Description
This variety has a good strong growing habit, and is very early to ripen - often the first of the season - and bears prolific crops of golden yellow, hairy fruit, that have an excellent flavour. This variety may be the old Yellow Lion of Ward which was introduced in 1825, but Early Sulphur is the name by which it is most commonly known.Grown in Yorkshire.
We grow a huge range of soft fruit in our fields here in the Vale of Pickering - we offer over 80 varieties of gooseberry alone, many of which we are the only nursery in the country to grow. We propagate new plants using the traditional methods of stool beds, or by hardwood cuttings taken in autumn. The young plants are grown on, carefully weeded and pruned, until they are finally ready for sale as bare root plants. Our soft fruit plants are supplied as either bare root plants (gooseberries, blackcurrants, raspberries, rhubarb and strawberries) or in pots (blackberries, hybrid berries, blueberries) during the winter months (between November and March). Plants are lifted to order, sent out within 24 hours of being lifted, and packed with extreme care so they arrive with you in perfect condition ready for planting.Please be aware that there may be a delay in sending your plants to you. At the start of lifting in November we will already have a long queue of customers waiting for their plants which have been pre-ordered over the summer months. We will always do our best to fit in with your timing schedule, but at busy periods in the year this may not always be possible. We endeavour to send out orders at a time which is good for planting.
Please see the ‘Delivery’ tab for more information on methods of delivery, or how to arrange collection from the nursery.
Recyclable plastic.
For our larger sizes, we use 2 and 3 litre Aeroplas taupe pots. These pots are made from recycled polypropylene and are carbon black pigment free, so are kerbside recyclable. Our P9 size is a small 9cm square black plastic pot, perfect as a starter plant or for potting on.Peat-free compost.
Our compost is a top-quality professional peat-free blend supplied by Melcourt – consistently voted the best peat-free compost in trials by Which? Magazine. It includes a slow-release fertiliser which will last until mid-summer.Help and Advice:
There are a large number of articles on growing specific fruit, along with pruning advice, in our Knowledge Centre - RV Roger LtdOr else email our highly skilled team with any questions and we will be only too happy to try and help sales@rvroger.co.uk
UPDATE March 2025 - Bare root season now closed
Website will be updated in May 2025 to allow pre-orders for bare root plants for the next season. All bare root plants are to be supplied between November 2025 and March 2026
Containerised plants will be sent out through Spring 2025, subject to availability.
The delivery charge shown at checkout is for an order containing only plants or bulbs from a single despatch period. If your order contains plants from several despatch periods (e.g. bulbs and fruit trees) we will be in touch to discuss despatch options - we can either send out as soon as each part is ready (at an additional charge) or wait and send when everything is available.
We work on 'first come, first served' basis - at busy times in the winter months despatch may be delayed.
Orders will be sent out by one of our trusted couriers (APC or DX Freight). This is normally a 24 hour service and you will receive an email with full tracking information once your parcel leaves us
Delivery charges are calculated at checkout.
Collection from the nursery is possible - please select this option at checkout and we will be in touch to arrange.
N.B. In busy periods it may take a couple of weeks to get your order ready for collection. We'll be in touch as soon as we can to agree a convenient date.
Due to plant health regulations, we cannot send plant material or bulbs to the EU.
