The Kentish cherry trees were planted around the edge of the orchard to protect the less hardy trees within. The apple trees were often inferior seedlings, but could be good Pignoses (winter apple) or Foxwell (fall apple), or grafts on the inferior seedlings. The pears were also inferior seedlings, but there were grafts of the French Sugar Pear and the Black Worcester, and later the Catherine (from Boston) and the Orange; the trees were hardy and long-lived.
To protect the more delicate trees within the orchard, Kentish cherry trees were planted around its perimeter. The apple trees, often inferior seedlings, could produce good varieties like Pignose or Foxwell, or grafts on the weaker ones. Pears, also inferior seedlings, had grafts of French Sugar Pear and Black Worcester, later adding Catherine (from Boston) and Orange varieties. These pear trees were hardy and long-lived.