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Persimmon Fruit update Autumn 2018

I thought I had better show a few fruit photos of this years 2017 crop of Persimmon’s. This variety is

After 2 years being on the waiting list, I finally got my copy of the following set of books. A

This had caught me by surprise. The 2017 Hazel harvest is 4 weeks earlier than in 2016. I noticed the

Unlike most fruiting trees, this is very columnar. A cross between Prunus domestica, Prunus cerasus and Prunus cerasifera. A relatively

An old Cornish variety of plum.Originating from the Manaccan area of Cornwall. A chance wild seedling. A really nice looking

Filippa Anka is a cross, of Filippa x Transparente blanche. The variety originated in Denmark, where it is still grown,

A hauntingly strange but really lovely looking apple – Trumdor. OK its got a lot of days to go before

Amazingly we have 3 plum varieties that are being grown outside that are already ripe. Whats even more, is they

The Sharon persimmon belongs to the non-astringent persimmons variety. They are cold resistant and will easily grow in the UK

‘Hmong red’ is considered a heirloom cultivar. Its scientific name is Cucumis sativus ‘Hmong red’. A very productive and tasty