New products at Dobies
by Sarah - June 11th, 2010.Filed under: Dobies, New Products.
Dobies just added these new products
Medlar Westeveldt 1 Tree £19.95
An attractive tree (a relative of the Quince family and a good pollinator for pears), with beautiful white blossom in springtime and pretty bronze foliage in autumn. The fruit are ready to pick in October and should then be stored for a few weeks to fully develop their truffle-like flavour. A fine accompaniment to wine and cheese! Full growing instructions included. November onward
Gage Reine Claude D’Oree 1 Tree £19.95
A beautiful gage plum, in the continental style, that are ready from mid August. The fruits are larger than greengages and ripen to a golden green tinged with pink, and the flesh has a honey sweetness that is really best enjoyed straight from the tree – absolutely delicious! Go on – give it a try!Grafted on St Julian A rootstock which is semi-dwarfing, providing a medium sized tree of 2-2.5m (7-8′).Buy any two plum, damson or gage trees and SAVE £4.00 (if ordering 4 trees you also save £4.00 on the 4th tree.) Full growing instructions included. November onward
Pear Nashi Chojuro 1 Tree £24.95
This Asian pear is quite different to its European cousins! Found in 1895 in Japan, it is an extremely productive early-midseason variety producing large, roundish, russet-skinned fruit with crisp, white, slightly aromatic, butterscotch-flavoured flesh. Best when allowed to ripen fully on the tree, it is also a good winter keeper.Pears are one of the easiest of garden fruit trees with very few pest, disease or other cultural problems. Grown on ‘Quince A’ rootstock giving a tree with moderate vigour and promoting pears to fruit at an early age.Buy any two pear trees and SAVE £4.00 (if ordering 4 trees you will also save £4.00 on the 4th tree). Full growing instructions included. November onward To enjoy at their best, pick slightly under-ripe and keep in a cool place e.g. garden shed. Bring indoors and ripen slowly – the fruit is ready to eat when the stem can be separated by a firm pull!
Trellis Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Kit 1 Plant and Trellis £19.95
Bumper crops from the smallest spaces! You don’t need to have a large garden to grow your own delicious fruit. With our new Trellis Kits, you not only get a tall, healthy plant in a big 5 litre pot, but also a sturdy 1.1m (3’7″) high hooped bamboo trellis on which to train it. Ideal for patio containers or borders, free-standing, or positioned against a wall or fence. They’ll not only look attractive, but give you bumper crops for years to come! – A well known grape that originates from the Bordeaux region of France. A hardy grape that will produce small, delicious black grapes that are suitable for both the table and for wine making! Will thrive in most soils in the UK but prefers a sunny, sheltered position for best results. Pick the grapes from September onwards. Full growing instructions included.
Blackcurrant Ben Sarek (nigrum) 1 Plant £7.95
Mouthwatering fruit carried in abundance from mid July to mid August. Ideal for small gardens or patios, with a maximum height of 90cm (3′). Good resistance to mildew and frost. Grown from certified stock and supplied as one year old plants. RHS ‘Award of Garden Merit’ winner. SAVE £5.00 when purchasing 3 plants! Plant approximately 1.5m (5′) apart. Full growing instructions included. November onward Mid July-mid August Recommended for freezing. Perfect for pies and jams, as well as garnishing and decorating desserts.
Nuts – Sweet Almond Mandaline 1 Tree £24.95
A sweet almond that is truly adapted to our British climate! The delicious nuts which fall from the tree through autumn are soft shelled and much easier to crack than some. Trees are self fertile. Grows to 3-3.5m (10-12′) in 10 years.(Will be despatched in November, weather permitting; alternatively will be February/March.) Full growing instructions included. November onward Never thought of growing your own nuts? It’s very easy and rewarding, so why not give it a try. Many nuts, especially walnuts, are very nutritious and have health-giving properties!
Cherry Sunburst 1 Tree £18.95
Regularly voted ‘best in show’ at the National Cherry Show in Kent, Sunburst is a superb self-fertile variety from Summerland in Canada. It will produce a good crop of very large, dark red fruit that are mouth-wateringly sweet and juicy!Given that cherries are such a well loved fruit, it’s surprising that they are not more widely grown in our gardens. Perhaps people are put off by childhood memories of giant, unmanageable trees; if so then think again! Grown on Colt rootstock which gives a very productive tree with good fruit size, but compact growth so it can be grown in a small space, either free-standing or trained against a wall or fence.Buy any two cherry trees and SAVE £4.00 (if ordering 4 trees you also get £4.00 off the 4th tree). Full growing instructions included. November onward
Cherry Crown Morello 1 Tree £18.95
A very good ‘sour’ cherry, with large red fruit that is excellent for cooking in pies and jam, makes an attractive spreading tree with beautiful spring blossom, and is very cold tolerant – one of the few trees that will thrive on a north facing wall! Pick from late July.Given that cherries are such a well loved fruit, it’s surprising that they are not more widely grown in our gardens. Perhaps people are put off by childhood memories of giant, unmanageable trees; if so then think again! Grown on Colt rootstock, gives a very productive tree with good fruit size, but compact growth so it can be grown in a small space, either free-standing or trained against a wall or fence.Buy any two cherry trees and SAVE £4.00 (if ordering 4 trees you also get £4.00 off the 4th tree). Full growing instructions included. November onward
Pear Red Williams 1 Tree £19.95
An excellent, easy to grow early variety for picking from late August, to eat during September. It produces delicious fruit with an attractive and uniform red sheen when they’re ripe.Pears are one of the easiest of garden fruit trees with very few pest, disease or other cultural problems. Grown on ‘Quince A’ rootstock giving a tree with moderate vigour and promoting pears to fruit at an early age.Buy any two pear trees and SAVE £4.00 (if ordering 4 trees you will also save £4.00 on the 4th tree). Full growing instructions included. November onward To enjoy at their best, pick slightly under-ripe and keep in a cool place e.g. garden shed. Bring indoors and ripen slowly – the fruit is ready to eat when the stem can be separated by a firm pull!
Apricot Petit Muscat 1 Tree £29.95
Citrus Plants – Lime 1 Plant £34.95
Apricot Jennycot 1 Tree £29.95
Apricot Tomcot 1 Tree £29.95
Aronia Viking 1 Plant £9.95
Cherry Merton Glory 1 Tree £18.95