Register your Orchard

Calling all orchard owners, we will be publishing lists of orchards by region later this year.  If you would like your orchard details to be included please fill in our orchard registration form.  There is no charge for this service, and we will include a link to your orchard website where appropriate.

The registration form allows you to specify whether you allow visitors or not, as well as details of the apple varieties and other fruit you are growing.  Even if you only allow visitors one day a year, e.g. for an open day, it is worth registering.  If your orchard falls into any of the following categories we would welcome your registration:

Pick your own orchard, Community orchard, Private orchard, Commercial orchard, Gardens (large or small) with a significant collection of fruit trees, Public attractions or festivals with a significant collection of fruit trees.

Click here to go to our orchard registration form.

Cherries - Introduction

Cherries are perhaps the most diverse member of the genus Prunus, which includes other popular stone fruits such as plums, peaches, and apricots. There are two main types, the sweet cherry Prunus avium (best for eating fresh) and the acid or sour cherry Prunus cerasus (best for culinary use).  Duke cherries are hybrids between these two species, although more similar to sweet cherries.

As well as the above there are numerous other minor cherry species, and of course a huge number of ornamental cherry cultivars.  Most of the cherry varieties described on this website are sweet cherries.

How to find pollination partners for your apple trees

We have introduced a new pollination checking tool for apple varieties on our fruit tree sales websites.  You can find compatible pollination partners for more than 150 different apple varieties, taking into account various attributes such as flowering time, relationships, and other factors.  The service is available in the USA and in the UK/Europe.

Orange Pippin apple tree sales USA

We are delighted to announce that we are at last able to sell apple trees to apple enthusiasts in the USA. We have a small range of apple trees to begin with but we will be adding more soon. We aim to sell a selection of heirloom varieties, modern disease-resistant varieties, and of course some classic English apple varieties too. Even if you are not interested in buying an apple tree, we would love you to try out the site and let us know what you think. Fruit tree sales are important to us because they help to fund our other projects. Visit Orange Pippin Fruit Trees here >

Fruitshare - share or find surplus orchard fruit

Fruit share is an initiative to encourage the local distribution of surplus garden or orchard-grown fruit that would otherwise go to waste. Whether you are a private individual or a commercial orchard, you can register online to publicise the fruit you have, or the fruit you are looking for.  For more details visit the fruitshare website.

Orange Pippin fruit trees for sale

We now have fruit trees for sale from our new online shop.  Initially this is for delivery to the UK only, although you can order from anywhere.  Please visit the Orange Pippin shop and let us know what you think.  As well as apple trees, we also sell pear trees, cherry trees, plum trees and several other fruit tree varieties.

Apples for sale?

If you are an orchard or apple grower, please tell us what varieties of apples you have for sale so that we can publicise you on our website.  It does not matter if they are not in season right now.

Fill in your details on our enquiry form, let us know your opening times, and directions to reach you.  There's no charge for this.

Record your tree in our Apple Tree Register!

Orange Pippin is collaborating with the Home Orchard Society to build an international database of apple trees!  If you have an apple tree growing in your garden, please tell us about it and share details with other apple enthusiasts around the world.  It does not have to be a rare variety - even if it is a common Golden Delicious it is still interesting to see where it is being grown, and how well it grows.  We also welcome submissions from growers, community and commercial orchards, and apple tree nurseries.

What to do next

Start by Registering with us.  Then you can then follow the 'Tree register' link which appears beside your 'Account details'. Registration is simple - only 5 mandatory fields - and not intrusive. We will use your details only relation to the Orange Pippin website.

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