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64 items Plum Tree - grow your own dessert plums, perfect for cooking, it'd make a great gift A fairly new but increasingly popular fruit tree, the Blue Tit plum is a self pollinating tree that will produce an abundance of blue-black fruits that are delicious and juicy, similar to Victoria plums. They are a great dessert plum and ideal for cooking. Grape Vine - grow your own white wine making grapes, or give as a gift This easy-to-grow white grape variety, Muller-Thurgau, more commonly known as Riesling, is self fertilising and is one of the best white wine making varieties available for UK grape growing. It is commonly grown in vineyards in Northern European countries especially Germany and Austria. Hazel Tree - good nuts, useful wood and great for hedges or for coppices The Hazel tree was known to the Celts as the Tree of Knowledge. They associated the Hazel with wisdom and inspiration, and it was thought that new skills and knowledge could be gained by eating Hazelnuts. Hazelnuts were often presented to those facing a particularly tough challenge. During weddings it was a tradition for children to present the bride with a bag of Hazelnuts in order to bless her with good fortune. Crab Apple Tree - spreading tree, whose fruit is perfect for making jam and jelly The Crab Apple Tree was known to the Ancient Celts as the Tree of Love. Apples have long been associated with love and featured in many ancient traditions for finding future lovers. 64 items |
