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Fruit - Unusual Edibles
We're always looking to add to our selection of exciting and unusual plants to grow and eat! Some of these plants you may have heard of, while others are rare and unusual for an Irish climate (make sure to do your homework on them before buying). All of them produce delicious, edible fruit and will have you coming back for more.
Bareroot unusual edibles | December to March
Some of our unusual edibles are sold in bareroot form from December to March. You can learn more about the differences between bareroot and potted plants and about planting a bareroot hedge in our advice section.
Potted unusual edibles | all year round
Potted unusual edibles are available at different times throughout the rest of the year, but the best selection, and the best time to plant, is in spring (April to June). Outside of these times our selection is more limited.
Aronia melanocarpa Galicjanka
€22.00
Chokeberry Galicjanka A highly productive Aronia with abundant edible berries, Aronia melanocarpa Galicjanka Is a substantial, deciduous shrub of average vigour with an upright, bushy, suckering habit. The green, egg-shaped leaves turn deep purple in autumn. Single white flowers appear in May and June and are followed in September and October by...
Cynara cardunculus - Cardoon
€4.00
Cardoon Closely related to globe artichokes and once grown as a vegetable, Cynara cardunculus is a majestic, herbaceous perennial with a wonderfully architectural appearance. The huge leaves are a pale silver, jagged and thistle-like, at their best in spring and early summer, becoming greyer, if no less striking, in late summer. From late June, ...
Grow It Bio™ Fruit | Organic Plant Food
€0.00
Grow It Bio™ Fruit | Organic Plant Food Grow It Bio™ Fruit is a certified Organic Fruit feed that is rich in nutrients, trace elements and vitamins. This feed promotes microbiological life, improves soil structure and enriches the soil, giving healthier plants and higher yields. A family owned Irish company. BenefitsRich in trace elementsFeeds...
Hippophae rhamnoides Hikul - Sea Buckthorn (male)
€12.00
Sea Buckthorn Hikul (male) A Danish-bred, male cultivar of sea buckthorn, Hippophae rhamnoides Hikul is a dwarf, slow-growing, deciduous shrub with a dense, rounded habit, good for a low hedge. The rosemary-like leaves emerge silvery in spring, turning green in summer; the plant is semi-evergreen in mild, sheltered areas. The flowers are inconsp...
Myrtus ugni Ka-pow
Myrtus ugni Ka-pow
€15.00
Chilean Guava Ka-pow Larger fruit than common Myrtus ugni, Ka-pow also bears fruit on a younger plant. Fragrant soft pink flowers followed by red mini guava fruit that taste like wild strawberries and scented lily of the valley flowers. This is a handsome fruiting shrub with glossy evergreen leaves. An unusual edible named by gardening celebrit...
Myrtus ugni Red Devil
Myrtus ugni Red Devil
€15.00
Chilean Guava Red Devil An unusual edible, known as Myrtus ugni or strawberry myrtle, Ugni molinae Red Devil is a medium-sized, evergreen shrub of average vigour, with an upright habit and small, rather leathery, deep green leaves. The shrub carries lightly scented red flowers in May and June, followed by small, shiny, red fruits in autumn – sai...
Ocean Leaves Liquid Seaweed Extract
Ocean Leaves Liquid Seaweed Extract
€8.00
Ocean Leaves Liquid Seaweed Extract Ocean Leaves® Liquid Seaweed Extract is made using cold-processed, hand-harvested Irish seaweed. It can be used on fruit, vegetables, flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns. Induces yield increases, enhances plant health & plant quality Increases plant tolerance to, and recovery from abiotic stresses Enhances...
Ocean Leaves, Irish Liquid Seaweed Extract with IRON
€13.50
Ocean Leaves, Irish Liquid Seaweed Extract with IRON Ocean Leaves® Liquid Seaweed Extract + Iron is made using cold-processed, hand-harvested Irish seaweed and has been fortified with Iron (2% EDTA Chelated Iron (fe) w/w). It can be used on fruit, vegetables, flowers and lawns, and is recommended for ericaceous and acid-loving plants. It is used...
Rubus Betty Ashburner
Rubus Betty Ashburner
€3.00
Chinese Bramble Betty Ashburner Good robust groundcover for difficult spots including banks and shade. Rubus ‘Betty Ashburner’ is a prostrate evergreen type of Raspberry with reddish bristles on the stems and shoots which will spread indefinitely, rooting as it goes, albeit less vigorous than Rubus tricolour. It has lobed, wavy-edged, glossy gre...
