…contorta as the first line of defence in the windbreak. Pinus contorta Apples and pears trained up a rock face in the central valley. Apples and pears Apples and pears…

…Euonymus japonicus Pears – ‘Doyenne du Comice’ is the one with clusters perhaps? Pears Pears A good crop of plums on a wall trained plant with all the new growth…

…Puya chilensis and Puya berteronica self-crossed Pyrus x michauxii, a hybrid between two pear species, has small pears appearing on a tree which hardly looks like a pear! Pyrus x…

…Rhododendron pentaphyllum Redcurrants already forming. Redcurrants Redcurrants Blueberries in an enclosure. Blueberries William Robinson was the first to identify how to properly train peaches, pears and cherries on kitchen garden…

…More Clerodendron bungei suckers. Clerodendron bungei Fruit on Cornus mas. Looks edible but not sure? Cornus mas Cornus mas Pyrus x michauxii with small pears. A record tree here. Pyrus…

…on the old kitchen garden walls in the same way as apples, pears and peaches might have been pleach trained in traditional kitchen gardens. By no means all crabs turn…