Fruit and Nut

General Information

Apples are generally not self fertile so will require a pollinator from the same or adjacent pollination group. For example:a cultivar (variety) in pollination group 3 will require a pollinator from groups 2, 3 or 4. Triploids require a pollinator from the same or adjacent pollination group but will not provide reciprocal pollination. Hence the pollinator of a triploid requires its own separate pollinator.

Months listed refer to the eating period if the apple is stored in cool conditions. Some apples will keep considerably longer in optimum storage conditions.

Rootstocks

M27 rootstock is ultra dwarfing, will produce very small trees; M9 is dwarfing and is the modern standard for high density orchards or small gardens. M26 is somewhat more vigorous, MM106 more vigorous still, used in larger gardens and the more traditional orchards especially cider ones. M116 is a new rootstock that is between M26 and MM106, but with better disease resistance. M25 and M111 are very vigorous, will produce really big trees. M25 is sometimes used for cider. M111 is more resistant to wet soils.

Generally speaking, the more vigorous the rootstock, the greater adaptability to poor soils. More information can be found on our rootstock information page.

Please note that we only supply trees on dwarfing rootstocks for quantities of 10 or more trees per variety. The bulk of our trees are on MM106, with a limited range on M111 and M25.

Rootstock information

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Tree types

Maiden - Young tree
Straight Lead - Maiden grown on for further year, few side branches
Cordon - Maiden grown on for one extra year with good spur development
Bush Trained - Topped at 75cm with some side branch development
Half Standard - Topped at 1.2m with good side branch development

* For wholesale prices (50 or more trees), the minimum number of any one variety is normally 10 trees

Apples Full List

Eating and Cooking Varieties

Bardsey                                                          
Dual purpose apple discovered growing wild on Ynys Enlii (Bardsey Island). Tasty eater when fully ripe. Growing at the Sustainability Institute premises since 2005. September to October. Pollination group 2.

Bramley's Seedling                                        
Justifiably famous cooker producing large crops of large well flavoured fruit. Hardy and vigorous. Moderately high in vitamin C (16mg/100g). Good for juice or cider production. October to March. Pollination group 3 but triplod. Nottingham 1809

Brownlee's Russet                                         
Tasty eater with ornamental blossom. Aromatic, nutty flavour. Resistant to scab and canker. October to March (excellent storage). Pollination group 2. Herefordshire 1848

Charles Ross                                        
Dual purpose apple: sweet for easting but good for baking, cider making and juicing. Hardy and very resistant to scab. September. Pollination group 2/3. Berkshire 1890

Cornish Aromatic                                        
Old favourite with very good resistance to canker and scab. One of the most suitable varieties for high rainfall areas. October to February. Pollination group 3. Cornwall 1813

Coul Blush                                        
Cooker/Eater. Hardy and disease resistant variety from Northern Scotland. Yellow streaked with red. Juicy and crisp. September. Pollination group 2. Rosshire 1827

Court of Wick                                            
Small juicy eater. Good flavour. Resistant to scab and canker. Good for juice production. October to December. Pollination group 3

Court Pendu Plat                                           
Very old eating apple  from France dating back to medieval times. Small, tasty, slightly pineapple flavoured fruit. Resistant to scab. November to January but will sometimes keep to May in good storage conditions. Pollination group 5. Performs well in poor growing conditions

Crawley Beauty                                          
Cooker. Resistant to scab and canker. November to February. Becomes sweet late season. Pollination group 5. Sussex 1850

D'Arcy Spice                                           
Spicy eater with hint of nutneg. Also good for juice production. Resistant to scab and canker Very long keeper. November to May. Pollination group 3. Performs well in coastal locations. Essex 1785

Discovery                                           
Eater. August. Possibly the tastiest of the early apples. Crisp with slight hint of strawberry. Bright red with pink coloured flesh. Does not keep. Homegrown ones are much tastier than the ones found in the shops. Pollination group 2/3. Essex 1949

Downton Pippin                                           
Eater. Sometimes used for cider. Small and juicy with intense flavour. September to October. Pollination group 2. Shropshire c1800.

Edward VII                                                   
Cooker (Golden Noble x Blenhein Orange). Makes good puree. Upright tree. Resistant to scab. November to March. Pollination group 5. Worcester 1906. Said to be suitable for forest gardens as survives with minimal pruning

Egremont Russet                                                    
Tasty eater. Resistant to scab and canker hence suitable for high rainfall areas. October to December. Pollination group 2. Sussex 19th Century

Fiesta                                                   
Popular eater, Cox's parentage. Aromatic sweet and crisp. Tree often has weeping form, ornamental. September or October, keeps till January. Pollination group 3. Kent 1972.

