Gunslebert Cobnut Trees
Potted Gunslebert Cobnut Trees – Out of Stock
We now have a number of Gunslebert Cobnut trees available in 7 Litre pots – We are out of 3 litre Gunslebert Cobnut trees. These trees are on British grown roots and are suitable for planting most places in the UK.
These are ideal for planting and producing high yielding trees. Many garden centers currently sell seedling trees and these usually yield very few cobnuts. These trees are the same trees that we grow on the farm and if properly maintained should produce a good crop of Kent Cobnuts.
Cobnuts are packed full of vitamins, minerals and fibre. In winter the catkins on the trees brighten up the trees.
Two varieties are deemed preferable for pollination but not essential as common hedge row nut can assist with pollination.
The trees do vary in size and shape but are generally between 30cm and a meter. We cannot guarantee the size of the trees selected for delivery but every care is taken to select a good tree.
On Arrival:
We advise watering the pot and planting promptly into the ground or into a large pot for later planting if required. The pot should have room to allow further root growth. The tree will need a healthy watering over the first few days.
If planting dig a hole twice the size of the pot and tease out the roots.Make sue that the root ball is level and not at an angle. Water regularly and monitor.
The aim after this point will be to manage the growth of branches. These should be allowed to form at least 60cm from the ground.
A useful pruning and management guide is available from the Kent Cobnut Association. Click Here
Other information can be found online.
Rhubarb Jam
Kentish Rhubarb Jams
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In recent years we have been delighted to share our friends Kentish forced rhubarb with our customers. We have made some of this into rather delightful jams. We have 2 types available Forced Rhubarb & Blood Orange and Forced Rhubarb & Vanilla. Each jar contains 280g of jam.
Roughway Crumble Mixes
Roughway Crumble Mixes – Out of stock – Sign up to stock notification list below
Our handmade Crumble Mixes have been developed with Elle’s Bakery (A growing Kent based bakery and purveyor of sweet baked delights). All you need to add is the butter and the fruit!
The mixes currently available include a Classic Crumble Mix and OAT-tastic Crumble Mix. Both are incredibly moreish particularly the oat mix. The mixes are perfect with Apples, Rhubarb and other fruits. Each pack serves 10 and has a recipe on the back, you get a lot of crumble mix so you can halve the recipe if you want to make a smaller crumble.
Both mixes contain wheat flour (Allergen).
Classic – Wheat Flour, Sugar – 485g
Oat-tastic – Wheat Flour, Scottish Oats, White Sugar, Brown Sugar – 595g
Fresh White Cherries – 3Kg
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We have a limited range of white cherries on the farm. They are an eclectic mix of varieties that are generally lighter in appearance and are a charming mix of reds and yellows on the outer skin. White cherries taste different to black/dark red cherries, they are still sweet but the flesh is a mixture of oranges, whites and yellows, they are ever so slightly reminiscent of a peach or nectarine but the flavour is still distinctly that of a cherry. They are certainly worth trying!
White cherries can still be red on the outside! So do not be shocked if you have a box of light red cherries. The more common difference is that the flesh inside the cherry is white / yellow opposed to red, purple or black. We could send any variety of white cherry we have so pictures are for display only.
Supply and availability – We have a very limited number of white cherry varieties on the farm. So our supply will be limited. We will be dispatching orders in the order they are received.
We may have to refund your order if we get more orders than supply. So please be aware to avoid disappointment.
- Perfect for parties
- A wonderful gift for friends and relatives
- Farm fresh quality
- Reduced time from field to table
- Traceability – Know exactly where your cherries have come from
Our fresh fruit one day delivery service currently operates in mainland England and Wales from Monday to Friday*. All fruit is different and so we will select delicious fruit to send but images are for display purposes.
Please add a note to your order if you are planning in advance and want your fruit by a specific day. All fruit is different and so we will select delicious fruit to send but images are for display purposes.
500g – 3Kg: Green/Golden Butler Cobnuts – Preorder
2024 Harvest – Pre-order – Dispatched on harvest – Mid September
18.9.24 Temporary pause on Butler pre-orders as crop appears low and we don’t want to over sell. Page will be updated if stock is better than suspected when harvested.
New to our customers since 2020, Butler is a round crunchy cobnut and is a variety of hazelnut originally cultivated in the USA. As a nut they can be eaten fresh or roasted. They are popular due to their size and relatively easy cracking and dehusking.
Our Green/Golden Husked Butler Cobnuts are available in weights ranging from 500g to 3kg and are usually harvested between September and October.
Multi Orders: We now offer improved delivery rates but please note if you order or preorder different varieties of cobnut (Kent, Gunslebert, Ennis, Butler) or multiple items we will dispatch them together when all are available as we no longer charge delivery fees per item. Please order fresh fruit separately as most fruits are harvested before cobnut season.
Cobnut Shells
Cobnut Shells / Cobnut Mulch
Looking for a new environmentally friendly way of mulching your garden?
Try cobnut mulch – a sustainable and attractive base layer for your garden and landscaping projects. The mulch is also an attractive way of filling the bases of pots.
Our new cobnut cracking operation means we are now producing more of this wonderful by-product. By purchasing cobnut shells for your project you will be helping the heritage cobnut sector to continue and also will be using an environmentally sustainable product for your garden.
Our Cobnut Mulch was used at the REEP’s Anglo-Moroccan Garden Project at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The REEP garden won a Bronze in the Discovery – Regional Winners.
Useful Information
In the photos above we found that 15kg of cobnut mulch comfortably covers 1 meter squared. A thinner layer would be possible with less mulch.
Some nut kernel may remain in the shell mix. Under no circumstances should these be eaten. Please be aware of this when buying – Usually any left over kernels will will biodegrade or get eaten by animals. You may want to be aware of this for the purposes of pets and planning.
Contact us if you want to collect at store@roughwayfarm.co.uk