Apple Trees Eating
Apples, what can be nicer than eating the fruits grown in your garden fresh from the tree? You don’t have to be a nutritionist to realize that apples are healthy. Not only do they come in their own packaging – meaning you can eat the skin – they are also full of healthy nutrients. We have many new and old traditional varieties of apple trees for sale. We supply the highest quality apple fruit trees and pack them with great care. Fruit Tree Growing Guide Click Here
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POLLINATION MADE SIMPLE
Most suburban situations provide good pollen due to the close proximity of other gardens. It is not always necessary to have pollinators if the bees and other pollinating insects are generous with their visits. If you have no other Apple tree close by then select two varieties in the same group or the adjoining group ie group 2 and 4 will pollinate group 3 as will any others in group 3. Some varieties of Apples are self fertile.
Pollination TableA GUIDE TO CHOOSING THE RIGHT TREE
1 Year Maiden = A one year old tree and the size depends on the variety but in general they will be 125cm in height and will have some side branches.
2 Year Tree = A two year old tree that has been pruned back in the first winter to form a bush shape. Generally trees will be 140-160cm in height with multiple side branches. This height guide is an end of summer height.
3 Year Tree = A three year old tree that has been pruned to form a bush shape. Generally trees will be 140-160cm in height with multiple side branches. This height guide is an end of summer height.
2 Year Cordon = The term cordon simply refers to a single stem with short sideshoots (the fruiting spurs). This is usually trained angled to 45 degrees (oblique cordon), but can be trained singly vertically (also known as minarette)
2 Tier Espaliers - The term espalier refers to the way fruit trees are trained to grow against a wall. It makes the tree easier to prune and the fruit easier to pick. This decorative method was often used in traditional walled kitchen gardens and is perfectly suited to growing fruit in the smaller garden.
Stepovers - Cultivated since Victorian times, they are basically one tier espaliers that are low enough to simply ‘step over’ where necessary. These are useful to define borders with. Their short stem and a horizontal branch look equally good in front of ornamental borders or vegetables.
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Apple Ashmeads Kernel
Dessert Apple - Nearly 300 years old and still regarded as one of the best late dessert apples. The yellow flesh is crisp and the flavour is rated as superb. Scab resistance is good and the fruit has excellent keeping quality. Fruit size is medium, yellowish-green, mostly covered with mid-brown russet. Picking time mid October, this variety stores well. Pollination group 4.
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Apple Blenheim Orange
Dessert/Cooking Apple - After nearly two centuries it is still regarded as the best dual purpose apple. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. The creamy flesh is crisp and dry with an excellent nutty flavour. Fruits are golden, flushed and striped with dull red and fine brown russet. Mildew resistance is good and the yields are heavy. Growth is very vigorous but this variety needs two other apple varieties for cross pollination (technical term is a triploid). A good choice for northern gardens. Picking time early October. Pollination group 3.
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Apple Braeburn
Dessert Apple - The original Braeburn was discovered and first grown commercially in New Zealand in 1952. This new clone is suitable for planting in the UK but does require a good long warm summer to fully ripen the fruit. The fruits have a firm flesh with a refreshing crisp flavour. Plant in a sunny sheltered spot. Fruit size is medium with crisp, firm, aromatic, red fruits. Picking time late October. Pollination group 4.
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Apple Brownlees Russet
Dessert Apple - This apple has stood the test of time, raised in Hemel Hempstead in 1848 by Mr William Brownlees. Intense, sweet to sharp taste of acid or fruit drops; quite juicy. Victorians prized it for the late dessert and Edwardians also valued its blossom - deep carmine buds opening to pink. Brown to red russet medium size fruit. Picking time early to mid October. Fruits store well. Pollination group 3.
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Apple Charles Ross
Dessert/Culinary Apple - This handsome dual purpose apple was raised from Peasgood Nonsuch x Cox's Orange Pippin by Charles Ross at Welford Park in Berkshire around 1890. The Royal Horticultural Society has given it its prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM). Has some resistance to apple scab. Large, round, colourful and showy. Does well in chalky soils. Picking time mid September. Pollination group 3.