Gennet Moyle                                       
Cooker. Also used for cider (bittersweet). Resistant to scab. Very strong grower. September to October. Pollination group 2. Triploid. Herefordshire 18th Century

Gladstone                                       
Very early eater once wider planted in Ireland. Large fruit sometimes prone to cracking. Scab and canker resistant. Raspberry flavour. August but sometimes ripens by late July. Pollination group 3. Worcester 1860

Greensleeves                                                       
Eater. Resistant to scab and canker. Crisp and juicy. October to December. Good pollinator for other varieties. Pollination group 3. Kent 1966.

Grenadier                                                       
Reliable early cooker (James Grieve x Golden Delicious). Not a good keeper so needs to be used soon after picking. Very resistant to scab and canker so suitable for high rainfall areas. August/September. Good pollinator for other varieties. Pollination group 3. Buckinghamshire 1875

Herefordshire Russet                                                        
Eater. Recent introduction, popular with organic growers. Aromatic, very good quality fruit, flavour similar to Cox. Reliable cropper, long keeper. Mid-October to March. Pollination group 3. Kent 2002.

Honeycrisp                              
Eater. The only North American apple variety on our lists. Large exceptionally jucy fruit, sweet but mild in flavour (some apple connoisseurs might find it a little bland). It grows very well in Nova Scotia, Canada, out-cropping most other varieties. Also noted for it's very good storage qualities. October, will store till March or April. Pollination group 3. Minnesota 1988.

Katja (syn Katy)                                            
Tasty eater (James Grieve x  Worcester Pearmain). Very reliable cropper.  Also good for juicing and cider. Resistant to canker. September/October. Pollination group 3. Sweden 1947

Lemon Pippin                                       
Dual purpose. Juicy eater when fully ripe, with a hint of lemon flavour. Also good for tarts. Reputedly good for drying as does not discolour when cut. Resistant to scab. October to March. Pollination group 4. Normandy early 19th Century

Newton Wonder                                       
Cooker. Large juicy apple good for puree. Resistant to scab and canker. September to December. Pollination group 3/4. Derby 1870

Orleans Reinette                                       
Eater. Dry, sweet and aromatic. Good resistance to scab and canker. Also used for cooking (keeps shape when cooked). October. Pollination group 4. France 18th Century

Pitmaston Pineapple                                       
Conical fruit with rich pineapple flavour. Eater. Can be biennial. Resistant to scab. September to December. Pollination group 3.  Hereford 1785

Pixie                                      
Eater.Small attractive fruit, yellow flushed orange or red. Sweet, aromatic. Resistant to scab. October till March. Pollination group 4. Wisley 1947

Rajka                                      
Cooker but makes good eater when fully ripe. Small fruit but heavy cropper. Resistant to scab. Best in warm location. October. Pollination group 3. Czech republic

Red Pixie                                      
Eater. Red version of Pixie. Very attractive fruit, popular with children. Sweet, aromatic. Resistant to scab. October till March. Pollination group 4. 

Redsleeves                                       
Eater. Crisp juicy and sweet, slightly aromatic. Resistant to scab. Good cropper. September. Pollination group 3. Kent 1986

Red Windsor                                     
Eater. Red sport of Alkmene, parents Cox's Orange Pippin and Duchess of Oldenburg. Exceptional flavour, slightly more acid than Cox. Also highly disease resistant. . September. Pollination group 2 but regarded as self fertile. Herefordshire 1985 (Alkmene was developed in Germany in 1930).

Rev W. Wilks                                       
Early cooker. Resistant to scab and canker. Recommended for high rainfall areas. When fully ripe can be used as an eater. August to October. Pollination group 2. Berkshire 1908

Ribston Pippin                                       
Eater. October to January. Juicy, firm, aromatic. Rich flavour. Very high in vitamin C (31mg/100g). Also good for cooking, juicing and cider. Can be susceptible to canker. Pollination group 2. Triploid. Originally raised in Yorkshire from pip imported from France c1707. Parent of Cox's Orange Pippin.

