APPLE TREES
THE BEST SELLING VARIETIES

ROOTSTOCKS - Approximate Height Guide
Please note that heights are approx and for guidance only. The ultimate size of the tree will be influenced by the vigour of the actual variety. A weak growing variety grafted onto the most vigorous stock will not make a very large tree. I have tried to show this by overlapping some of the rootstocks in the table below the tree pictures. The tree shape, its location and soil condition are also influencing factors.

E = EARLY season. M = MID season.
L = LATE season. C = CULINARY.
D = DESSERT. DP = DUAL PURPOSE.

Grafted onto Rootstocks - MM106, M.26, and M.27.

Price 1yr tree £12.00   2yr Tree £14.00 - See 'Pricelist' for all prices and discounts.

ASHMEADS KERNEL. LD. 1700. An excellent variety. Sweet, juicy and highly aromatic. Possibly superior to Cox in flavour.

BLENHEIM ORANGE. LDP. 1740. Beautiful. Was once grown in most farm orchards. Cook before Xmas. Dessert from Jan.

BRAMLEY’S SEEDLING. LC. 1809. Always popular. A tip bearer and Triploid needing two pollinators.

COX’S ORANGE PIPPIN. LD. 1825. Number one seller due to its excellent taste. Needs careful cultivation though.

COX’S ORANGE - SELF FERTILE. The name states its claim. Recently introduced self fertile version of true Cox.

EGREMONT RUSSET. MD. 1872. Most popular Russet. Very good sweet and nutty flavour.

FIESTA (aka RED PIPPIN). MD. 1987. Cox's x Idared. Very heavy crops and ideal for northern regions.

GEORGE CAVE. ED. 1923. Crisp, juicy, slightly acid flavour. Spur bearer. The best of the early varieties.

GREENSLEEVES. MD. 1966. James Grieve x Golden Delicious. A very good yield of large regular shaped fruit. Excellent.

'HEREFORDSHIRE RUSSET' A very high quality new variety with an aromatic Cox type flavour. Rich golden brown apples. Often requested and pleased to add this year. Disease resistant.

HOWGATE WONDER. LC. 1915. Frost resistance and heavy and regular cropping make this variety very popular.

JAMES GRIEVE. ED. 1893. Well known hardy variety from Scotland. Reliable cropper and always popular.

JUPITER. MD. 1966. Cox's Orange Pippin x Starking. Striped fruit. Heavy and reliable cropping. Aromatic flavour.

KATY. ED.1947. Aka 'Katja'. James Grieve x Worcester Pearmain. Frost resistant and considered by some superior to Worcester.

LAXTON'S SUPERB. LD. 1897. Very popular, well known variety. Cox x Wyken. It will grow where Cox's Orange fails.

RED DEVIL. LD. Discovery x Kent. Strong, fruity taste with bright red flesh. Use from October to December. Excellent garden variety.

RED WINDSOR. A new variety originating in Herefordshire in 1985. Very heavy cropping from this Cox like apple. Very compact growth and frost hardy.

REV.W.WILKS. EC. 1908. Peasgood Nonsuch x Ribston Pippin. Compact, disease resistant well known cooker.

'SCRUMPTIOUS' I am often asked for this new introduction and think it will become a best seller due to its complex flavour, self fertile status, disease resistance and good crops of red apples, thin skins for children. It seems to have it all !

SUNSET. M-L D.1918. Can be grown where Cox's Orange Pippin fails. Golden yellow striped and flushed orange red.

'SWEET SOCIETY' A new russet streaked Cox like apple with rich aromatic flavour. Selected to celebrate the RHS' 2004 bicentennial celebrations. Recommended.

TOM PUTT. MC. Late 1700's. From Trent, Somerset. Good and regular cropping. Widely used for Cider in the West Country.

'WINTER GEM' Exceptional quality. This new apple has a pink flush and wins flavour contests with its rich aromatic flavour. An excellent garden variety. Use October through to March.

WORCESTER PEARMAIN. E-M D. 1874. Well known, hardy variety. Suitable for cold areas. Inclined to be a tip bearer.

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