Fancy Something Different? Unusual Fruit Bushes.

We all love a strawberries and raspberries but do you fancy growing something slightly different? At Beardsworths we grow a wide range of unusual fruit bushes, canes and vines and the following is a selection of the more unusual from our stock.

Actinidia arguta ‘Issai’ is a very productive Kiwi variety that is hardy in most of England, Wales and Northern Island. The Scottish winters are liable to be too harsh for it I’m afraid.

Unlike the traditional kiwi fruit, Actinidia arguta ‘Issai’ bears fruits with smooth, edible skin which are sweet and juicy. The fruits can be harvested from August through to October.

For best results grow against a sunny wall or fence with a trellis support.

Aronia prunifolia ‘Viking’ produces an abundance of juicy but tart berries, if you like to eat fresh blackcurrants then you’ll probably enjoy chokeberries. The berries make an excellent addition to smoothies as they are regarded as a superfood due to their very high antioxidant content, they also make an unusual addition to deserts, jams and preserves.

Webb’s Prize Cobb is a strong growing English cob that produces large, long, pale brown nuts from a young age.  Hardy with beautiful bronze leaves and an eventual height of around 3 metres, long yellow catkins in the spring are followed by large clusters of cobnuts in the late summer.

Fig ‘Brown Turkey’ is a hardy fig variety that produces an abundant crop of large, juicy figs with red flesh and a brown skin. It can be grown outdoors against a South to West facing wall or in a conservatory if planted in a large container.