Our fruit tree recommendations

Here are our lists of the best fruit trees for various planting situations.

• The best apple trees for beginners

  If you are new to growing apples then these varieties are disease-resistant and easy to grow,

• Top disease-resistant apple trees

  We rank the top most disease-resistant apple trees - ideal for your no-spray or organic orchard or backyard.

• The best apple varieties for hard cider

  These apple varieties have the tannins and complex juice flavors needed for the best hard-cider.

• The best apple varieties for making sweet cider

  If you want to press your own sweet apple cider here is our list of apple varieties with the best juice flavors.

• The best apple trees for USDA zone 3 and zone 4

  A countdown of the best apples and crab-apples which are able to resist the harsh winters of USDA zone 3 and zone 4.

• Top 10 low-chill apple trees

  Low-chill apple varieties are ideal for growers in warmer climate zones where winter temperatures rarely get down to freezing.

• Top 10 fruit trees for wildlife planting

  These apple and pear trees are ideal for encouraging deer, birds and other wildlife to come on to your land, whether for hunting or conservation purposes.

• Rare and unusual apple trees

  If you already have a productive backyard orchard with a good selection of mainstream apple varieties, how about growing something different?

Popular searches

• 1. List of self-fertile apple varieties

  A list of apple varieties which are reliably self-fertile or partially self-fertile, and don't need another compatible apple tree nearby for pollination.

• 2. List of disease-resistant apple varieties

  Traditional apple varieties with good natural disease-resistance and modern disease-resistant varieties.

• 3. List of popular cooking apples

  Apple varieties which have the acidity and textures needed for use in the kitchen.

• 4. List of apple tree varieties for making hard cider

  Apple varieties including traditional hard cider and crab-apples which can be used for making your own hard-cider.

• 5. Apple varieties which are good pollinators for other apples

  Apples and crab-apples which produce widely-compatible or long-lasting pollen, useful for pollinating other apple varieties.

• 6. List of traditional French hard-cider apple varieties

  In France hard-cider is made with accredited dedicated hard-cider apple varieties.

• 7. List of traditional English hard-cider apple varieties

  In England hard cider is usually made with specialist hard-cider apple varieties which have bitter tannic or contrasting sweet juice flavors.

• 8. A list of the best low-chill apple varieties

  Most apple varieties need a long period of winter cold, where temperatures are within a few degrees above freezing. However the varieties listed here are "low chill" varieties which can grow in climates of fewer than 500 chill hours a year.

• 9. List of apples varieties with exceptional flavors

  These are the top-tasting apple varieties, a worthy addition to any home orchard.

• 10. List of the best apple trees for the beginner

  Reliable apple varieties which are easy to grow, disease-resistant, good-cropping - ideal for the new apple grower.

• 11. List of the best apple varieties for juicing and pressing

  All apples can be juiced, but if you want press your own apple cider these varieties offer the best quality color and flavor for home-made sweet cider.

• 12. List of fireblight-resistant apple varieties

  A selection of apple varieties that have very good or some resistance to fireblight. Be sure to ask us about fireblight-resistant rootstocks too.

• 13. RHS Award of Garden Merit varieties

  Fruit tree varieties that hold (or have previously held) the prestigious Award of Garden Merit from the British Royal Horticultural Society. These are varieties that are rated by the RHS as excellent for all-round garden value (in UK conditions).