Seeking cheap fruit trees

beer enigma

Anyone know if any of the stores are selling cheap dwarf or small fruit trees ?

I've missed out on the end of the ones in Lidl & the Aldi ones are all up to 7.5 metres which is way too tall, ideally looking for up to 3 metres.

I need quite a few to plant a mini orchard, so cant really afford garden centre prices...

If anyone's seen them around, maybe in DIY stores with garden centres, could you let me know please

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johno2

If you're in north-east Cork you should try Dundrum, about 12km past Tipperary town. They do potted dwarf fruit trees for about €12, or €10 if you buy a lot of them.

I think you've left it a bit late to be planting trees. Normally it'd be ok for a few more weeks but spring has sprung early this year.

johno

looksee

Can't help you with finding the cheaper fruit trees, but I tend to think that you get what you pay for when buying trees. Would you not buy less and better trees, then maybe add a few more over the next few years?

beer enigma

looksee wrote: »

Can't help you with finding the cheaper fruit trees, but I tend to think that you get what you pay for when buying trees. Would you not buy less and better trees, then maybe add a few more over the next few years?

In fairness I bought a pair of James Grieve apple trees from Lidl in 2009 and got a bumper crop last year - appreciate what you say though

beer enigma

johno2 wrote: »

If you're in north-east Cork you should try Dundrum, about 12km past Tipperary town. They do potted dwarf fruit trees for about €12, or €10 if you buy a lot of them.

I think you've left it a bit late to be planting trees. Normally it'd be ok for a few more weeks but spring has sprung early this year.

johno

Thanks for that - I know I'm late but will probably just get away with it if I'm quick - I'm South Cork but always willing to drive for a bargain ! Thanks

beer enigma

Someone suggested that I could get away with buying the 7.5m Aldi trees & pruning back each year to limit height - anyone know if the trees would still fruit ? would this work ?

johno2

Apples and pears only fruit on 2 year old wood, never on new growth. I'm not sure about prunus, even though I have a few of them. I think your plan could work in theory but it'll be hassle, and hassle that'll go on for years on end.

johno

beer enigma

johno2 wrote: »

Apples and pears only fruit on 2 year old wood, never on new growth. I'm not sure about prunus, even though I have a few of them. I think your plan could work in theory but it'll be hassle, and hassle that'll go on for years on end.

johno

Thanks - I'm very late in planting but they're now reduced to €2.99 & would save me a bomb on the amount of them I'm looking for

dvpower

Andip wrote: »

Thanks - I'm very late in planting but they're now reduced to €2.99 & would save me a bomb on the amount of them I'm looking for

Where are the €2.99 fruit trees? Lidl or Aldi?

fitzcoff

Which store did you see the trees at that price, I bought them a few weeks ago and they were 19.99 each

beer enigma

fitzcoff wrote: »

Which store did you see the trees at that price, I bought them a few weeks ago and they were 19.99 each

Aldi in Blackrock, Cork - selling them off by the looks of them