Orange Pippin logo
All about apples, pears, plums, and cherries - and orchards where they are grown

Shepherds Bullace Bullace tree

Owner: Sedgie

Location:  Saltburn By The Sea, NORTH YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 1970
Age of this tree:56 years
Soil:Loam over clay 
Climate at this location:North east UK coastal hinterland
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Taller than 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Heavy crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Un-treated
Local pests:Moth grubs sometimes

Owner's comments

Old hedges inherited overgrown with many suckered younger trees. Cutting some of these back for fruiting as half standards. Fruit ripens late in about october, when can just about be eaten off the tree, mostly is way too astringent. Makes excellent bullace gin or preserves.

Varieties you viewed