted maidens. Most on M25 rootstock but some on MM106. "reasonably priced"

A huge collection of young fruit trees. Many of these are rare varieties grafted from cuttings given or sought out, so that traditional varieties can be preserved. Not only apples and pears, but quinces, plums and gages, cherries, nectarines, mulberries, medlars, currants, grapes and hazels. Well worth having is their catalogue, which lists an enormous number of different apple varieties with full details of their history, uses (whether culinary, dessert or cider), pollination group, flowering and cropping times, and much more.

  • Chris Bowers & Sons, Whispering Trees Nurseries, Wimbotsham, Norfolk, PE34 3QB Telephone: 01366 388752 Fax: 01366 386858 Email: info@chrisbowers.co.uk

5 cider varieties and two perry pears.

  • Brogdale Horticultural Trust Brogdale Road, Faversham, Kent. ME13 8XZ (01795 535286 or 01795 535462) (Fax:01795 531710) Email: info@brogdale.org

Home of the National Fruit Collections. Some rare and interesting varieties, and sales of a varied range of cider and perry trees.

  • Deacon's Nursery Godshill, Isle of Wight. PO38 3HW (01983 840750 or 01983 522243) (Fax:01983 523575) email: deacons.nursery@btopenworld.com

Deacon's sell a wide range of fruit trees which includes a good range of cider and perry varieties on a range of rootstocks. They produce a comprehensive catalogue, available on request and will deliver nationally. Deacon's catalogue contains more information about products than many specialist magazines.

  • Mr J Dennis

Kerian,Corkscrew Lane,Woolston , Nr. North Cadbury , Somerset, BA22 7BP (01963) 441101

Many varieties and 4-5 year old trees not just maidens. Open by appt. only. Mail Order available.


Bare root Kingston Black, Black Dabinett, Yarlington Mill...

  • John Turner Hereford Ltd The Hill, Kings Pyon, Herefordshire. HR4 8PX (01432 830 223/07971 963 193 & email charlie.turner@virgin.net)

Herefordshire cider fruit grower and tree supplier.

  • Keepers Nursery Gallants Court, East Farleigh, Maidstone, Kent. ME15 0LE (01622 726465) (Fax: 0870 705 2145)

The most informative web site for advice about which tree to plant. They can supply almost any known apple tree. Good range of cider apple trees.

  • Kerian Corkscrew Lane, Woolston, Nr North Cadbury, Somerset. BA22 7BP (01963 441101)

Good range of cider apple trees grown on M25 (some available on MM106). Also Eaters/Cookers/Juicers and some pear including perry. Can be delivered in Devon/Dorset/Somerset.

  • Lodge Farm Trees, Rob Watkins, Lodge Farm, Rockhampton, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, GL13 9DY. Tel: 01454 260310, Fax: 01454 260530

Specialist in Gloucestershire varieties of apple and pear, including many cider and perry varieties.

  • Ornamental Tree Nurseries, Cobnash, Kingsland, Herefordshire HR6 9QZ (01568 708016) Email: enquiries@ornamental-trees.co.uk

Apples listed include the cider varieties Dabinett, Michelin, and Tom Putt. Pears include the perry variety Thorn. Rootstocks also available for home grafting.

  • Scott's of Merriott Scotts Nurseries (Merriott) Ltd, Merriott, Somerset. TA16 5PL (01460 72306)

Stock a good range of cider and apple trees. Phone to check stock availability. Delivery available.

  • Thornhayes Nursery Dulford, Cullompton, Devon. EX15 2DF (01884 266746) (Fax:01884 266739) email:trees@thornhayes-nursery.co.uk

One of the larger nurseries with a comprehensive on-line catalogue as well as the choice of a postal one. National delivery is available.

A dozen quality cider apple varieties, though I can't see what rootstock options there are. see here for list.

  • Some more Nurseries in England and Wales at the following link ...

