Fruit trees - trends and developments: The weak pound is pushing up the price of trees from the Continent

摘要

For many years, imported trees have dominated the market for growers wanting to plant the main "commodity" varieties of apples and pears. Continental tree nurseries have a Europe-wide customer base for the most popular varieties and the new marketing-restricted Club varieties, so UK growers have been able to buy good-quality trees at very competitive prices. During this period, established UK fruit-tree nurseries such as Blackmoor Nurseries in Hampshire and Frank P Matthews in Worcestershire have changed market focus and diversified into other areas rather than supplying the professional grower. However, this may be about to change.