Apple trees

We are apple tree specialists and can advise on all aspects of choosing and planting apple trees.

Adams Pearmain
Adams' Pearmain is a popular Victorian-era English apple with a distinctive 'pearmain' shape.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Annie Elizabeth
A traditional English cooking apple, with a sweet flavour, which keeps its shape when cooked.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Arthur Turner
A mid-season cooking apple, producing a light yellow puree. Very attractive blossom.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Ashmead's Kernel
A versatile English 17th century russet apple, Ashmead's Kernel is noted for its distinctive pear-like flavour.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Ballerina Flamenco
A ballerina-style apple tree which grows as columnar minarette.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Ballerina Samba
One of the best-flavoured Ballerina minarette-type apple varieties.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Bardsey
A hardy disease-resistant apple, discovered growing on an island off the west coast of Wales.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Beauty of Bath
One of the earliest English apples, ripening in early August.
Picking season: Very early
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Blenheim Orange
Blenheim Orange is a classic English dual-purpose apple, useful for dessert and culinary purposes.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Bloody Ploughman
An old Scottish apple variety, named for the crimson-red colour of its skin and stained flesh.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Bountiful
Bountiful is an easy-to-grow cooking apple, it retains its shape when cooked, fairly sweet for a cooker.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Braeburn
Braeburn is one of the best-flavoured supermarket apple varieties.
Picking season: Very late
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: New Zealand
Bramley 20
Bramley 20 is a naturally smaller version of Bramley's Seedling (the apples are the same size though).
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Bramley's Seedling
Bramley is the essential English cooking apple, famous for its rich sharp acidity.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Bright Future
A modern late-season English apple with a good sweet/sharp flavour and crisp flesh.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Broadholme Beauty
Charles Ross
Charles Ross is a very attractive classic English dual-purpose apple.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Chivers Delight
Chivers Delight is an under-rated Cox-style apple from Cambridgeshire. Crisp and sweet.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Christmas Pippin
Christmas Pippin is a new high-yielding Cox-style apple, discovered as a chance seedling tree.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Core BlimeyTM
Cornish Aromatic
An attractive late-season apple from Cornwall, with a good aromatic flavour.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Cornish Gilliflower
Cornish Gilliflower is a popular English eating apple with an excellent sweet aromatic flavour.
Picking season: Very late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Coul Blush
Court Pendu Plat
Court Pendu Plant is a traditional French apple with a pronounced aromatic pear-drop flavor.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 6
Country of origin: France
Cox's Orange Pippin
Cox is widely acknowledged as having the best flavour of any apple variety.
Picking season: Mid
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Discovery
Discovery is the definitive early-season English apple variety, makes a good fruit tree for the garden.
Picking season: Early
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Egremont Russet
Egremont Russet is the most popular English russet variety, and a good apple tree for the garden.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Ellison's Orange
Ellison's Orange is a well respected Cox-style apple which can achieve very good flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Fiesta
Fiesta (or Red Pippin) is one of the best Cox-style apples, easy to grow, with a good aromatic flavour.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Gala
Gala is popular supermarket apple - but better when home-grown, with a sweet pleasant flavor.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: New Zealand
Galloway Pippin
A traditional Scottish cooking apple which keeps its shape when cooked.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Golden Delicious
The flavor of home-grown Golden Delicious is far better than its supermarket reputation.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United States
Granny Smith
Granny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions.
Picking season: Very late
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: Australia
Greensleeves
Greensleeves is a reliable and popular mid-season green/yellow apple, easy to grow and productive.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Grenadier
Grenadier is an early-season cooking apple, and one of the most foolproof apple varieties.
Picking season: Early
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Herefordshire Russet
Herefordshire Russet is a modern russet apple variety, with an excellent strong Cox-like flavour.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Honeycrisp
Honeycrisp is a new cold-hardy disease-resistant apple - it shows just how good modern apples have become.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United States
Howgate Wonder
Howgate Wonder is a large cooking apple which keeps well. Produces an excellent sharp juice.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Isaac Newton's Tree
Also known as Flower of Kent, this is the variety the famous scientist sat under.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 5
Country of origin: United Kingdom
James Grieve
James Grieve is the classic Scottish cooking apple. It can also be eaten fresh, and is excellent for juice.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Jumbo
A dual-purpose apple, named for the exceptionally large size of its fruits.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Jupiter
Jupiter is a popular Cox-style apple with a slightly stronger flavour.
Katy
Katy is an attractive and versatile early apple variety from Sweden, very easy to grow.
Picking season: Early
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: Sweden
Keswick Codlin
Keswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.
Picking season: Early
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Kidd's Orange Red