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Apple Chivers Delight
Dessert Apple - Raised in 1936 by Mr Chivers, Chivers farms, Histon, Cambridgeshire. Attractive late variety. Ground colour green becoming pale yellow. One quarter to one half flushed with orange to red stripes. Crisp and juicy, honey flavour which keeps well. Medium size fruits. A good garden apple for all areas of the UK. Picking time mid October. Pollination group 4.
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Apple Christmas Pippin
Dessert Apple - Christmas Pippin is an exceptionally high quality eating experience. We would happily say this is the ‘new garden Cox’ but unlike this classic vintage variety, Christmas Pippin flowers and crops heavily. Delicious honey-flavoured fruit with creamy flesh, sweet and high in sugar content. Thin, orange flushed skin, juicy and crisp texture. A suitable garden variety for beginners as it's easy to grow. The apples store well until Christmas, so perfect for the Christmas Day apple pie or crumble! History: First introduced in 2011 after it was discovered growing beside a road in an orchard in Somerset. The parentage is unknown, but there is clearly a resemblance to Cox's Orange Pippin.
£36
Apple Cornish Aromatic
Dessert Apple - Found growing in Cornwall around 1813, but thought to be many centuries old. High quality apple. Primarily a garden and exhibition variety. Ground colour greenish to yellow, becoming yellow. Most fruit one quarter to one half flushed red. Conical to oblong large fruit. The flesh is crisp and aromatic. Picking time early to mid October. Pollination group 4.
£35
Apple Cornish Gillyflower
Dessert Apple - Found in a cottage garden near Truro, Cornwall around 1813. The tree is tip bearing and produces very few spurs. Ground colour greenish to yellow becoming a golden yellow when ripe. One half flushed with orange to red. Oblong-conical medium size fruits that are richly flavoured. Picking time mid October. Pollination group 4.
£35
Apple Coxs Orange Pippin
Dessert Apple - Regarded by many as the best of all eating apples. Aromatic, juicy, crisp with superb flavour. This variety is now self fertile. Fruits are golden, flushed with orange to red medium size fruits. Requires a favourable site. Pollination group 3.
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Apple Discovery
Dessert Apple - Raised by Mr Dummer, Langham, Essex around 1949. Said to be from Worcester Pearmain crossed with Beauty of Bath. Attractive, well rounded, second early apple. Produces spurs freely and somewhat inclined to tip bearing. Bright red, crisp, juicy with a sharp fresh flavour. Has good disease resistance and frost tolerance. The compact growth habit makes this a good garden variety. Picking time early August. Pollination group 3.
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Apple Egremont Russet
Dessert Apple - Probably originated in England. First recorded in 1872. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Good quality mid season russet that is still the most important commercial russet variety grown in England. A very good garden variety but the fruits are prone to bitter pit. Feed with calcium in spring and through out the growing season. Fruit size is medium with a crisp, nutty flavour. Compact growth habit. The blossom has good frost tolerance. Picking time late September. Pollination group 2.
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Apple Ellisons Orange
Dessert Apple - Raised by Rev. Ellison at Bracebridge, Lincolnshire. First recorded in 1904. Very juicy. Aniseed flavour if picked late. A hardy variety that is easy to grow with good scab and frost resistance. Green to yellow, flushed and striped with red. Picking time mid September. Pollination group 4. This variety has received the RHS Award of Garden Merit
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Family Tree Cox/Fiesta/Hereford Russet - 2 Year Bush 12 Litre
Cox's Orange Pippin Dessert Apple - Regarded by many as the best of all eating apples. Aromatic, juicy, crisp with superb flavour. This variety is now self fertile. Fruits are golden, flushed with orange to red medium size fruits.
Fiesta Dessert Apple - An outstanding new apple variety for people who would like to grow Cox's Orange Pippin but can't. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1987. Cox is one of the parents and all of the aroma and nuttiness are present. Fiesta is a heavy cropping variety. Fruits are brightly coloured with a yellow background. Size is medium to large and the shape is rather flat to round. Picking time early October.
