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Pollination of
Golden Gem
crab apple trees
Golden Gem
(
Malus
) is in
flowering group 4
. Golden Gem is
self-fertile
and does not need a pollination partner, but fruiting may be improved if there is a compatible partner of a different variety nearby.
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Varieties that will pollinate
Golden Gem
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Admiration
in stock
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Also known as Malus Adirondack. A dwarf upright crab-apple with masses of light-pink / white flowers.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
M27
Aros
in stock
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A small slow-growing upright crab-apple, with bronze-green leaves, beautiful dark pink flowers with white centres, and maroon fruits in the autumn.
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-vigorous
Arthur Turner
in stock
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A mid-season cooking apple, producing a light yellow puree. Very attractive blossom.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
MM106
Ballerina Flamenco
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Flamenco (also known as Obelisk) is a ballerina-style apple tree which grows as columnar minarette.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Ballerina Samba
in stock
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One of the best-flavoured Ballerina minarette-type apple varieties.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
MM106
Beauty of Bath
in stock
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One of the earliest English apples, ripening in early August.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very early
Available rootstocks:
MM106
M25
Bladon Pippin
in stock
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A new Cox-style apple variety, but with a sweeter flavour - discovered as a chance seedling in the village of Bladon.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
MM106
Bloody Ploughman
in stock
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An old Scottish apple variety, named for the crimson-red colour of its skin and stained flesh.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
MM106
Braeburn
in stock
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Braeburn is one of the best-flavoured supermarket apple varieties.
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
M27
M9
M26
MM106
Bright Future
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An excellent late-season English apple with a very good sweet/sharp flavour and crisp hard flesh.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Brownlees Russet
in stock
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Brownlees Russet is a high quality late-season dessert russet apple.
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
MM106
Brown's Apple
in stock
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Brown's Apple is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a sharp juice.
Flowering group: 5
Good pollinator
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
MM111
Butterball
in stock
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Malus Butterball is named for its bright yellow fruits, which are also good for crab apple jelly.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M27
Semi-vigorous
Charles Ross
in stock
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Charles Ross is a very attractive classic English dual-purpose apple.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
M27
M26
MM106
Chivers Delight
in stock
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Chivers Delight is an under-rated Cox-style apple from Cambridgeshire. Crisp and sweet.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M26
MM106
Christmas Pippin
in stock
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Christmas Pippin is a new high-yielding Cox-style apple, discovered as a chance seedling tree.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M27
M9
M26
MM106
Cinderella
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A naturally dwarf bushy-crab-apple. White blossom followed by tiny golden spherical fruitlets, and yellow autumn leaf colours.
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking: Late
Comtesse de Paris
in stock
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Comtesse de Paris can be considered as an improved Golden Hornet. It features the same white blossom and persistent yellow fruitlets, but grows with a better form.
Flowering group: 5
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-vigorous
Core Blimey
in stock
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Core Blimey is a red Cox-style eating apple, suitable for most areas of the UK.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M26
MM106
Cornish Gilliflower
in stock
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Cornish Gilliflower is a popular English eating apple with an excellent sweet aromatic flavour.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
MM106
Cox's Orange Pippin
in stock
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Cox is widely acknowledged as having the best flavour of any apple variety.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
M27
M9
M26
MM106
M25
Delbarestivale
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An attractive heavy-cropping September apple with a good flavour.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Discovery
in stock
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Discovery is the definitive early-season English apple variety, makes a good fruit tree for the garden.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Early
Available rootstocks:
M9
M26
MM106
Donald Wyman
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Donald Wyman is a classic white-flowered crab-apple, with very small red fruits, which persist into mid-winter.
Flowering group: 4
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Dunkerton's Late
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Dunkerton's Late is a traditional cider variety, producing a light sweet cider.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Ellison's Orange
in stock
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Ellison's Orange is a well respected Cox-style apple which can achieve very good flavour.
Flowering group: 4
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
MM106
M25
Evereste
in stock
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Evereste is one of the most well-known crab-apples, featuring white blossom and red-yellow fruits.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M27
Semi-vigorous
Fiesta
in stock
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Fiesta (or Red Pippin) is one of the best Cox-style apples, easy to grow, with a good aromatic flavour.
Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M27
M9
M26
MM106
Gala
in stock
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Gala is popular supermarket apple - but better when home-grown, with a sweet pleasant flavour.
Flowering group: 4
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
M9
M26
MM106
M116
Golden Delicious
in stock
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The flavour of home-grown Golden Delicious is far better than its supermarket reputation.
Flowering group: 4
Good pollinator
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M9
M26
MM106
Golden Hornet
in stock
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Malus Golden Hornet is a traditional white blossom crab apple, with persistent yellow fruits.