Kidd's Orange Red is one of the best Cox-style apples, aromatic, sweet, and easy to grow.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: New Zealand
King of the Pippins
A popular and versatile dual-purpose apple, widely grown in the Victorian era.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: France
King's Acre Pippin
A traditional late-season English apple with a robust flavour.
Picking season: Very late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Lady Henniker
A well-regarded Victorian dual-purpose apple, easy to grow.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Lane's Prince Albert
A classic Victorian cooking apple. Plenty of juicy acidity and stores well.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Laxton's Fortune
A quietly popular Edwardian era Cox-style apple, developed by the Laxton Brothers Nursery.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Laxton's Superb
Laxton's Superb is a deservedly popular English late-season dessert apple from the Victorian era.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Limelight
Limelight is an attractive green mid-season dessert apple, ideal for gardens.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Little PaxTM
A new English apple variety, recently discovered on the Isle of Wight - but its appearance and flavour hark back to the Victorian era.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Lord Derby
Lord Derby is a high-quality mid/late-season traditional English cooking apple, cooks to a chunky puree.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Lord Lambourne
Lord Lambourne is a popular versatile garden apple variety, with a good balance of sweet and sharp flavours.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Meridian
Meridian is a little known modern English apple, heavy crops, easy to grow, and excellent flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Newton Wonder
A traditional English cooking apple, a good alternative to Bramley.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Orleans Reinette
Orleans Reinette is a traditional French apple variety, and remains popular for its old-fashioned flavour.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: France
Peasgood's Nonsuch
Peasgood Nonsuch is a highly-regarded old-fashioned English cooking apple.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Pitmaston Pine Apple
A small English 18th century apple with a distinctive fruity pineapple-like flavour.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Pixie
Pixie produces lots of small Cox-style apples, easy to grow and keep well.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Red Devil
Red Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Red Falstaff
Red Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Red Windsor
Red Windsor is one of the easiest to grow of all dessert apple trees, and with a pleasant apple flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Reverend W. Wilks
A widely-grown and well-regarded English cooking apple.
Picking season: Early
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Ribston Pippin
A handsome English apple from the 18th century.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Rosemary Russet
A classic English russet apple, but not as well known as its Victorian contemporaries.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Rosette
A new eating apple with attractive pink flesh. One of the best apples for juicing (the juice is pink).
Picking season: Early
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
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Rubinette
Considered by many to be the best-tasting apple ever, Rubinette has a perfect sweet / sharp flavour.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: Switzerland
Saint Edmund's Russet
Not as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Saturn
An attractive modern English apple, crisp flesh and an excellent flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Scotch Bridget
A popular Scottish cooking apple, well-suited to damp wet conditions.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Scotch Dumpling
Scotch Dumpling is a large Scottish cooking apple. Cooks to a frothy puree with a good flavour.
Picking season: Early
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Scrumptious
Scumptious is a new award-winning early-season English dessert apple.
Picking season: Early
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Spartan
Spartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, delicate "vinous" flavor.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: Canada
Stirling Castle
A traditional Scottish cooker from the Victorian era, with a good sharp flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Sunset
Sunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
SurprizeTM
An unusual new apple variety with a unique combination of orange skin and pink flesh.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Tickled Pink
A late-season red-fleshed apple, with attractive crimson blossom, also known as Baya® Marisa.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: Germany
William Crump
A little-known high quality English apple, related to Cox and Worcester Pearmain.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Winter Gem
Winter Gem is a late-season apple variety with a very good aromatic flavour.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Worcester Pearmain
Worcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.
Picking season: Early
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Yellow Ingestrie
One of the prettiest of all apples, perfect for a table display, with a rich fruity flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom

How to choose Apple trees

Apple trees are generally easy to grow, and because there are so many apple varieties there is invariably a good choice for almost any growing situation, from cool temperate to subtropical.

Apples are perhaps the most versatile of all temperate fruits, and one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. Almost all cultivated apple varieties belong to the species Malus domestica, and are botanically part of the Rose family - apple blossom has an obvious resemblance to wild rose flowers. Apples trees were one of the earliest fruit trees to be cultivated, and originate from central Asia. There are now thousands of different apple cultivars or varieties.

Apples display perhaps a greater range of flavours, appearance, and texture than any other tree fruits. This diversity makes apples a particularly satisifying fruit for home cultivation. Without much difficulty (or space) one can grow a number of different apple trees which will keep a family supplied with fresh apples from mid-summer to late autumn, and with a good spread of flavours and uses.

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