Enjoy delectable home-grown fruit this summer with a collection of pillar patio fruit trees worth £60 that are now up for grabs for £10, thanks to this flash sale
Green-thumbed shoppers can currently pick up four delicious fruit trees for a massive £50 less, thanks to this Gardening Express sale. The £60 Patio Pillar Fruit Trees ‘Roulette’ selection is a nursery choice that’s great if you love surprises and can’t wait to indulge in tasty fruit that comes from your own garden, allotment or patio.
Offering outstanding value for money thanks to this flash sale, gardening enthusiasts can claim a four-piece selection of varieties of fruit trees, but they’ll be a complete surprise. If you like fruit, simply want to eat more as part of a healthy lifestyle, or fancy branching out your gardening game, this collection could be just the thing you’re looking for, and right now it’s only £9.97.
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With this four-piece collection, a massive garden is not needed. These pillar plants will thrive in patio planters and can be easily kept as compact towers with pruning. However, they’ll also be just as at home planted straight into your lawn or allotment. These Pillar Trees will produce delicious full-sized fruit in the first year after planting and grow no larger than 1.8m, provided they are given an annual trim, making them ideal for any-sized outdoor space.
Designed to be kept in tubs on the patio, shoppers can enjoy delightful spring blossoms followed by vivid-coloured fruit for plenty of seasons to come. The set includes four self-fertile varieties that are vigorous and ready to grow quickly. The four will be one of the following types.
One plant included is the Cherry Sunburst, which grows luscious black cherries that are excellent when picked straight from the tree, easy to grow and productive. The large, dark red/black cherries are juicy and sweet, with a typical cherry flavour. Whether you’ve grown cherries at home before or have only ever indulged in shop-bought treats, shoppers may be pleasantly surprised by the flavour of fresh cherries straight from your own tree.
Elsewhere in the set is the Fantasy Nectarine, which is touted as one of the best Nectarines for the UK. The ‘Fantasy’ is easy to grow and fully hardy, making it suited to ever-changing environments like the UK’s climate. The mouth-watering crops of red fruits have juicy yellow flesh and can be harvested in summer. Early harvests have a fresh, tangy flavour, while later pickings have a rich, sweet taste.
Gardening Express offer two or three apple trees in this lucky dip selection, as although some apples can be self-fertile, they always benefit from having a partner around. These well-loved apples need no introduction, being widely available in the shops, but now you can grow your own. These varieties are renowned for heavy cropping with loads of juicy, crisp fruit. Enjoy straight from the tree or store for use through to winter. Although dessert varieties, they are also great for baking pies and making apple sauce, or even using them to create your own fruit juice. You can even be adventurous and use the kilos of fruit to make cider too.
Williams Pears are touted as juicy and sublime and are one of the nation’s favourite pears. They are covered with pure white flowers in mid-spring, followed by delicious, juicy, yellowish green fruits as we head deeper into the summer months. The tree is broadly columnar in shape and is ideal for an open, sunny site. Use your pears in the fruit bowl, for tasty desserts, and so much more.
Last in the lineup is the Stanley Plum, which originated in the USA and is a popular commercial variety. This is touted as one of the tastiest and reliable varieties of plum available. The deep violet-blue-skinned fruits cover orange-yellow flesh that is indulgently firm, very sweet, and juicy. They are also a very hardy and easy-to-grow tree, ensuring they’re easy for novices as well as adept gardeners.
If you fancy grabbing more pillar patio fruit trees, Thompson & Morgan are offering a five-piece collection for £49.99. Elsewhere, you can pick up these Cherry, Pear, and Apple Dwarf Fruit Trees from LivingSocial with prices starting at £19.99. Over at You Garden you can get this Citrus Grove Collection for £24.97.