Prunus ‘Golden Sphere’

Large crops of yellow, sweet-tasting fruit. Partially self-fertile. H&S: 4m. From www.orangepippintrees.co.uk; tel: 01759 392007.

Prunus spinosa

Spiny shrub/small tree. White flowers in spring, blue sloe berries in autumn. H/S: 2m. From www.hedgesdirect.co.uk; tel: 01257 494112.

Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Smokey’

Spring flowers and large, sweet fruit in June. H/S: 4m. From www.kenmuir.co.uk; tel: 01255 830181.