Do you have some old fruit trees to which you would like to give a new lease of life? We can help in restoring old fruit trees! If you have a problem with fruit trees, send us an e-mail with photos of the tree and we will get back to you with suggestions on feasibility and prices.
- We rejuvenate neglected trees
- restore and prune old trees
- identify existing varietes
- recommend pollinators
- optimize fruit production
After decades of work in this area, we at RealEnglishFruit have seen that the British Isles have a huge heritage of old orchards, once productive but now abandoned after repeated changes in ownership.
Our mission is to help the new owners of old orchards to give their ancient trees a renewed lease of life, principally by restructuring them and ensuring that their environment is suitable for keeping them healthy. By reviving neglected trees, we can bring old orchards back into production and ensure the survival of this precious genetic heritage. Traditional English apples privilege taste over yield. They offer a fascinating blend of flavours and fragrance, differently to today’s commercial varieties that are relentlessly crisp, sweet and juicy, but often bland.
Restoring old fruit trees brings many rewards. Healthy, traditional trees add value to a property. They provides wonderful fruit and offer a unique environmental resource. They offers sustenance for a huge number of insects, birds and animals, adding to the genetic and monetary value of the property. They optimises the setting and help preserve a unique facet of the British heritage.
Further information on how we can help restore old fruit trees
Just send Dan Neuteboom an email (enquiries@realenglishfruit.co.uk) or use our web contact form, with a description of your problem and preferably with a few photos. We will respond with an initial overview and an estimate for our services, which can be provided remotely or in person. Payments by bank transfer or cheque. See our Consulting page for further information.
March 2025 – garden orchard update
Fruit trees are now emerging from dormancy, and so early March is the last period in which new trees can be planted bareroot. Some types of fruit trees can be winter pruned. Newly-planted trees need special care. This is a good time of year to graft trees. Trees in blossom or bud have to be protected from frost. Apple, pear and mulberry trees can be winter pruned in March. Read more about how to prune an apple tree.
In March, frosty nights may occur quite frequently. It is therefore essential to protect the blossoms of early flowering fruit trees such as apricots, peaches and fruit trees planted on south-facing walls.
If you want to graft over some poorly cropping trees, now is the time to do it. Use fully dormant, one year old grafting wood. Watch a video tutorial on whip and tongue grafting.
Click here to read more fruit tree care tips for March.
If you need personalized help with your trees, send us an email to enquiries@realenglishfruit.co.uk
How to prune fig trees
We are receiving a lot of requests from readers asking how to prune fig trees. On this website we provide information on how to trim a fig tree, and there is also a video on how to grow fig trees successfully.
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