Ali B Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Does anyone know of a nursery where I can buy a decent apple tree to start an espalier. We're in Melbourne Eastern Suburbs. We know some great ones around Ringwood but none sell fruit trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzukiscottie Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Every garden centre I've been to sells fruit trees, even Bunnings and Masters. There's a great garden and arts centre in Bulleen with a great selection of stuff. Have you done a Google? https://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=garden+centre+eastern+suburbs+melbourne&rlz=1C9BKJA_enAU592AU592&espv=1&hl=en-GB&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ei=qfAdVNm3Esv98AW81oKABw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 You have just missed apple tree buying season. It's always best to get deciduous trees bare root in winter while they are dormant, especially for espaliering. If you are lucky you might find some that they have left over. They are normally reduced around now, but they should be fine. If not then it will be more expensive potted trees. Again, best to wait until they drop their leaves before trying to shape them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali B Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 Our nearest Bunnings (Blackburn) only had lemons last time we checked and we have a lemon tree already. Bulleen isnt far. Thank you. So Blossom do you have espalier experience? Should i just put the apple in for now and leave it to settle till pruning next autumn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I've got a couple of apples which I've grown as espalier. If you can find some which haven't started showing leaf yet I would probably give that a try. If not I'd wait until winter. It's much easier to see the shape of the branches etc, and they bend easier in winter. Also, pruning is better to do when the sap is slower. It all depends on how warm it is where you are and how much they have kicked off already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petals Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Garden world and I buy plants on line. We used to have a lot of fruit trees but with the possums and the parrots its a battle to get the fruit lol. Now I just grow citrus they don't like to eat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina2 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Do you fancy a little drive in the country ? http://www.diggers.com.au We were there yesterday at there Blackwood center. Lots of fruit trees still available, not your normal commercial nursery, you can pay to go and look around there gardens and see how they set up fruit trees, and veggie plots.Not a huge shop but interesting in a beautiful area. There is a great cafe/resturant http://www.diggers.com.au/gardens-cafes/cafes/st-erth.aspx and not far from Daylsford. Oh and you can shop on line as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina2 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Another great site for ordering on line http://www.yalcafruittrees.com.au/shop-fruit-trees-for-sale closed for 2014 but taking orders for 2015 winter ( need to pay when ordering) but they have some really interesting fruit trees, and dwarf stock I have not seen before. We bought a dwarf Peach from them 2 years ago and it is still small about 1mt but we got heaps of fruit last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Have you tried up York Road Lilydale? Left hand side facing up Mt Evelyn. There are several nurseries all more or less next door to each other, not far from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali B Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 Every garden centre I've been to sells fruit trees, even Bunnings and Masters. There's a great garden and arts centre in Bulleen with a great selection of stuff. Have you done a Google? https://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=garden+centre+eastern+suburbs+melbourne&rlz=1C9BKJA_enAU592AU592&espv=1&hl=en-GB&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ei=qfAdVNm3Esv98AW81oKABw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ Went to the Bulleen centre (the Arty Crafty one on the left as you head to Darebin, not the posh one on the right) loads and loads and loads of beautiful plants. THANK YOU for the tip Suzukiscottie. We have two fab apple saplings $39 each and a forsythia, blueberry, two hollyhocks, herbs, plants for the tubs and beds. The staff were really helpful with advice too about how to start off the espalier. Said it was a good time to plant out. They had heaps of fruit trees: apple pear plum apricot nectarine peach fig kiwi orange lemon. A beautiful Japanese corner with some great ideas. We'll go back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzukiscottie Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Glad you had a successful trip! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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