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Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ Upright crab apple with pretty, pinktinged, white blossom and golden autumn leaf colour. Masses of glossy, cherry-red fruit that last into winter. H6m (20ft) S4m (13ft) Chaenomeles cathayensis Thorned deciduous shrub with masses of white pink-flushed spring flowers and green-yellow, large fruit later in the year, which can be made into jams or jellies. H and S3m (10ft) Blueberry ‘Top Hat’ Its dwarf growth habit is ideal for containers. Grow in full sun in ericaceous soil, with another blueberry to increase pollination. Water with rainwater. H and S50cm (20in) Grape ‘Fragola’ Use small purple-red strawberry-flavoured fruits in jams, jellies and sorbets. A vigorous vine, it needs pruning annually to maximise fruit production. H12m (39ft) S4m (13ft) Rhubarb ‘Timperley Early’ Early rhubarb with rosy-red firm sweet stalks and bushy green foliage. Needs fertile soil. H45cm (18in) S1m (3ft 3in) Fragaria vesca Alpine strawberry that tolerates part shade. Produces small edible summer fruits after flowers in May. H30cm (12in) S1.5m (5ft) Plum ‘Victoria’ Popular, AGM-winning plum tree. Choose one grafted onto semidwarfing VVA-1 rootstock for a bush, cordon, fan or espalier. H and S2.5m (8ft)