Rosemary Russet                                       
Eater. Aromatic with excellent flavour. Also used for juice production. Good resistance to scab and canker. October. Pollination group 3. Middlesex 1830

Rosette                                       
Very new apple, developed by the Frank Matthews nursery in Worcestershire 2011. Best known for its reddish pink flesh with the distrinctive rosette pattern. Juicy, sweet, good flavour. Also fairly disease resistant. Very early fruiting, around mid-August. Pollination group 2.

Ross non Pareil                                       
Eater. Intense flavoured russet grown in Ireland from a pip of French origin. Resistant to scab and canker. October to December. Pollination group 2. Rosslare, 18th Century.

St Edmund's Russet                                       
Eater. Sweet, juicy, very tasty with touch of pear flavour. Good resistance to scab and canker. Also used for juice and cider. September. Pollination group 2. Suffolk 1875

Tickled Pink (Baya Marisa)                                                         
New variety, red skinned but more known for its unique red flesh. Generally considered a cooker (the colour keeps when cooked), great in pies. Quite disease resistant and will store to the New Year. Also used for juice (red!) and can be used as an eater when fully ripe (slightly tart). Pollination group 3. Bavaria 2005.

Tom Putt                                        
Cooker. Vigorous. Also used for juice and cider (sharp). Very resistant to scab. September. Pollination group 3. Devon 18th Century

Yellow Ingestrie. Old variety, Orange Pippin x Golden Pippin. Firm and crisp, aromatic, exquisite flavour. September-October. Pollination group 2. Originates c 1800. Mentioned in Hogg.

Cider Varieties

Black Dabinette                                           
Full bittersweet, astringent. Probably a sport or seedling of Dabinett. Vintage quality. Fruit dark purple-brown. Very vigorous grower. Resistant to scab. November to January. Pollination group 5. Later and more astringent than Dabinett. Somerset

Brown's                                      
Bittersharp category. Dark red fruit. Very resistant to scab. September to October. Pollination group 4. South Devon c1900

Dabinette                                           
Full bittersweet, astringent. Vintage quality. Resistant to scab. October to January. Pollination group 5. Regarded as one of the most reliable cider varieties. Somerset

Gennet Moyle                                       
Bittersweet. Also used for cooking. Resistant to scab. Very strong grower. September to October. Pollination group 2. Triploid. Herefordshire 18th Century

Harry Masters                                                        
Medium to full bittersweet. Vintage quality. Good cropper but can be biennial. October to November. Pollination group 5. Somerset 19th century.

Kingston Black                                                        
Medium sharp category. Vintage quality. Aromatic, distinctive flavour. October to November. In wet areas, can be susceptible to canker and sscab. Pollination group 5. Somerset 19th century.

Major                                                     
Full bittersweet. Vintage quality. Astringent. Very vigorous, good cropper but can be biennial. September to October. Pollination group 5. Somerset 19th century.

Médaille D'Or                                                        
Full bittersweet. Sweet, fruity, very astringent. Vintage quality. One for the connoisseur. Compact tree, good cropper but branches prone to breakage. Pollination group 6 (very late). Normandy 1865.

Michelin                                                       
Medium bittersweet. Sweet, aromatic. Vintage quality. Compact tree, precocious. Usually a reliable cropper but in wet areas prone to canker. Commonly used in Ireland for industrial scale commercial cider (heavily sprayed). October to November. Pollination group 5. Normandy 1872.

Morgan's Sweet                                       
Pure sweet category. Sweet, juicy, sometimes used as an eater. Resistant to scab. September to October. Pollination group 4. Somerset 18th Century

Somerset Redstreak                                     
Bittersweet. Very strong growing with good resistance to scab. Can be biennial. October to November. Pollination group 5

Sweet  Coppin                                    
Pure sweet category. Strong growing but can be an irregular cropper.October to November. Pollination group 4. Devon 18th Century

Tom Putt                                        
Generally as a cooking apple but also used in cider (sharp). Vigorous. Also used for juice. Very resistant to scab. September. Pollination group 3. Devon 18th Century

Tremlett's Bitter                                        
Cider. Full bittersweet. Slightly susceptible to scab. October. Pollination group 2. Devon 19th Century

Yarlington Mill                                           
Cider apple. Medium bittersweet, vintage quality. Resistant to canker. October to November. Pollination group 4. Somerset

Crab apples

Malus 'Laura'                              
Ruby red fruit with pink flesh. High in pectin. Ideal for crab apple jelly. Large ornamental pink flowers. Very attractive tree, good for bees.