Advice & Guides

Fruit tree advice and guides

Practical information to help you choose, plant and care for your fruit trees, together with guidance on ordering, delivery and the services offered by Thomas Fruit Trees.

Plan your harvest

Fruit harvest calendars

Compare the usual harvest periods of our fruit tree varieties and choose complementary varieties to enjoy a longer and more varied fruit season.

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Fruit tree advice

Essential information for choosing suitable fruit trees and helping them establish successfully in your garden or orchard.

Planting fruit trees How to prepare the soil, plant correctly and care for a newly planted fruit tree. Storing bare-root fruit trees How to protect bare-root fruit trees when they cannot be planted immediately after delivery. Rootstocks for fruit trees Understand how the rootstock affects tree size, vigour, soil adaptation and time to fruiting. Pollination of fruit trees Learn how flowering groups, compatible varieties and pollinating insects influence fruit production. Climate zones for growing fruit trees in Europe Choose fruit trees suited to your winter temperatures, growing season and local climate.

Ordering and delivery

Information about tree availability, supplied sizes, European delivery and placing an order with our nursery.

Larger fruit trees Availability and delivery information for larger and more developed fruit trees. Ordering and delivery How orders are placed, prepared, confirmed and dispatched. European delivery charges Delivery costs and available destinations throughout Europe. Photos of trees as supplied See examples of the sizes, forms and presentation of the trees we supply. Custom-grafted fruit trees Request a specific fruit variety and rootstock combination. Trade and bulk orders Information for professional growers, retailers and larger planting projects.

Our nursery and services

Learn more about Thomas Fruit Trees, our production methods and the practical services available to our customers.

Organic fruit trees Learn more about our organic fruit tree production and nursery practices. Visit Thomas Fruit Trees Practical information for visiting our nursery in northern France. About us Discover our nursery, our approach and our fruit tree collection.

Legal information

Policies and conditions relating to our website, your personal data and orders placed with Thomas Fruit Trees.

Privacy policy Information about personal data, cookies and privacy. Terms and conditions Conditions applying to orders, delivery and use of our services. Copyright statement Conditions relating to the use of our texts, photographs and other content.

Still need help?

If your question is not answered in these guides, please contact us. When asking for advice, include your location, soil conditions and the fruit tree varieties you are considering whenever possible.

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