[JT101]

Can I have some suggestions of the best small fruit and nut trees, lowest maintenance to grow

I have an allotment plot 14ft x 45ft in SE London. Get a fair amount of sunshine. Site is exposed and soil has high clay content

Site rules dictate a height of no more than about 8ft. I reckon I could get three trees on the site if staggered. Must be kept to 11-12ft diameters

I'm currently thinking almond, apricot and pear (since everyone else seems to have apple trees, and I can get my hands on the fruit easily)

Cheers

[sunshineband]

Pear is good - lots of varieties and easy to grow

Apricot will need protection from frost when it is flowering or you will get no fruit -- better in the warmth of a graden that on an allotment imho after trying this myself

Almond is in the same family so you might have the same problem as growing apricots

You could try a plum or a gage instead perhaps?