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Pollination of Bardsey apple trees
Your
Bardsey apple tree is in
flowering group 2.
It is
not self-fertile and needs a pollination partner of a different variety nearby.
The following varieties should pollinate this apple tree.
(Most
white-blossom crab-apples will also be good pollinators for this variety).
Pollination partner apple varieties in our catalogue
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A mid-season cooking apple, producing a light yellow puree. Very attractive blossom.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Mid-Late seasonStock availability: sold out
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One of the earliest English apples, ripening in early August.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-sterile
Picking season: Early seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 1-year bare-root M25
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Bountiful is an easy-to-grow cooking apple, it retains its shape when cooked, fairly sweet for a cooker.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-sterile
Picking season: Mid seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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An excellent late-season English apple with a very good sweet/sharp flavour and crisp hard flesh.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability: sold out
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Charles Ross is a very attractive classic English dual-purpose apple.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Mid seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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Christmas Pippin is a new high-yielding Cox-style apple, discovered as a chance seedling tree.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root M116
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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Discovery is the definitive early-season English apple variety, makes a good fruit tree for the garden.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Early seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root M116
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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Egremont Russet is the most popular English russet variety, and a good apple tree for the garden.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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Greensleeves is a reliable and popular mid-season green/yellow apple, easy to grow and productive.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Mid seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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Grenadier is an early-season cooking apple, and one of the most foolproof apple varieties.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Early-Mid seasonStock availability:
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Herefordshire Russet is a modern russet apple variety, with an excellent strong Cox-like flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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Howgate Wonder is a large cooking apple which keeps well. Produces an excellent sharp juice.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
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Idared is a popular American late-season apple variety, notable for its excellent keeping qualities.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-sterile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
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An attractive early season apple, ripening in July / August.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-sterile
Picking season: Early seasonStock availability:
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James Grieve is the classic Scottish cooking apple. It can also be eaten fresh, and is excellent for juice.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Mid seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M9
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 1-year bare-root M25
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Katy is an attractive and versatile early apple variety from Sweden, very easy to grow.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Early-Mid seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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Keswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Stock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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Kidd's Orange Red is one of the best Cox-style apples, aromatic, sweet, and easy to grow.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Mid-Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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A quietly popular Edwardian era Cox-style apple, developed by the Laxton Brothers Nursery.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Stock availability: sold out
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Limelight is an attractive green mid-season dessert apple, ideal for gardens.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Mid seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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Lord Lambourne is a popular versatile garden apple variety, with a good balance of sweet and sharp flavours.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Mid seasonStock availability:
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Admiration is a naturally dwarf upright crab-apple with masses of light-pink / white flowers.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Very-Late seasonStock availability:
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Malus Profusion is a notably compact crab apple variety, with dense clusters of deep pink blossom.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-fertile
Picking season: Early seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous
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Evereste is one of the most well-known crab-apples, featuring white blossom and red-yellow fruits.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
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An attractive spreading crab-apple tree with white blossom and red / yellow fruits.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-fertile
Picking season: Stock availability:
- 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous
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Malus Gorgeous features light pink blossom and is good for crab apple jelly.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Very-Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous
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A superb all-round crab apple, bronze leaves, and persistent red fruits.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Very-Late seasonStock availability:
- N/A bare-root Semi-vigorous
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A compact crab apple, with unusually large persistent fruits - excellent for crab apple jelly.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous
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A dwarf upright crab apple with bronze leaves and crimson blossom.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous
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Malus Red Sentinel has white blossom and small scarlet persistent fruits.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous
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Malus Rosehip is notable for its large rosehip-shaped red fruits.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous
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Malus toringo Scarlett is an ornamental crab apple with purple/green leaves and pink blossom.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Very-Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous
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Malus Sun Rival is a crab apple with white flowers, red fruits, notable for its weeping growth habit.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Mid seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous
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Peasgood Nonsuch is a highly-regarded old-fashioned English cooking apple.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Stock availability:
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Red Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Mid seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root M116
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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Red Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root M116
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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Red Windsor is one of the easiest to grow of all dessert apple trees, and with a pleasant apple flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-fertile
Picking season: Mid seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root M116
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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A widely-grown and well-regarded English cooking apple.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-fertile
Picking season: Early seasonStock availability:
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Probably the best-flavoured of the pink-fleshed apple varieties, and produces lovely pink juice.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-sterile
Picking season: Early seasonStock availability:
- Cordon bare-root M9
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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Considered by many to be the best-tasting apple ever, Rubinette has a lovely balanced sweet / sharp flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
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Not as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Stock availability:
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An attractive modern English apple, crisp flesh and an excellent flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Mid seasonStock availability:
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Scotch Dumpling is a large Scottish cooking apple. Cooks to a frothy puree with a good flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-sterile
Picking season: Early-Mid seasonStock availability:
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Scumptious is a modern award-winning early-season English dessert apple.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Early-Mid seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root M116
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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Spartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, delicate "vinous" flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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Sunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Stock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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An unusual new apple variety with a unique combination of orange skin and pink flesh.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Mid seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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Winter Gem is a late-season apple variety with a very good aromatic flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
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Worcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Early-Mid seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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One of the prettiest of all apples, perfect for a table display, with a rich fruity flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Early-Mid seasonStock availability:
Other compatible varieties
We do not sell these varieties but they may be available from other fruit tree nurseries. Use our enquiry form and we will help you find a supplier.
