Over the past few years there has been a huge increase in the number of people buying and growing fruit trees. There are now hundreds of different fruit trees available, and so given all of this variety, how do you choose the ones that are right for you and your garden?

Whether you're planting just a few trees or planning a whole fruit orchard, there are a number of considerations to take into account before making your cultivar selection: climate and soil conditions, rootstock, pollination and crop timing and size.