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Apple ‘Hidden Rose’

Syn: Airlie Red Flesh. Tart with a subtly sweet taste with a flavour that has been likened to strawberry lemonade. The apple’s internal colour is vibrant pink to red and the flesh is crisp and juicy. Green/yellow skin with a pink/orange blush. Less susceptible to scab than other varieties. Pick in October and keeps well until January-February. (Oregon USA)

Betula utilis ‘Cinnamon’

Dark red to brown, cinnamon coloured peeling bark which can be a beautiful winter feature. Catkins are produced in spring. As with most birch these are hardy trees that tolerate a wide range of conditions and soil types.

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.