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Apple trees for Devon and Cornwall

Apple trees that are suited to the mild but damp climates of Devon and Cornwall.

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Adam's Pearmain apple tree

Adam's Pearmain is a popular Victorian-era English apple with a distinctive 'pearmain' shape.
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Cornish Gilliflower apple tree

Cornish Gilliflower is a popular English eating apple with an excellent sweet aromatic flavour.
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Discovery apple tree

Discovery is the definitive early-season English apple variety, makes a good fruit tree for the garden.
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Howgate Wonder apple tree

Howgate Wonder is a large cooking apple which keeps well. Produces an excellent sharp juice.
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Lane's Prince Albert apple tree

A classic Victorian cooking apple. Plenty of juicy acidity and stores well.
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Lord Lambourne apple tree

Lord Lambourne is a popular versatile garden apple variety, with a good balance of sweet and sharp flavours.
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Rajka apple tree

Rajka is a modern disease-resistant apple variety from the Czech Republic with a good sweet/sharp flavour.



More about Apple trees for Devon and Cornwall

Although Devon and Cornwall are amongst the sunniest areas of the UK, the climate is surprisingly challenging for apple trees. The low-lying areas around the coast enjoy mild winters, and sunny summers. The main problem is the relatively high rainfall throughout the year, which creates humid conditions, and means that the diseases such as scab and canker are far more prevalent than in elsewhere in the UK. Inland the high ground of Exmoor and Dartmoor have much shorter growing seasons and only very tough varieties can be grown in these areas.

As a rule of thumb, try to avoid varieties that are susceptible to scab and canker.

Several of these collections are available to buy - see our Orchard Packs.