Fruit for north-west facing wall

**FB.** · 13-03-2010, 12:07 AM

Early-ripening Cooking apple?

So long as it gets some sun (presumably a couple of hours in the late afternoon and evening if it's NW facing), and so long as it gets normal daylight for the rest of the day, I think it would be OK.
The early-ripening tendency would still allow the fruit to mature before the autumn, plus would have the fruit growing during the very sunniest and longest days in May to August.
By choosing a Scottish variety, you would improve the variety's tolerance of shorter/duller/cooler summer weather.

James Grieve, Bountiful, Grenadier and Reverend Wilks come to mind.

**chriscross1966** · 13-03-2010, 02:08 AM

Morello's fruit well on that sort of wall, my folks used to have one and I always loved the jam it made... a bit tarter than som others but a great flavour.... and if yuou find a way to dry them they're gorgeous.... also preserve them in brandy with some sugar like sloe gin........ then you get one of God's ice cream toppings as well as homemade cherry brandy..... A Morello or two is on my "must haves" for when I move into my new place in a couple of weeks time....

chrisc

**sarraceniac** · 13-03-2010, 10:36 AM

The beauty of the morello is that it is self fertile. So you don't have to buy 2 trees. Mine never gets any real sun except summer after 6 p.m. It is great.

**Scarlet** · 13-03-2010, 06:54 PM

Thanks guys! I've just told my boys "no flowers for Mothers Day, I really need a Morello Cherry". Cherry brandy sounds lovely...

**BFG** · 14-03-2010, 02:43 AM

Alpine and wild Strawberries, Japanese Wineberry. Raspberries. Even normal strawberries. I've had monster fruits off plants against a north facing wall, although they weren't as sweet as normal.

Most soft fruit are woodland edge plants and should tolerate fairly low light levels.

**peanut** · 14-03-2010, 04:53 PM

Damsons do well in a North facing position...make yummy jam too!

**Scarlet** · 15-03-2010, 09:09 PM

Had a look around my local garden centre - fans and espaliers are really pricey. �45 - for an apple (john grieves) �34 for a plum and they didn't have a merrollo cherry, only a sweet variety. There were some year old maidens for �16 (think i have enogh room for 3) I am willing to wait for the fruit. Any suggestions for a good book on pruning and training?

**BUFFS** · 18-03-2010, 09:13 PM

Originally posted by FB. View Post

Early-ripening Cooking apple?

So long as it gets some sun (presumably a couple of hours in the late afternoon and evening if it's NW facing), and so long as it gets normal daylight for the rest of the day, I think it would be OK.
The early-ripening tendency would still allow the fruit to mature before the autumn, plus would have the fruit growing during the very sunniest and longest days in May to August.
By choosing a Scottish variety, you would improve the variety's tolerance of shorter/duller/cooler summer weather.

James Grieve, Bountiful, Grenadier and Reverend Wilks come to mind.

i have the above named "james grieve in a similar position and while not an outstanding crop,its quite acceptable,the only down side is if we get a very wet summer(as we do) it seems to wash the taste out,they end up tasting like those golden delicious uuugggghhhhh nuff said.

**northepaul** · 18-03-2010, 11:44 PM

Originally posted by peanut View Post

Damsons do well in a North facing position...make yummy jam too!

Really!?! Peanut you made my day

I was given a lovely damson for xmas, but had no where to put it but next to a very high north facing fence....I was half expecting it to be dead by next Chrimbo!!
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