Nurseries - Welsh Cider Society Info : Dave - Web Manager - Welsh Cider Society

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General Apple and Pear trees

While the above specialist nurseries also sell dessert and culinary apples and pears, the following nurseries may also prove useful sources of fruit trees and information.


  • Bernwode Plants, Kingswood Lane, Ludgershall, Buckinghamshire, HP18 9RB (01844 237415) (Fax:01844 238920) email:ask@bernwodeplants.co.uk

Large number of apple varieties available for collection, or national delivery available.

  • Buckingham Nurseries Tingewick Road, Buckingham. MK18 4AE (01280 822133) (Fax:01280 815491) email:web-enquiries@hedging.co.uk

Don't be put off by the 'hedging' reference. Wide range of fruit trees including Tom Putt and Dabinett cider varieties. Useful on-line catalogue with lots of helpful information.

A small nursery on the banks of the River Lugar, 10 miles inland from Ayr, Scotland with aims:

To encourage the planting of fruit trees in more difficult parts of Britain, i.e. the North, West and higher altitudes.
To encourage organic and biodynamic production.
  • Crown Nursery High Street, Ufford, Suffolk. IP13 6EL (01394 460755)

Mostly Dessert and Culinary fruit but Herefordshire Redstreak, Kingston Black, and Tom Putt are listed. Wide range of rootstocks and forms, though mail order only available on Maiden Whips.

Lots of useful information to help plan, plant and maintain an orchard (whatever size), plus addresses and contact details for nurseries.

  • Food futures

A website which is part of the Grow Your Own Food Campaign. One page has lots of contact details and links for nurseries some of which are in the north of the uk.

  • Herons Folly Garden, Fletching Street, Mayfield, East Sussex, TN20 6TE. (01435 873608) Email: orders@heronsfollygarden.co.uk

Wide range of Dessert, Culinary, and Dual Purpose apple varieties, available on M9, M26, MM106, and MM111. Mail order available

  • Irish Seed Savers Capparoe, Scariff, Co Clare, Ireland. tel: 00 353 61 921866 / fax:00 353 61 921397 / Email: info@irishseedsavers.ie

'The ISSA is a voluntary organisation dedicated to the location and preservation of traditional varieties of fruit and vegetables.' Online catalogue of Apple trees and information here, which includes a few Irish cider varieties.

  • R. V. Roger Ltd The Nurseries, Pickering, North Yorkshire. YO18 7JW (01751 472226) email:sales@rvroger.co.uk

A good range of hardy varieties and handy for those living in the northern parts of the uk.

A diverse range of fruit trees for sale online supplied as either potted or bare root trees. Advice and information on growing tree fruit and nut trees; Ellis' Bitter, Tremlett's Bitter and Yarlington Mill available on M25.

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Rootstock

Q. Anyone know where to buy, or how to grow rootstock with known properties? I can't see prices for rootstock on any of the nursery sites I've looked at so far.

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Frank P Matthews Ltd
Berrington Court, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8TH
01584 810214

supplies Thornhayes and others, and does mail order. There is a website - www.fruit-tree.co.uk - of the most minimal sort, so for range, prices etc. you really need info@fruit-tree.co.uk or www.fruit-tree.co.uk/contactus.html.

To grow your own you need the right rootstock, then to propagate it by layering.

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In 2004 Rose bought some M25 rootstocks from Deacon's Nursery, Isle of Wight (see above). At that time they were priced at £9.50 for 5 or £17.50 for 10.

A http://www.blackmoor.co.uk have MM106 and 26 rootstocks for £2 each, always found them very good. Another way of making your own stocks would be to dig out and plant a bit of root from a tree. This wouldn't harm the tree, they used to root prune regularly to restrict growth

The MM106 rootstock will do anything you could ask of it except make a 20 foot standard, I would go for this stock every time. If you want a really big one, Deacons or Scotts of Merriot should be able to help

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