Hereford Russet Dessert Apple - A modern variety that is the russet with a Cox-like flavour. Fruits are deep golden amber russetted. Exceptional eating quality with a rich, aromatic flavour and a winner in ‘taste testings’ around the country. The tree is well spurred, well shaped and moderately vigorous. The fruit set is heavy with small to medium sized fruit. A genuine resemblance to Cox but much easier to grow, far less troublesome and disease resistant. A very hardy variety that can be grown succesfully in any part of the UK. History: Bred by Hugh Ermen in 2002 in Kent, England. Picking time late October and the fruit stores until January.
£80
Apple Fiesta
Dessert Apple - An outstanding new variety for people who would like to grow Cox's Orange Pippin but can't. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1987. Cox is one of the parents and all of the aroma and nuttiness are present. Heavy cropping variety. Fruits are brightly coloured with a yellow background. Size is medium to large and the shape is rather flat to round. Picking time early October. Pollination group 3.
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Apple Greensleeves
Dessert Apple - Raised by Dr Alston at East Malling Research Station, Maidstone, Kent in 1966 from James Grieve x Golden Delicious. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. A green to yellow mid season apple that is very prolific, very hardy, reliable and easy to manage and comes into cropping very early. Medium size fruits. Picking time mid September. Pollination group 3.
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Apple Herefordshire Russet
Apple Herefordshire Russet fruit trees for sale - A modern variety that is the russet with a Cox-like flavour. Fruits are deep golden amber russetted. Exceptional eating quality with a rich, aromatic flavour and a winner in ‘taste testings’ around the country. The tree is well spurred, well shaped and moderately vigorous. The fruit set is heavy with small to medium sized fruit. A genuine resemblance to Cox but much easier to grow, far less troublesome and disease resistant. A very hardy variety that can be grown succesfully in any part of the UK. History: Bred by Hugh Ermen in 2002 in Kent, England.
Pollination Partners: Apple Bountiful Apple Braeburn Apple Cox Self Fertile Apple Egremont Russet Apple Discovery Apple Ellisons Orange Apple Fiesta Apple Gala
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Apple James Grieve
Dessert/Cooking Apple - Raised by James Grieve in Edinburgh, Scotland. First recorded in 1893. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1897. Now a well known well flavoured, juicy second early. An excellent choice, especially for a difficult site. Crops heavily and regularly. The soft texture fruit is both juicy and tangy. Does well in northern gardens. Picking time late August to early September. Pollination group 3.
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Apple Katy
Dessert Apple - Raised at Balsgard Fruit Breeding Institute in Sweden in 1947 from James Grieve x Worcester Pearmain. A very attractive early dessert variety. A good choice for northern gardens. Bright red, crisp and juicy, rather sharp if picked too early. Heavy and regular cropper. Fruit size can be small if not thinned. Picking time early September. Pollination group 3.
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Apple Kidds Orange Red
Dessert Apple - Raised by J.H. Kidd at Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand in 1924 from Cox's Orange Pippin x Delicious. High quality dessert apple grown commercially in New Zealand and can be found on some farms in the UK. It is a heavy and regular cropper and this variety spurs freely. It is suitable for northern gardens and has quite good resistance to disease. Well worth a place in the garden. Picking time early October. Pollination group 3.
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Apple Lord Lambourne
Dessert Apple - Raised by Laxton Brothers Ltd at Bedford in 1907 from James Grieve x Worcester Pearmain. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1923. A high quality dessert apple, highly recommended by many experts, as it can be relied upon to crop both heavily and regularly almost anywhere. Its compact growth habit makes it suitable for small gardens and the brightly coloured fruit is sweet, juicy and aromatic. Picking time mid September. Pollination group 2.
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Apple Norfolk Royal
Dessert Apple - A chance seedling found in Wright's Nurseries, North Walsham, Norfolk in about 1908. Very attractive dessert apple. Could be regarded as an exhibition variety. Pale yellow flushed with brilliant red. Smooth skin that is very shiny, medium size and conical in shape. Flesh is a creamy white and fairly crisp and juicy. Picking time early September. Pollination group 4.
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Apple Peasgoods Nonsuch
Dessert/Cooking Apple - Raised by Mrs. Peasgood at Stamford, Lincolnshire in 1858. Received the First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1872. Large culinary apple. Primarily a garden and exhibition variety. When well coloured the more conical fruits look rather like Charles Ross. Pale green with broken green stripes and orange flesh. When cooked makes a sweet, deliciously flavoured puree. Juicy when eaten fresh. Picking time mid September. Pollination group 3.
