Pollination for Successful Fruiting
Most fruit trees require a pollination partner growing nearby, either established or newly planted that flowers at a similar time. Often in garden situations there are enough pollinators in the vicinity for successful pollination.
Each variety has a flowering period, which ranges from A (early) to E (late). A variety can be pollinated by another of the same flowering period or one to either side. A summary of the Pollination group for the varieties we grow is on this page and also detailed in the catalogue alongside each variety
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Apples
 Apples require a pollination partner growing nearby, either fruiting or ornamental, that flowers at a similar time. A few apple varieties are Triploid(T) and will receive pollen from other varieties, but not pollinate them. These are indicated in the catalogue.
Group BAdams Pearmain Betty Geeson Cevaal Egremont Russet Lord Lambourne Rev W Wilks Ribston Pippin (T) Yellow Ingestrie Group C Blenheim Orange (T) Bountiful Bramley Bramley Clone 20 Catshead Charles Ross Cox’s Orange Pippin Dabinett D’Arcy Spice Discovery Early Victoria Fiesta Fortune Gladstone Greensleeves Grenadier Hanwell Souring Herefordshire Russet James Grieve Jonagold Katy Kidd’s Orange Red Lord Hindlip Madresfield Court May Queen Michelin Pitmaston Pineapple Rajka Red Devil Red Falstaff Resi Rosemary Russet Rubinola Rubinstep Saturn Scotch Bridget Spartan Sunset Ten Commandments Tom Putt Tupstones Tydeman’s Early Worcester Wheeler’s Russet William Crump Worcester Pearmain Wyken Pippin Yarlington Mill Group DAnnie Elizabeth Ashmead’s Kernel Ellison’s Orange Howgate Wonder King Coffee Laxton’s Superb Lord Derby Newton Wonder Pixie Topaz Winston Group ECourt Pendu Plat Edward V11
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Pears
![]() Pears require pollination by neighbouring pears. Onward will not pollinate Doyenne du Comice and vice versa.
Group BLouise Bonne of Jersey Group CBeurre Hardy Concorde Conference Worcester Black Group DBeth Doyenne du Comice Onward Pitmaston Duchess
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Plums & Damsons
![]() Many of the plums are self-fertile but will produce more fruit if they too have a pollination partner. SF = self fertile
Group BCoe’s Golden Drop Warwickshire Drooper SF Group CBelle de Louvain SF Cambridge Gage Czar SF Early Rivers Farleigh SF Merryweather SF Opal SF Purple Pershore SF Sanctus Hubertus Swan SF Victoria SF Yellow Egg SF Group DBlue Tit SF Count althans Gage Oullins Gage SF Shropshire Prune SF Group EMarjories Seedling SF
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Cherries
![]() Cherries are self fertile apart from 'Merton Glory' which can be pollinated by 'Sunburst' & ‘Stella’ and Early Rivers which can be pollinated by ‘Merton Glory’ & ‘Stella’. ‘Summersun’ is considered to be partially self fertile.
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Quinces
![]() Quinces are self fertile and produce very attractive white/pink flowers with large petals.
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Crab Apples
 Crab apples are very good pollinators.
They have a long flowering period which means they will pollinate a wide variety of fruiting apples that flower at different times.
Commercially they are often used in orchards of few varieties to assist with pollination.
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Rootstocks : Information on selecting fruit tree rootstocks.
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