Walcot Organic Nursery

Walcot Organic Nursery Where we are :
Walcot Lane,
Drakes Broughton
Pershore
Worcs WR10 2AL

Tel 01905 841587
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We have now made the fruit trees we have been growing this summer AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AND AVAILABLE TO ADVANCE ORDE...
31/07/2026

We have now made the fruit trees we have been growing this summer AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AND AVAILABLE TO ADVANCE ORDER. It seems a long way off when it's still very hot and so dry but time will pass. Despite the hot weather the trees have grown quite well helped by a cooler and wetter spring in May. A lot better crop of plums but we will be light on pears.

Recently seen in a garden close to the nursery was a HUMMINGBIRD HAWK MOTH. I'd never seen this unusual day time flying ...
14/07/2026

Recently seen in a garden close to the nursery was a HUMMINGBIRD HAWK MOTH. I'd never seen this unusual day time flying moth before, so hopefully there are more about.

Apparently they migrate from southern Europe and like to feed on tubular flowers for nectar using their long curved proboscis. Seemingly not unusual with the warmer weather nowadays but still a good spot I feel!

With our changing climate we may see more of this and other insects in our orchards and gardens.

As we are well into June fruit trees will be shedding any small, poorly pollinated fruitlets. Any fruit that remains on ...
14/06/2026

As we are well into June fruit trees will be shedding any small, poorly pollinated fruitlets. Any fruit that remains on should remain until maturity.

So using scissors or secateurs you can THIN any crowded fruit clusters to give room for the fruit to swell. Thin to 2 or at the most three apples per cluster. Larger cooking apples require more space to swell into.

In a good years plums can become overloaded with fruit. Thinning will lighten the load, allow fruit to swell, improve air circulation and reduce fungal infection.

No need to thin cherries! If you need to thin pears then you are very fortunate!

When it comes to young fruit trees let them fruit gradually. In the first year after planting the general rule is to remove fruitlets. In the second year allow some to ripen on the trees, as in the lower right photo

If you are developing your apple or pear trees into ESPALIERS and have reduced their height to the level at which you wi...
07/06/2026

If you are developing your apple or pear trees into ESPALIERS and have reduced their height to the level at which you wish the first or following tiers to be, now or soon is the time to be bending the shoots down.

A few shoots should be starting to grow. They should be supple enough at this stage to bend down - one to the left and one to the right to start the first or subsequent tiers.

Keep the uppermost shoot growing upright, it will be the strongest shoot. It will be used to raise the espalier to the next tier. Ideally tie in the trained shoots - the upright shoot and new horizontal shoots to canes. The latter can then be tied into your longer horizontal wires.

The photos show containerised trees. We are growing some trees as single tier espaliers in peat free compost. They will be available from late August for collection when they have fully grown and rooted well. We will make them visible on the website nearer the time.

Another troublesome caterpillar at this time of the year is the larvae of the ERMINE MOTH. In May & June the overwintere...
01/06/2026

Another troublesome caterpillar at this time of the year is the larvae of the ERMINE MOTH. In May & June the overwintered caterpillars start to feed gregariously inside webbing defoliating as they feed.

They reach full size in June and pupate with the small white moths with black spots on the wings emerging from July.

One species affects apples. The trees do grow out of the damage. On young and newly established trees it is best to get rid of them by removing the webbing.

On the nursery they have not been so much of a problem this year. Last year we had a lot of damage on some larger trees and a bird cherry in a windbreak / shelter belt was completely deflated and has not recovered.

Last week we had a delivery of sawdust. Once a waste product sawdust is very much in demand for a variety of uses, so we...
23/05/2026

Last week we had a delivery of sawdust. Once a waste product sawdust is very much in demand for a variety of uses, so we have to buy in bulk.

The main use we have for it is on STOOLBEDS for ROOTSTOCK production. When the strongly growing vertical shoots have sawdust filled around their bases it induces them to root into it. Far better then other mediums and lighter aswell! This job is done later in June and again in July.

As growth gets going so CATERPILLARS start feeding voraciously. On the nursery we watch out for WINTER MOTH. Wingless fe...
10/05/2026

As growth gets going so CATERPILLARS start feeding voraciously. On the nursery we watch out for WINTER MOTH. Wingless females mate with winged males over the winter. The females then crawl up the trunks and lay their eggs near buds.

These hatch as growth starts with the green caterpillars with yellow longitudinal stripes eating the margins of leaves, making leave holes and bringing leaves together to protect themselves from predators. Generally making a mess of the new emerging foliage.

Not so bad on larger established trees but a shame to have younger trees affected.. Keep a look out for them now and earlier next year. Squash the caterpillars. A preventative measure on a small scale is to wrap ready made horticultural grease bands or apply the formulated grease in bands of about 10cm 1-2 m above soil level in October.

On a larger scale biological pesticide Bacillus thuringiensis can be applied when the caterpillars are present.

It's been a while since we have posted. It's a busy winter and through April we have been preparing for the new growth. ...
02/05/2026

It's been a while since we have posted. It's a busy winter and through April we have been preparing for the new growth.

Recently we have been trying to finish PRUNING MOTHER TREES before growth gets going too much. These trees will provide our propagation material when it comes to budding in August. We try to grow as much of our own so all material is organic. So we have a few hundred mother trees!

Address

Walcot Lane, Drakes Broughton
Pershore
WR102AL

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm

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+441905841587

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