- Airlie Red Flesh,
- Akero,
- Alexander,
- Alkmene,
- Almata,
- American Summer Pearmain,
- Antonovka Kamenichka,
- Ariane,
- Arlet,
- Aromatic Russet,
- Arthur W Barnes,
- Baumann's Reinette,
- Beeley Pippin,
- Benoni,
- Blue Pearmain,
- Bonza,
- Broadholme Beauty,
- Brownlees Russet,
- Bushey Grove,
- Cameo,
- Centennial Crab,
- Chestnut Crab,
- Christmas Pearmain,
- Clark's Seedling,
- Coconut Crunch,
- Coralburst,
- Crimson Crisp,
- Daliclass,
- Davey,
- Dawn,
- Delprim,
- Devonshire Quarrenden,
- Diamond Jubilee,
- Dog's Snout,
- Duchess of Oldenburg,
- Duke of Devonshire,
- Eden,
- Elise,
- Elstar,
- Elton Beauty,
- Emneth Early,
- Epicure,
- Erwin Bauer,
- Estivale,
- Falstaff,
- Fameuse,
- Fireside,
- Freedom,
- Freyberg,
- Frostbite,
- George Cave,
- Glockenapfel,
- Golden Harvey,
- Golden Nugget,
- Golden Pippin,
- Golden Russet,
- Golden Spire,
- Green Balsam,
- Haralson,
- Harrison,
- Hazen,
- Honeygold,
- Hudson's Golden Gem,
- Huonville Crab,
- Indo,
- Jazz,
- Jonafree,
- Jonagrimes,
- Jonared,
- Jonathan,
- July Red,
- Kandil Sinap,
- Kerry Pippin,
- Lady Apple,
- Lady Hollendale,
- Lady Williams,
- Lakeland,
- Langton's Nonsuch,
- Liset,
- Lobo,
- Lord Hindlip,
- Lord Peckover,
- Mairac,
- Maltster,
- Malus toringo,
- Mantet,
- Marbles NUVAR,
- McIntosh,
- Melrose,
- Merton Charm,
- Merton Prolific,
- Merton Russet,
- Merton Worcester,
- Miller's Seedling,
- Milton,
- New Rock Pippin,
- Norfolk Royal Russet,
- Northern Greening,
- Novaspy,
- Opal,
- Opal (Seabrook),
- Opalescent,
- Oriole,
- Paula Red,
- Perrine Yellow Transparent,
- Pink Lady,
- Pink Pearl,
- Pink Pearmain,
- Prairie Spy,
- Priam,
- Quinte,
- Red Jonathan,
- Rival,
- Rosemary Russet,
- Rubinola,
- Saint Everard,
- Sans Pareil,
- Shenandoah,
- Smitten,
- SnowSweet,
- Sops in Wine,
- State Fair,
- Stirling Castle,
- Sturmer Pippin,
- Sunburst,
- Suncrisp,
- Sunrise,
- Sweet Coppin,
- Thoday's Quarrenden,
- Tina,
- Upton Pyne,
- Vista Bella,
- Wayside,
- Wealthy,
- William's Pride,
- WineCrisp,
- Allington Pippin,
- Antonovka,
- Ballerina Flamenco,
- Burgundy,
- Cortland,
- Cripps Red,
- Eden,
- Galarina,
- Granny Smith,
- Grimes Golden,
- Hewe's Crab,
- King David,
- Little Pax,
- Macoun,
- Malus Butterball,
- Malus Louisa,
- Malus Pink Glow,
- Malus Roberts Red,
- Malus Royal Beauty,
- Margil,
- Meridian,
- Newtown Pippin,
- Porter's Perfection,
- Priscilla,
- Redfree,
- Sweet Sixteen,
- Topaz,
- Wickson Crab,
- William Crump,
- Wolf River,
- Yellow Transparent,
- Zestar!
More advice about pollination
Please note that our whilst our system takes many relevant factors into account, it is certainly not completely accurate
Our article on the pollination of fruit trees gives more details of the factors involved in pollination.
Crab apples
It is worth remembering that crab apple trees make excellent pollinators for almost any apple variety. This is because they produce very large quantities of pollen over a long period and are (with some exceptions) only distantly related to mainstream apple varieties so their pollen is highly compatible.
English and international fruit and fruiting ornamental trees