Fruit tree specialists in West Yorkshire
Fruit Works Co-operative is a social enterprise helping communities in Leeds, Bradford and the surrounding areas to plant and maintain fruit trees. Our mission is to enable more people to grow their own fruit as a step towards building resilient local food systems.
Join our Orchard Harvest Share Scheme for Autumn 2026
We look after a historic orchard in East Leeds filled with rare and interesting fruit varieties. You can sign up to receive a share of the harvest, hand picked and naturally grown, delivered to a collection point near you in five installments.
Planting. Picking. Pruning. Propagating.
We provide a range of services based around the seasonal cycles of fruit trees. As well as doing this work ourselves, we are committed to sharing our knowledge and providing training to people new to growing fruit.
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Pruning
We provide a professional and affordable pruning service to improve the health and productivity of mature fruit trees.
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Tree Planting
We work with schools and community groups to design and plant beautiful orchards that will stand the test of time.
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Tree Nursery
We stock a wide variety of fruit trees and soft fruit bushes that have been propagated and grown at our nursery in Leeds.
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Events
We run year-round workshops and other events across Leeds and Bradford to help enable and inspire more people to grow their own fruit.
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Harvesting
We manage a traditional orchard and distribute the harvest via our Fruit Harvest Share with collection points across Leeds & Bradford.
Why Fruit Trees?
Fruit trees and bushes are an incredibly valuable resource for people and wildlife. Year after year they produce free, nutritious food for us and provide a habitat for many species of birds, mammals and insects.
In the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, planting trees is an effective solution for capturing carbon and restoring habitats. On top of this, we are becoming increasingly disconnected from our food sources. The fruit we buy is often grown using harmful chemical fertilisers and imported from halfway around the world. Planting fruit trees is therefore an important step towards creating resilient local food systems and restoring natural ecosystems in our cities.
“The work you have done with our Year 6 is invaluable and has exceeded our expectations. Hugely successful and I can highly recommend to all schools. Children of all ages get so much out of it. Thank you Fruit Works. Excellent delivery.”
— Teacher, Westbourne Primary School
Tree nursery
Grown by our small team & volunteers at our nursery in Leeds, we have quality fruit trees available for local collection or UK-wide delivery.
Fruitful Bradford
Every year, tonnes of home-grown apples go to waste in the Bradford District. This year, Fruit Works Co-operative have established a coordinated juicing library and service, by working with four community hubs in Keighley, Shipley and Central Bradford. This helps direct this abundance of fruit into homes and away from being wasted. To find out more about the service and how you could use it, click the button below.
