Fruit- raspberries and strawberries

[nigel malone]

-Just bought some young strawberry plants (cambridge favorite) and raspberry
canes (glen clova). Can any of you kind people give me some advice on these
two? Also, what plum tree would you recommend for a small garden in the NW
of England?
Thanx from an aspiring gardener.........

[Jill Bell]

In message <7bbjh4$3vn$1...@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>
"nigel malone" <ni...@malone11.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

Also, what plum tree would you recommend for a small garden in the NW
> of England?
> Thanx from an aspiring gardener.........
>
>

Victoria and Marjorie's seedling are both self fertile and with
Pixie, or St Julien A rootstocks should be ok for a small garden
Jill
(ji...@bellsbarn.freeserve.co.uk)

[Louise Cooper]

In article <8c2180db48%ji...@bellsbarn.freeserve.co.uk>, Jill Bell
<ji...@bellsbarn.freeserve.co.uk> writes

Or, if space is really limited, how about some Minarette fruit trees?
They're small, columnar trees, growing to no more than about 6-7 feet
high, and instead of branching widely, they're pruned to stay narrow
(crude explanation, but I hope you see what I mean). The big advantage,
IMHO, is that they only need to be planted about 3 ft. apart. Ken Muir
Nurseries supply them by mail order (and I expect there are many other
suppliers, too), and you can now buy a wide variety of different fruits:
apples, pears, plums, gages, damsons, cherries... You might have room
for quite a choice.
--
Louise Cooper