Sorbus aucuparia var. edulis
Sorbus aucuparia var. edulis
€49.50
Rowan Edulis An attractive rowan with berries suitable for making rowan jelly, Sorbus aucuparia var. edulis is a hardy, rather slow-growing, deciduous tree with an upright, conical or pyramidal habit, rather more elegantly shaped than the normal rowan. The very divided leaves are larger and darker than the species turning yellow in autumn. Flat ...
Sorbus Burka
Sorbus Burka
€16.00
Rowan Burka A hybrid between an Aronia and a Sorbus, this rare rowan is grown for its big edible berries and its lovely autumn colour. Sorbus Burka is a vigorous, deciduous shrub with a bushy habit. The large leaves are divided into many good-sized leaflets, emerging green but turning a magnificent red in autumn. Flat corymbs of unscented, crea...
Acca sellowiana - Feijoa
Acca sellowiana - Feijoa
€8.00
Acca sellowiana - Feijoa A large shrub or small tree of the myrtle family that typically matures to 2m to 2.5m and is native to Southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Acca sellowiana is also known as Feijoa or Pineapple guava. The dark green, evergreen foliage is white and felty underneath and the flowers have waxy, edible, red petals, white ...
Amelanchier alniflora Krasnojarskaja
€12.00
Serviceberry, Saskatoon A large hardy, North American shrub with excellent blueberry-like fruits, the Russian bred variety Krasnojarskaja produces fruit that is a dark pink to blue color with a refreshing, sweet to slightly sour taste. This hardy shrub is both attractive and productive: white blossom covers the plant in May, followed by a good ...
Amelanchier alnifolia Smokey
€8.00
Saskatoon Smokey A cultivar of the alder-leafed amelanchier or saskatoon, Amelanchier alnifolia Smokey has much larger berries than the species, and is grown commercially for its fruit in Canada – it’s the best saskatoon for fruit. It’s a very pretty, small, deciduous tree or large shrub with a suckering habit, and the dark green leaves colour o...
Amelanchier alnifolia Thiessen
€12.50
Saskatoon Thiessen A beautiful shrub for the smaller garden, Amelanchier alnifolia Thiessen Is a large, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub of average vigour, with an upright, rounded, rather spreading habit, sometimes suckering with age. The oval leaves are deep green, turning a strong yellow in autumn. Beautiful clusters of scented, white flowers a...
Aronia melanocarpa
Aronia melanocarpa
€3.00
Black Chokeberry Upright, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub with alternate, dark green glossy leaves which turn red in autumn. Heads of star shaped white, sometimes pink-flushed, flowers in late spring followed by drooping clusters of black berries in autumn. The fruit is very astringent, rich in pectin so good for making into jam, berries are best...
Aronia melanocarpa Professor Ed
€5.00
Black Chokeberry Professor Ed A deciduous shrub with small white flowers Aronia Melanocarpa bears plentiful, very nutrient-rich, black berries. The berries are very astringent which gives it the name Black Chokeberry. 'Professor Ed' is a compact version more suitable for smaller spaces, but remove suckers to prevent unwanted spreading. Best fr...
Aronia mitschurini Amit
Aronia mitschurini Amit
€6.00
Chokeberry Amit A large deciduous shrub that is also known as x Sorbaronia Mitschurinii, this attractive Aronia produces large black berries in September. In the Autumn, the foliage acquires a crimson-red color. Chokeberries are cultivated as ornamental plants and food. Grow in full sun if you want high yields of berries, but it will also grow f...
Aronia x prunifolia Brilliant
€6.00
Chokeberry Brilliant A medium-sized, upright, deciduous shrub with oval shiny leaves. Aronia x prunifolia Brilliant bears small white fragrant flowers in May which are followed by glossy bright, red berries from September which are very attractive to birds. These berries are edible but extremely astringent when raw and best made into jam. Except...
Aronia x prunifolia Viking
€6.00
Purple Chokeberry Viking Despite their rather unappetising name, chokeberries are delicious cooked or in jam, one of the richest sources of antioxidants known, and very high in Vitamin C. Aronia x prunifolia Viking is an upright, suckering, deciduous shrub to 6’6”/2m high and wide, with deep green leaves which turn a beautiful purple in autumn. ...