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Discovery apple trees

Pick: Early-season    Flowering group: 3       Uses: Eat fresh | Juicing    Disease-resistance: Good
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  • Discovery apple tree
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Discovery is probably the most well-known early English apple variety, ripening in late August.

It is grown commercially on a small scale in the UK, but it has a very short shelf-life, and shop-bought apples can be disappointing if not picked at exactly the right time. For this reason Discovery is definitely a variety that is better grown in the garden, and preferably eaten straight from the tree - although it will keep in a fridge for a week if necessary.

In some years there is a hint of strawberry flavour, which adds to the summery appeal.

Discovery is one of the best early-season varieties for pressing your own apple juice, and this is an excellent way to use up a surplus.

Order now for delivery September 2013 onwards

Discovery apple trees for sale

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Pot-grown fruit trees (Delivery start September 2013)

Very small (1.5m - 2m)2-year - 11.5L pot - M27 rootstock £36.00
Very small (1.5m - 2m)2-year bush-trained - 12L pot - M27 rootstock £38.00
Small (1.8m - 2.5m)2-year bush-trained - 12L pot - M9 rootstock £38.00
Medium (2.2m - 3m)2-year bush-trained - 12L pot - M26 rootstock £38.00
Large (3m - 4m)1-year - 3L pot - MM106 rootstock £30.00
Large (3m - 4m)2-year bush-trained - 12L pot - MM106 rootstock £38.00
Large (3m - 4m)Half-standard premium - 12L pot - MM106 rootstock £45.00

Bare-root fruit trees (Deliveries start November 2013)

Very small (1.5m - 2m)1-year - Bare-root - M27 rootstock £30.00
Small (1.8m - 2.5m)1-year - Bare-root - M9 rootstock £29.00
Medium (2.2m - 3m)1-year - Bare-root - M26 rootstock £29.00
Medium (2.2m - 3m)2-year bush-trained - Bare-root - M26 rootstock £33.00
Large (2.5m - 3.5m)1-year - Bare-root - M116 rootstock £29.00
Large (3m - 4m)1-year - Bare-root - MM106 rootstock £29.00
Large (3m - 4m)2-year - Bare-root - MM106 rootstock £33.00
Large (3m - 4m)Half-standard - Bare-root - MM106 rootstock £36.00
Full size (5m+)1-year - Bare-root - M25 rootstock £32.00

Pot-grown cordon fruit trees (Delivery start September 2013)

Small (1.8m - 2.5m)Cordon premium - 12L pot - M9 rootstock £39.00

Bare-root cordon fruit trees (Deliveries start November 2013)

Small (1.8m - 2.5m)Cordon - Bare-root - M9 rootstock £33.00

Trained fruit trees - pot-grown (Delivery start September 2013)

Price excludes delivery and delivery restrictions may apply
Large (3m - 4m)Fan 4-arm -12L pot - MM106 rootstock £49.00Enquire
Large (3m - 4m)Espalier 2-tier -12L pot - MM106 rootstock £49.00Enquire

**All prices include delivery (except certain fan-trained or espalier-trained or mature trees). We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.

2-year pot-grown Fan-trained and Espalier trees: Prices of these trees do NOT include delivery as they require special delivery arrangements. Delivery is not possible to all areas. Click here for details or contact us to find out more. These restrictions do not apply to our 1-year part-trained trees or cordons.

Delivery period: Pot-grown trees can be delivered from September onwards. Bare-root trees can be delivered from mid-November onwards. Within those periods you can specify your preferred month of delivery during the checkout process. It is best to order as soon as you can to ensure items are reserved for you.

*Mature heights: Height shown is the approximate height of the tree when mature (after 5-10 years), not the height when supplied. See photos of trees as supplied. Actual mature heights may vary considerably dependent on your local conditions and training and pruning regime - see our Tree Height Calculator.

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Stock availability: Items showing as 'sold out' will probably be available again next season. Click here to be notified when we get more trees of this variety.



Alternatives to Discovery apple trees

Alternative fruit trees - Scrumptious apple trees
Early-season  (3)  SF  
Eat 

Scrumptious apple trees

One of the best-flavoured early-season varieties.
Alternative fruit trees - Worcester Pearmain apple trees
Early-season  (3)  
Eat 

Worcester Pearmain apple trees

A parent of Discovery, but a versatile early-season variety in its own right.




Summary features of Discovery

Growing

Uses

Identification

  • Country of origin: United Kingdom
  • Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
  • Fruit colour: Red
  • Blossom colour: White
  • Leaf colour: Green
  • Popular variety

Climate



Pollination guide for Discovery

Discovery is in flowering group 3. Discovery is self-sterile and needs to be pollinated by another tree of a different variety nearby. Since it flowers in the middle of the blossom season it can be pollinated by most other apple trees.



How to grow Discovery apple trees

Discovery is very easy to grow, and has good disease resistance. Being an early-season apple, it can ripen in a short growing season and is therefore a good choice for northern areas.



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Keswick Codlin

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Historical details

Discovery is a seedling of another popular English early apple, Worcester Pearmain, found in Essex, UK, in 1949.



Botanical name

Malus domestica Discovery



Related variety collections

UK dessert apple orchard collection, Easy apple trees for the UK garden, Apple varieties suitable for organic culture, Apple trees for southern Europe, Apple trees for Devon and Cornwall


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