FIVE TO SHELL OUT ON

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A showy variety of filbert, with yellow catkins, dark red leaves and nuts covered with purple husks, pictured above.

CORYLUS MAXIMA ‘RED CRACKER’

2 CASTANEA SATIVA ‘MARRON DE LYON’ This sweet chestnut bears cream-coloured flowers in summer, followed by heavy crops of large nuts. 3 CORYLUS AVELLANA ‘BUTLER’

Bred in the US, this cobnut is popular with commercial growers for its large, nicely flavoured nuts. 4 JUGLANS REGIA ‘LARA’

Developed in France and slightly more compact than other walnut trees, it produces nuts with a creamy flavour. 5 PRUNUS DULCIS ‘ALMOND ME’

Growing to just 4ft in height, this compact almond is ideal in pots and bears a good crop of nuts in early autumn.