dwarf fruit trees lidl

I have loads of fruit trees on my allotment that I bought in Aldi. To think it had gone to someone internal. I bought 3 cheap fruit trees from Lidl today. Do I need to spend a lot more to buy some fruit trees from a garden centre?How do I tell whether these are suitable to cordon?We have a new "blank canvas" of a garden and really want to get going with making it more interesting. They don't fruit so well in the north and Scotland , because they need higher light levels and summer temperatures to set fruit and ripen. If this is your first visit, be sure to Also you can grow more than one variety in a smaller space. Most patio fruit trees are fairly high-maintenance and low-yield. Went back for more but they'd gone. To use this feature subscribe to Mumsnet Premium - get first access to new features see fewer ads, and support Mumsnet. Grow Your Own Magazine Colchester, Essex, CO2 8JY Has anyone bought their fruit tree's and noticed how tall they grow, I want dwarf or very dwarfing tree's. GrowAndRun Mon 07-Mar-16 19:46:46. They will not tolerate much abuse, damage, neglect or disease. check out the. Fine Food. The other issue is whether the fruit is actually spur-bearing. i tend to get alot of dead wood each year which i have to prune of also but apart from that nothing to worry about just make sure its a self fertile type. The neighbours trees will be fine for cross pollination of the apples as long as they are within 100m or so and of course they need to be group 3 , as holly says . It wasn't clear on the label and I've e-mailed Lidl but not had a reply. Does anyone know the root stock for the apple and pear tree's being sold at Lidl. Remember you will need to prune them and also thin the fruit when the tree is young . Has anyone bought their fruit tree's and noticed how tall they grow, I want dwarf or very dwarfing tree's. Got a nice e-mail back thanking me for being patient whilst they looked into the initial enquiry and saying they will contact me again once they receive a response from the department my labeling enquiry was sent too. Has anyone had a tree from asda? !Perhaps we should add a properly researched / more expensive apple tree to the mix, just to reduce the chance of disappointment when we still have no fruit in a few years?! I am pleased to hear you are in the south east , as your Coxs Orange pippin will be happy . I wouldn't worry too much about pollination groups for the apple, as unless you are in the middle of absolutely nowhere, there will probably be another apple tree close by that will work. To think "who the fuck do you think you are?". United Kingdom. - £100 voucher to be won, Talk widget showing discussions of the day & trending threads, Subscribe to Mumsnet emails direct to your inbox. I wondered about that Tranquility - but I know that there are a lot of apple trees around here so hoping the neighbours trees will do for pollination - or do they need to be really close?I'm thinking the apple might be more of a mistake than the others - although not sure why (apart from the cross pollination thing - might that also apply to pears? I think it only cost a few quid! If there are two or more different apples crafted on one stem it is classed as a family tree and is usually on rootstock mm106 this is used because it is a strong growing rootstock.They are done this way so they will cross pollenate each other. From what I had looked at so far, I have assumed cordoning and espalier are the same thing ! Nowhere near the sea. We are in southeast England. I got 4 kinds of apple, one pear and one plum. <>. But we don't have much of a clue what we are doing! Over chalk, but with a fairly decent amount if clayey topsoil. Varieties: Apple - Malus domestica "Cox's Orange Pippin"Cherry - Purunus avium "Regina"Pear - Pyrus communis "Doyenne du Comice"Was it a mistake? Must be five metres high and just as wide. They are approx 1 m high stems in pots. Lidl never seem to put essential info on there garden stocks ,why i don't know as iv had really good results with there stuff,at the moment one of there fig trees a friend bought me is just a star, it can be very annoying i agree especially with something like how big a tree is going to be. FB as usual your fruity words of wisdom are worth reading. And we've tied them to stakes. It wasn't clear on the label and I've e-mailed Lidl but not had a reply. Where do you live ? They've got a few varieties I just now and the cherry looks tempting! Eg 500ft up in Northumbria , in a sheltered inland garden in Surrey , on the coast in east Anglia. Neighbour bought some a few years back k from Aldi, said they were great buy totally mislabelled. Your pear is said to have the best flavour of all varieties but it needs a warm sheltered site ( which you probably have ) and a pollinator , so fingers crossed that the neighbours have some . Lack of water for just a few days in summer can make them seriously sick and drop their fruits. Neither have fruited as yet, they were about £2 each as I recall.But then I have a very shady garden so expecting any fruit trees to fruit is probably a bit optimistic. Marking place as I saw thaw in store today, I think the cheaper trees are usually cheaper because they're younger so take longer to get to proper fruit bearing stage.I got an Opal plum from Lidl in 2010, have had loads of fruit off it, the past 3 years in particular have been fab - can't move for plum jam!I got a Comice pear at the same time which has been healthy and grown well but not as productive. I've always had good results from seeds and plants from Lidl, so, e-mailed them back words to that effect saying it would be helpful if the root stock was on the label as some growers may be limited as to what size tree's they can grow. Obviously there's a huge number of variables in the location/climate etc. This is page 1 of 1 (This thread has 16 messages.). As far as I'm concerned: if I don't know the rootstock, I don't know how best to manage the tree. Also you will get much less scab than further north as its not so wet. All fairly flat. Does anyone know the root stock for the apple and pear tree's being sold at Lidl. Share with Nintendo - £100 voucher to be won, Share your tips on how you style your children’s hair - £100 voucher to be won, Let’s talk kids and gaming! Under that definition, MM106 and M116 could also be called "dwarf" because they tend to produce trees that are slightly smaller than an average seedling tree would be. Cox's orange pippin is fine, as is Doyenne du comice. Thanks shove, that is really useful. Maybe just a wrong batch overall she said great value if you aren't too fussy about what type you get. We've planted them outside in a sunny place with bonemeal in the hole and cow muck on the top. )For some reason I am keen to have apples in the garden - although I'm not sure it is necessary - loads of people around here were giving them away for free last season, in boxes at the ends of their drives etc, so we don't really "need" our own! Last year I bought a fig tree and some pumpkins (Aldi)The fig grew pretty well (I need to check on it, it's potted, lives at the far end of the garden where it's sunny) but you couldn't eat the first harvest.Pumpkins grew about 5 billiard ball sized fruits, rotted and died . Dwarf fruit trees are the perfect plants for those who have limited space, whether it be a small backyard or even an apartment balcony. They are approx 1 m high stems in pots. I bought two 1m high fruit trees from lidl 3 years ago , a pear and a plum. The one's in our local Lidl are two tree's grafted onto one root and a really good price. Full fruit trees can not only take up a lot of space, but they also need significantly more maintenance, so check out these 5 best dwarf fruit trees and you'll be on your way to enjoying fresh, home grown fruit in no time! my liitle sunburst cherry tree grows perfectly happy in a large container about 80 leire in size its only about 5ft high and 4ft wide the blossom is not long finished and there must be at least 200 baby cherries starting to form.i would say if you are planning to plant one in a container you would need something like a Gisela 5 rootstock like mine im not sure on the rootstocks Lidl use.you will also have to net your tree also otherwise the birds will eat them all. 25 Phoenix Court, Hawkins Road, The only mistake you might have made is that most apples need another apple tree to produce apples - does it say which ones are suitable on the label?I just bought a couple from Asda for £5 each and then saw some cheaper ones in Aldi.