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James Grieve apple trees

Pick: Mid-season    Flowering group: 3       Uses: Eat fresh | Cookery | Juicing | Cider 
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James Grieve is a justifiably popular dual-purpose apple variety, raised in Scotland at the end of the 19th century, the height of the Victorian period of apple development in the UK. It is a very juicy apple, producing plenty of sharp-tasting apple juice.

James Grieve is a mid-season variety that is picked in early-mid September. At this stage it is pleasantly acidic and refreshing and if it is too sharp for eating it can be used for cooking (cut it into small chunks, it keeps its shape when cooked). After a few weeks the flavour sweetens and becomes quite mild, and it is then an excellent apple to eat in slices along with a cheese course. The flesh is soft, somewhat like a firm pear in texture.

James Grieve is an excellent pollinator for many other apple varieties.

Order now for delivery September 2013 onwards

James Grieve apple trees for sale

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Pot-grown fruit trees (Delivery start September 2013)

Very small (1.5m - 2m)2-year bush-trained - 12L pot - M27 rootstock £38.00
Very small (1.5m - 2m)2-year bush-trained - 12L pot - M27 rootstock
patio-trained		£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)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
Small (1.8m - 2.5m)2-year - Bare-root - M9 rootstock £36.00
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 (3m - 4m)1-year - Bare-root - MM106 rootstock £29.00
Large (3m - 4m)2-year - Bare-root - MM106 rootstock £36.00
Large (3m - 4m)Half-standard - Bare-root - MM106 rootstock £36.00
Full size (5m+)1-year - Bare-root - M25 rootstock £30.00
Full size (5m+)Standard 1.75m - Bare-root - M25 rootstock £36.00

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

Partially-trained fruit trees (Deliveries start November 2013)

Please review the product details to make sure these are suitable for your requirements
Large (3m - 4m)Fan/espalier part-trained - Bare-root - MM106 rootstock £38.00

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

Large semi-mature trees (Delivery start September 2013)

Price excludes delivery and delivery restrictions may apply
Full-size (5m+)12-14cm girth - Rootball - Vigorous rootstock £120.00Enquire
Full-size (5m+)14-16cm girth - Rootball - Vigorous rootstock £135.00Enquire
Full-size (5m+)16-18cm girth - Rootball - Vigorous rootstock £155.00Enquire

**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.

Large semi-mature trees: Prices of these trees do NOT include delivery as they require special delivery arrangements. Delivery is only possible to certain areas (e.g. Greater London, Greater Manchester, the Midlands, and surrounding areas). Because of the weight of these trees your landscapre / garden contractor may require lifting equipment. Click here for details or contact us to find out more.

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 James Grieve

Growing

Uses

Identification

  • Country of origin: United Kingdom
  • Period of origin: 1850 - 1899
  • Fruit colour: Orange flush
  • Blossom colour: White
  • Leaf colour: Green
  • Popular variety

Climate



Pollination guide for James Grieve

James Grieve is in flowering group 3. James Grieve 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 James Grieve apple trees

James Grieve is well-suited to the UK climate but does better in drier areas. In Scotland it does better on the east than the west. It is prone to premature fruit drop if grown in climates that are warmer than southern England.

James Grieve is a very useful pollinator of many other apple varieties. Not only does it produce far more pollen than most other apples, but the pollen is viable at lower temperatures than is usually the case (down to around 10C as opposed to the 15C-20C range which is most desirable for apple pollination).



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Historical details

Edinburgh, Scotland 1893, probably descended from an old Scottish culinary variety Pott's Seedling.



Botanical name

Malus domestica James Grieve



Related variety collections

English heritage apple trees, Apples trees for Cider / Juice


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