Frank P Matthews Catalogue 2021

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Just a selection of the many new varieties we have added to the range this year. Look out for the new symbol throughout the catalogue!

Betula utilis ‘Cinnamon’ Dark red to brown, cinnamon coloured

Apple ‘Hidden Rose’

peeling bark which can be a beautiful

Syn: Airlie Red Flesh. Tart with a subtly sweet taste with a flavour that has been likened

in spring. As with most birch these are

to strawberry lemonade. The apple’s internal colour is vibrant pink to red and the flesh

hardy trees that tolerate a wide range

is crisp and juicy. Green/yellow skin with a pink/orange blush. Less susceptible to scab

of conditions and soil types.

winter feature. Catkins are produced

than other varieties. Pick in October and keeps well until January-February. (Oregon USA)

Pear Giant Conference ‘Conference Moors’® A remarkable find in an orchard in Belgium. Up to twice the size of normal Conference, otherwise the same as normal Conference in all respects including being self-fertile and highly productive.

Magnolia wilsonii ‘Eileen Baines’® This new Magnolia has large (average 17cm), white, double flowers that are highly perfumed. Sometimes reblooms in August. In spring the flowers emerge after the foliage (unlike most) and will tolerate clay, dry and pollution. Likes acid soils where possible but not necessary.

New Varieties

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