Home Grown UK Stone Fruit The Journey so far… In 2015 in our UK Innovation Orchard we
erected two trial tunnels and planted a range of English heritage and modern European stone fruit varieties.
The initial trial was a success and indicated that larger scale production was possible. We then focused on specific Apricot and Flat Peach varieties which could offer a commercial opportunity. Varieties were selected for their novel traits such as red skin apricots and white flesh aromatic peaches to offer something new and different. New trees were planted at our site in Norfolk, we then watched and waited…. It was a success! - The Apricots have developed well, delivered flavour, good sugar levels and can be harvested earlier than current UK outdoor production. We were delighted with the results of customer benchmarking tests where the new UK apricot outshone it’s European competitors. The latest harvest has been very well received, the large yield has enabled the Apricot to participate in a “locally grown” campaign with a retailer customer and on sale to consumers for the first time. The Flat Peach trials are also performing well and on the strength of the 2020 harvest development is progressing to commercial production. For more information on our Stone Fruit Innovation, please contact Anna Coxe acoxe@greenyardfresh.co.uk