In the 1860s the Welsh proverb “Eat an apple on going to bed, and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread’’ was developed. These days we know it as “An apple a day keeps the doctor away’’. Its creation was from folk-wisdom that fruit and vegetable consumption had identifiable health benefits. Anglo-Saxons and Ancient Romans also knew their health benefits, the Apple was also used in Ayurvedic medicine in southern Asia over 1500 years ago.
It is believed that eating an apple every day reduces the risk of having a stroke and lowers bad cholesterol. Apples are high in fibre and Vitamin C and low in sodium (salt) and calories.
There are a few different varieties of apples available on our Fruit Salad Trees, that not only look fantastic when they are growing, but they taste better than anything you will purchase in a store. Best of all you know you have grown them yourself. Take a look at our All Climate apples; they are low chill so only require around 300 hours of chill time and are therefore suited to most climates.
Anna (Malus domestica 'Anna')
Tropical Sweet (Malus domestica 'Tropical Sweet')
Tropical Sweet is similar to Jonathon in texture and taste and is great used as a dessert apple, it will keep for several weeks, sweet, low acid crispy apple. Benefits from pollinators such as Anna or Golden Dorset.
Golden Dorset (Malus domestica 'Golden Dorset')
Granny Smith (Malus domestica 'Granny Smith')
Tart flavoured, excellent for cooking. Long shelf life. Self-pollinating.
So there you have it, just a few different apples to tempt your taste buds… So which ones will you pick? View our full range of Multi-Apple trees here.
Here at Fruit Salad Trees, we stock a wide range of fruit trees online, which all boast different fruit on the same tree. Each fruit variety retains its own flavour, appearance and ripening time. We graft citrus, stonefruit and multi-apple trees for all climates and also tailored for cold climates.
Our fast fruiting trees can be grown in the ground, or in pots on your balcony.
Shop our wide range of trees now and check out our current specials here!
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A handy list of essential items to make your gardening journey easier! From simple things like gardening gloves right through to fruit tree netting and a pH soil test kit, these will really help set you up for success in your patch. Whether you plan to grow veggies, fruit trees or flowers, this list will give you the confidence to get out in the garden and make the most of it all!
Here are some tips to help you keep your Fruit Salad Tree at it's best throughout the year. We all get busy and sometimes the garden jobs get forgotten. We get it!
We've popped these tips and tricks into categories (eg Citrus or Apple or Stonefruit) and then into seasons (eg in autumn remember to do this or keep an eye out for this in summer, etc.) to make things as easy as possible.
Happy, healthy fruit trees grow more fruit and that will make everyone happy!
There are many ways that you can become more sustainable and growing your own beautiful fruit tree at home is a great way to start!
In this short video, Kerry shows her veggie garden and the different types of Fruit Salad Trees to compliment edible gardens big and small.
