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George Cave apple trees

Pick: Very early-season    Flowering group: 3       Uses: Eat fresh 
George Cave apple tree

A very early English apple, with a fairly strong flavour. The fruit is crisp when picked straight from the tree but does not keep.

Order now for delivery September 2013 onwards

George Cave apple trees for sale

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Bare-root fruit trees (Deliveries start November 2013)

Large (3m - 4m)1-year - Bare-root - MM106 rootstock £29.00

**All prices include delivery. We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.

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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Summary features of George Cave

Growing

Uses

Identification

  • Country of origin: United Kingdom
  • Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
  • Fruit colour: Orange / Red
  • Leaf colour: Green

Climate



Pollination guide for George Cave

George Cave is in flowering group 3. George Cave is partially self-fertile, but fruiting will be improved if there is a compatible 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 George Cave apple trees

Fairly easy to grow, and a useful choice if you are looking for a very early (early - mid August) apple for your collection.



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Historical details

Raised by Mr George Cave, Essex, England in the early 1920s.



Botanical name

Malus domestica George Cave




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