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Propagation

Grafting - Hand drawn examples of scion and rootstock

The Northern Fruit Group offers both grafting and budding courses for members but what is the difference between grafting and budding?

Apple Rootstock Explained

Apple trees with fallen apples on the ground

Apple rootstocks have been developed to provide trees with predictable characteristics like size. Learn about the characteristics here

Fruit Trees for a Northern Garden

Picking an apple straight from the tree grown in the North of England

Uncover the best fruit trees to grow in the North of England

Growing Fruit in Containers

Hand putting fruit plants into small pots

Is your garden too small to grow fruit? Discover what you need to know about growing fruit in containers and pots

The Strawberry: History and Cultivation

Handpicking strawberries grown in England

Want to learn where strawberries come from and how best to cultivate them? Read more here

our next meeting is on Saturday 12th November in the jubilee room at Harlow Carr Gardens when Peter Laws will be speaking to us about “Apple identification – a journey of discovery” Peter is involved with both the fruit DNA project and the Fruitid website – a very useful tool for apple identification. At 1.30pmContinue reading “Next Meeting”

Autumn Show at Newby Hall

the Harrogate autumn flower show will be at Newby Hall again this year and we will be there. You will find us on stand number SS15 in the incredible edible marquee, just near the door. We look forward to seeing you there

Shows and Events this summer

Summer is here and life is returning to some semblance of normality. We will be at shows and events over the summer so why not come along and have a chat. This year, along with our usual events, we have been invited to Gardeners World live at the NECC in Birmingham. Our display theme forContinue reading “Shows and Events this summer”

22nd ANNUAL FRUIT SHOW

Our annual fruit show will this year be held in the marquee at Harlow Carr on Saturday 10th of September. The show shedule and entry form in PDF here:-

Membership Renewal January 2022

Unfortunately the printers have failed to include the membership renewal forms when they sent out the January newsletters. The membership form and contact details below can be used for renewals as well as new memberships thank you For details click here Newsletter Erratum Unfortunately there was a typo error in the email address in the NewsletterContinue reading “Membership Renewal January 2022”