New products at Crocus
by Sarah - August 20th, 2010.Filed under: Crocus, New Products.
Crocus has these new items today
family apple £39.99
Position: full sunSoil: fertile, well-drained soilRate of growth: average to fast-growingUltimate size on M26 rootstock: 3 x 3m (10 x 10ft)Flowering period: April and MayOther features: delicious dessert applesHardiness: fully hardyPollination Group: B – flowering mid seasonThese great ‘family’ trees have three diiferent varieties of dessert apples grafted onto one rootstock, so are perfect for smaller gardens where it may be difficult to find space for pollinating partners. Needless to say, come the autumn, it will be a real treat to enjoy a selection of tasty apples that you have grown yourself. This tree bears the following varieties: ‘Queen Cox’ – this is regarded by most as one of the best eating apples. They have a superb flavour and aroma with crisp and juicy flesh. Ready to harvest in September. ‘Greensleeves’ – an outstanding new variety that is reliable and hardy. It crops a little earlier than most and produces medium sized fruits in great abundance. Ready to harvest in September. ‘Fiesta’ – another new variety that is also known as ‘Red Pippin’. It has been bred from ‘Cox’, so has many of its good features, without any of the problems. Ready to Harvest in October.Garden care: Keep the base of the tree weed free, fertilise at the beginning of each year and water regularly during hot, dry spells. Remove damaged or crossing branches during the dormant season.Pollination Information: As these trees are made up of several different varieties that can cross pollinate freely, you will not need another pollinating partner.
nectarine £32.99
Position: full sunSoil: deep, moist but well-drained soilRate of growth: slow growingFlowering period: April to MayFlower colour: pinkOther features: one of the best all-round varieties (late september)Hardiness: fully hardyA popular nectarine that has large crimson fruit with juicy, white flesh. It produces pink flowers in mid-spring and superb nectarines with an outstanding flavour in late September. A reliable, high yielding tree that is best grown against a warm wall.Garden care: When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly. Prune in summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker.
plum £32.99
Position: full sunSoil: will tolerate most soils, except very chalky or badly drainedRate of growth: slow growingUltimate size on St Julian rootstock: 4 x 4m (13x13ft)Ultimate size on Pixy rootstock: 3 x 3m (10x10ft)Flowering period: April to MayFlower colour: whiteOther features: top quality culinary or dessert plum (late September)Hardiness: fully hardyA reliable, self-fertile plum which produces a heavy crop of large, pale red fruit with golden-yellow flesh, which can be used for cooking, canning, bottling or just eating fresh. The single, white flowers are produced in spring and fruiting picking can start in late August. It is one of the most popular plum trees available but does need the fruit to be thinned to avoid biennial fruiting.Garden care: When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly. Prune in summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker.
plum £32.99
Position: full sunSoil: will tolerate most soils, except very chalky or badly drainedRate of growth: slow growingUltimate size on Pixy rootstock: 3 x 3m (10x10ft)Flowering period: April to MayFlower colour: whiteOther features: top quality culinary or dessert plum (late September)Hardiness: fully hardyAn upright, vigorous tree which produces large, sweet purple plums late in the season. It is a popular variety that has cup-shaped white flowers later than most, reducing the risk of the blossom being killed by late frosts. The versatile fruit can either be eaten fresh or used for cooking, and is fairly juicy with yellow flesh. It is a self-fertile tree that is wonderful plum for a small garden.Garden care: When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly. Prune in summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker.
plum £32.99
Position: full sunSoil: will tolerate most soils, except very chalky or badly drainedRate of growth: slow growingUltimate size on St Julien rootstock: 4 x 4m (13x13ft)Flowering period: April to MayFlower colour: whiteOther features: a popular culinary plum with dark purple fruit (early August)Hardiness: fully hardyOne of the most popular culinary varieties available. White flowers are produced in spring, followed by a heavy crop of juicy, dark purple fruit with yellowish-green flesh. If the fruit is left on the tree to fully ripen, they can also be used as a dessert plum. It is a reliable variety with good frost resistance, is self-fertile and is easy to grow.Garden care: When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly. Prune in summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker
Cambridge gage £32.99
Position: full sunSoil: will tolerate most soils, except very chalky or badly drainedRate of growth: slow growingUltimate size on St Julien rootstock: 6 x 6m (20x20ft)Flowering period: MayFlower colour: whiteOther features: a juicy culinary or desert gage (early September)Hardiness: fully hardyReliable, heavy cropping gage that is similar to the old ‘Greengage’ variety. Single, cup-shaped white flowers appear in late spring, followed by yellow-green fruit with a superb, juicy flavour, which are ready for picking in early September. A good, vigorous grower that does set some fruit without a pollinator, though planting a late flowering plum, such as ‘Marjorie’s Seedling’ will increase cropping. The plants we sell in a 10lt pot are grafted onto St Julian rootstock and will produce a bush with an eventual height of around 6m. They are currently 1.2 – 1.5m tall and are approximately 2 years old. Greengages will generally start to produce fruit when they are 3 – 4 years old, so you may need to wait a year or two before you enjoy the harvest.Garden care: When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly. Prune in summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker.
plum £32.99
Position: full sunSoil: will tolerate most soils, except very chalky or badly drainedRate of growth: slow growingUltimate size on St Julian rootstock: 4 x 4m (13x13ft)Ultimate size on Pixy rootstock: 3 x 3m (10x10ft)Flowering period: April to MayFlower colour: whiteOther features: top quality culinary or dessert plum (late September)Hardiness: fully hardyA reliable, self-fertile plum which produces a heavy crop of large, pale red fruit with golden-yellow flesh, which can be used for cooking, canning, bottling or just eating fresh. The single, white flowers are produced in spring and fruiting picking can start in late August. It is one of the most popular plum trees available but does need the fruit to be thinned to avoid biennial fruiting.Garden care: When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly. Prune in summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker.
cherry £31.99
Position: full sunSoil: deep, moist but well-drained soilRate of growth: fast-growingUltimate size on Giesla 5 rootstock: 3.5 x 3.5m (10x10ft)Ultimate size on Colt rootstock : 6 x 6m (20x20ft)Flowering period: April to MayHardiness: fully hardyAn exceptional, self-fertile, sweet cherry with large dark red or black fruit. White flowers appear in mid-spring, followed by delicious, juicy cherries which are ready for picking in late July. It is a vigorous grower, starting with an upright habit, spreading as it matures. An early and prolific cropper that also makes a good pollinator for other cherries.Garden care: When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly. Lightly prune in summer to retain the shape and cut back any dead, diseased or branches which cross to healthy wood.
cherry £31.99
Position: full sunSoil: deep, moist but well-drained soilRate of growth: fast-growingUltimate size on Giesla 5 rootstock: 3 x 3m (10x10ft)Ultimate size on Colt rootstock: 5 x 5m (15x15ft)Flowering period: April to MayHardiness: fully hardyA vigorous tree, which is upright at first but later spreading as it matures. The white flowers appear in mid-spring and these are followed by very large, near-black cherries (darker than Stella) from mid July. It is a popular, self-fertile, sweet cherry – and the large fruit have a gorgeous flavour. The plants we sell in a 10lt pot are around 1.2 – 1.5m tall and 2 years old at the moment and will usually start to produce fruit in their third or fourth year.Garden care: When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly. Lightly prune in summer to retain The shape and cut back any dead, diseased or branches which cross to healthy wood.