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Apple Pinova
Dessert Apple - The new wonder Apple, Pinova is a red sport of Evelina®. Self fertile. Has excellent flavour with Cox and Golden Delicious as parents. Fruits store well and hang on the tree late. Has excellent resistance to both mildew and scab so is an ideal choice for the organic grower. Picking time late September. Pollination group 3
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Apple Queen Cox
Dessert Apple - A self-fertile clone that needs no other variety for pollination. A more highly coloured clone of Cox's Orange Pippin that was discovered at Appleby Fruit Farm, Kingston Bagpuize, Berkshire and then received by the National Fruit Trials in 1953. It has all the same benefits and taste as Cox's Orange Pippin but the fruits are more coloured with an aromatic flavour. Pollination group 3.
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Apple Red Falstaff
Dessert Apple Red Falstaff - This new heavy cropping variety would be our choice in any garden. This variety has so many plus points and it never seems to fail. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Self fertile with disease resistance and frost tolerance. Fruits are bright red with crisp juicy well flavoured flesh. Picking time late September. Pollination group 3.
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Apple Rosemary Russet
Dessert Apple - Remains a popular garden apple. The origin is unknown. It was first recorded in 1831. Orange to reddish brown flush over a yellow to golden russet. Medium sized conical fruits. Intense sweet-sharp taste. Picking time late September to early October. Fruits store until March. Pollination group 3.
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Apple Royal Gala
Dessert Apple - Similar to Golden Delicious but well coloured with a much better flavour. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Heavy and regular cropper. If you like a crisp juicy apple then this is the one. Picking time late September and fruit stores until December. Pollination group 4.
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Apple Scrumptious
Dessert Apple Scrumptious fruit trees - Scrumptious was bred from a cross between Golden Delicious and Discovery by Hugh Ermen in the early 1980's. An excellent early dessert apple with a fragrant honeyed flavour. Scrumptious is a self fertile apple. With very good disease and frost resistance this make an ideal apple tree for any garden. Pollination Group 3.
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Apple Spartan
Dessert Apple - The smooth skinned dark red fruit is white fleshed, crisp and very juicy. The hardy tree yields well and spurs freely. Requires thinning if size is important. Picking time early October. Pollination group 3.
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Apple St Edmunds Pippin
Dessert Apple - Choose this one if you want a russet early in the season. Was raised in England around 1870 by R Harvey at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk and is thought to be a chance seedling. Received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1875. Fruit quality is high with a distinct tangy sweetness. Texture is firm and growth habit is compact. Picking time mid September. Pollination group 2.
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Apple Sunset
Dessert Apple - Raised in approximately 1918 by G C Addy at Ightham, Kent. It received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1960. An excellent heavy cropping garden apple that is hardy and compact with very good disease resistance. The fruits are gold with red stripes and have a firm, crisp, fine textured flesh with a good aromatic Cox like flavour, which is sharp and intense. Picking time late September. Pollination group 3.
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Apple Tydemans Late
Dessert Apple - This variety was raised in 1930 at East Malling Research Station in Kent by H M Tydeman. A cross between Laxton's Superb and Cox's Orange Pippin. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1965. Has rich and aromatic flavour. Orange to red in colour with some russeting. Firm and sweet. Good reliable variety. Picking time mid October. Pollination group 4.
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Apple Winter Gem
Dessert Apple - Raised in 1975 by Hugh Ermen, Faversham, Kent and produced by crossing Grimes Golden and Cox's Orange Pippin. It is an excellent heavy cropping variety with pink flushed skin and exceptional rich and aromatic flavour. Growth is upright. Highly recommended. Picking time October and will store until December. Pollination group 3.
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Apple Worcester Pearmain
Dessert Apple - An old favourite. It was raised by Mr Hale of Swan Pool near Worcester and thought to be a seedling from Devonshire Quarrenden. Introduced in 1874 and received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1875. A hardy reliable variety with resistance to mildew. Leave the fruit on the tree until fully ripe and the flavour and aroma are enhanced. Tip bearing variety. Picking time September. Pollination group 3.
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