Flowering group: 5
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-vigorous
Gorgeous
in stock
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Malus Gorgeous has pink/white blossom and spherical cherry-like red fruits which are good for jelly.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
M27
Semi-vigorous
Granny Smith
in stock
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Granny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
MM106
Grenadier
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Grenadier is an early-season cooking apple, and one of the most foolproof apple varieties.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Early
Harry Baker
in stock
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Malus Harry Baker is a popular crab-apple with deep pink flowers and dark red fruits which are very good for crab-apple jelly.
Flowering group: 4
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-vigorous
Harry Masters Jersey
in stock
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Harry Masters Jersey is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
MM106
M116
MM111
M25
Herefordshire Russet
in stock
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Herefordshire Russet is a modern russet apple variety, with an excellent strong Cox-like flavour.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M27
M9
M26
MM106
M116
Honeycrisp
in stock
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Honeycrisp is an American cold-hardy disease-resistant apple - it shows just how good modern apples have become.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M26
MM106
Howgate Wonder
in stock
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Howgate Wonder is a large cooking apple which keeps well. Produces an excellent sharp juice.
Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M26
MM106
Indian Magic
in stock
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An excellent all-round crab apple, with attractive bronze leaves, dusky pink blossom, and small persistent red fruits.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-vigorous
Isaac Newton's Tree
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Also known as Flower of Kent, this is the variety the famous scientist Sir Isaac Newton sat under.
Flowering group: 5
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
James Grieve
in stock
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James Grieve is the classic Scottish dual-purpose apple. It can be eaten fresh, and is also excellent for juicing and cooking.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
M27
M9
M26
MM106
Jelly King
in stock
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A compact crab apple, with unusually large persistent fruits - excellent for crab apple jelly.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-vigorous
John Downie
in stock
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John Downie is a traditional crab apple for making crab apple jelly. White blossom and orange-red fruits.
Flowering group: 4
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-vigorous
Katy
in stock
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Katy is an attractive and versatile early apple variety from Sweden, very easy to grow.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Not self-fertile
Picking: Early
Available rootstocks:
M26
MM106
Kidd's Orange Red
in stock
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Kidd's Orange Red is one of the best Cox-style apples, aromatic, sweet, and easy to grow.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M26
MM106
King of the Pippins
in stock
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A popular and versatile dual-purpose apple, widely grown in the Victorian era.
Flowering group: 4
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
MM106
Kingston Black
in stock
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Kingston Black is one of the premier English cider varieties and produces a bittersharp juice.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
MM111
M25
Lane's Prince Albert
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A classic Victorian cooking apple. Plenty of juicy acidity and stores well.
Flowering group: 4
Good pollinator
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Laxton's Fortune
in stock
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A quietly popular Edwardian era Cox-style apple, developed by the Laxton Brothers Nursery.
Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
MM106
Laxton's Superb
in stock
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Laxton's Superb is a deservedly popular English late-season dessert apple from the Victorian era.
Flowering group: 4
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M27
M9
M26
MM106
M25
Limelight
in stock
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Limelight is an attractive green mid-season dessert apple, ideal for beginners.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
M27
M9
M26
MM106
Little Pax
in stock
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A new English apple variety, recently discovered on the Isle of Wight - but its appearance and flavour hark back to the Victorian era.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M9
M26
MM106
Lord Derby
in stock
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Lord Derby is a high-quality mid/late-season traditional English cooking apple, cooks to a chunky puree.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M26
MM106
Malus sylvestris
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Malus sylvestris is the common wild crab apple, easy to grow and ideal for native planting schemes.
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking:
Malus transitoria
in stock
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Malus transitoria is known as the Cut-leaf crab-apple, and features a mass of small white flowers, and clusters of tiny yellow fruitlets.
Flowering group: 4
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-vigorous
Melrose
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Melrose is a well-regarded American apple, with a pleasant sweet flavour.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Meridian
in stock
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Meridian is a little known modern English apple, heavy crops, easy to grow, and excellent flavour.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
MM106
Michelin
in stock
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Michelin is a traditional French cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
Flowering group: 4
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
MM106
M116
MM111
M25
Newton Wonder
in stock
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A traditional English cooking apple, a good alternative to Bramley.
Flowering group: 4
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
MM106
M25
Norfolk Royal Russet
in stock
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Norfolk Royal Russet is a glorious golden-russet apple which tastes as good as it looks.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
MM106
NUVAR® Marble
in stock
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A modern English crab-apple, with large fruits, ideal for early-season crab-apple jelly.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Early
Available rootstocks:
Semi-vigorous
Peasgood's Nonsuch
in stock
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Peasgood Nonsuch is a highly-regarded old-fashioned English cooking apple.
Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
MM106
M25
Pitmaston Pine Apple
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A small English 18th century apple with a distinctive fruity pineapple-like flavour.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Pixie
in stock
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Pixie produces lots of small Cox-style apples, easy to grow and keep well.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
MM106
Porter's Perfection
in stock
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Porter's Perfection is a 19th century English cider variety producing a bittersharp juice.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
MM111
M25
Professor Sprenger
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A well-proportioned crab-apple with profuse white blossom, and golden-orange fruitlets in autumn.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking:
Queen of the Realm
in stock
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A new apple variety, released in 2022 to celebrate the Queen's platinum jubilee.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
MM106
Rajka
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Rajka is a modern disease-resistant heavy-cropping apple variety with a good sweet/sharp flavour.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Red Devil
in stock
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Red Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
M27
M9
M26
MM106
MM111
Red Falstaff
in stock
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Red Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy.
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M27
M9
M26
MM106
M116
MM111
Red Foxwhelp
in stock
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Red Foxwhelp also known as Herefordshire Redstreak, is an old English cider apple variety which produces a dull red bittersweet juice.
Flowering group: 5
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
M25
Red Obelisk
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Malus Red Obelisk is a compact upright crab-apple with white flowers, purple / green leaves, and red fruits - a good choice for making crab-apple jelly.
Flowering group: 4
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Late
Rosehip
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Malus Rosehip is notable for its large rosehip-shaped red fruits.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-vigorous
Rosemary Russet
in stock
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A classic English russet apple with excellent flavours, but not as well known as its Victorian contemporaries.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
MM106
Royalty
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Malus Royalty has bright purple-red blossom, dark green-bronze leaves, and dark red fruitlets.
Flowering group:
Self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Rubinette
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Considered by many to be the best-tasting apple ever, Rubinette has a perfect sweet / sharp flavour.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Saint Edmund's Russet
in stock
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Not as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best.
Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
MM106
Santana
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Santana is a good quality disease-resistant apple, notable for low levels of allergenic compounds.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Saturn
in stock
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An attractive modern English apple, crisp flesh and an excellent flavour.
Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
M26
MM106
Scarlett
in stock
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Malus toringo Scarlett is an ornamental crab apple with bronze leaves, dusky pink blossom, and dark red fruitlets.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-vigorous
Scrumptious
in stock
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Scrumptious is a modern award-winning early-season English dessert apple.
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking: Early
Available rootstocks:
M27
M9
M26
MM106
M116
MM111
Somerset Redstreak
in stock
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An English cider apple variety producing a very high-quality bittersweet juice.
Flowering group: 5
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
MM111
M25
Spartan
in stock
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Spartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, delicate "vinous" flavour.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M9
M26
MM106
Sun Rival
in stock
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Malus Sun Rival is a popular weeping crab-apple, with pale pink blossom and small red berry-like fruitlets.
Flowering group: 3
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
Semi-vigorous
Sunset
in stock
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Sunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M27
M9
M26
MM106
Surprize
in stock
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An unusual new apple variety with a unique combination of orange skin and pink flesh.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
M27
M26
MM106
Tickled Pink
in stock
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A new red-fleshed apple variety, with attractive crimson blossom, also known as Baya® Marisa.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M27
M26
MM106
M116
M25
Topaz
in stock
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A modern and reliable disease-resistant variety with a sharp flavour.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M116
Tremlett's Bitter
in stock
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Tremlett's Bitter is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
Flowering group: 5
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M25
Tydeman's Late Orange
in stock
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Tydeman's Late Orange is an excellent late-season Cox-style aromatic apple.
Flowering group: 4
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
MM106
Wedding Bouquet
in stock
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Malus Wedding Bouquet features ivory-white blossom and tiny red berry-like fruitlets.
Flowering group: 4
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
Semi-vigorous
White Star
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A modern English crab-apple with white star-like flowers followed by attractive russeted fruitlets.
Flowering group: 4
Good pollinator
Self-fertile
Picking: Very late
William Crump
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A little-known high quality English apple, related to Cox and Worcester Pearmain.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Winter Gem
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Winter Gem is a late-season apple variety with a very good aromatic flavour.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Late
Available rootstocks:
M27
M9
M26
MM106
Worcester Pearmain
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Worcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.
Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking: Early
Available rootstocks:
M26
MM106
Yarlington Mill
in stock
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Yarlington Mill is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
Flowering group: 5
Not self-fertile
Picking: Very late
Available rootstocks:
M116
MM111
M25
Yellow Ingestrie
in stock
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One of the prettiest of all apples, perfect for a table display, with a rich fruity flavour.
Flowering group: 3
Not self-fertile
Picking: Mid
Available rootstocks:
MM106