Bernwode Plants-Specialist Nursery Growing Rare Hardy Plants And Traditional Fruit Trees

The Bernwode Plants nursery is in a tranquil position in rural Buckinghamshire, close to the Oxfordshire border and between Oxford and Aylesbury. It is set in our old hay meadows, at the edge of Rushbeds Wood, part of the ancient Royal forest of Bernwode.

Bernwode Plants is a specialist nursery with a wide range of historic fruit varieties and traditional herbaceous and shrubby plants. The nursery is open to visitors from March 1st to October 31st (see hours below) and fruit trees can also be ordered for delivery by courier in the UK throughout the year. Click here for Mail Order details

Visitors are welcome between November and February, especially for fruit trees which can be planted at any time of year but which seem to be more in demand in winter. In winter we ask that you should telephone in advance of visiting, to ensure that the nursery is staffed when you visit. Please do not visit out of season without telephoning, or we may be closed.

We grow several hundred rare and traditional varieties of fruit, including apples, pears, plums, gages, cherries, vines, medlars, quinces, mulberries and some soft fruit. We can graft new trees from customers own trees. The fruit catalogue and fruit gift tokens can be ordered from this website (above). Fruit trees can be sent to customers by courier. Please see mail-order details.

We also have a very wide range of rare, traditional plant varieties; cottage garden plants, wildflowers, historic species and period plants, now rarely found. They are almost all lime tolerant. Most are hardy and perennial, though we also sell a few unusual annuals, including some vegetable plants in season. There are some tender plants, suitable for tubs and conservatories. Mail order for plants (but not for fruit) ended at the end of 2006, and the plants catalogue expired then.

As we grow all the fruit trees and plants ourselves, we are able to advise, with experience, on their growing habits and needs.

The detailed fruit catalogue describes the varieties, along with historical background and cultural notes.The catalogue can be ordered, securely, online. Visitors to the nursery can look through our range of fruit and plant photographs to assist in identification and choice. We also have detailed databases to help customers choose. Visitors can always rely on personal and knowledgeable advice.

We firmly believe in the benefits of organic cultivation and, as far as possible, all our plants are grown and maintained by organic means. We do not use inorganic pesticides, or fungicides. There is no "Organic Standard" for container grown plants and such a plant cannot be sold as "organic" with any legal meaning. The detail of our research and experience on organic growing is available on a separate page. Please click here