Pollination of Laxton's Fortune apple trees

Pollination partner apple varieties in our catalogue

1. Annie Elizabeth

   A traditional English cooking apple, with a sweet flavour, which keeps its shape when cooked.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Partially self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

   Stock availability:

   • 1-year bare-root MM106

2. Arthur Turner

   A mid-season cooking apple, producing a light yellow puree. Very attractive blossom.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Picking season: Mid-Late season

   Stock availability:

   • 1-year bare-root MM106
   • 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106

3. Ballerina Flamenco

   A ballerina-style apple tree which grows as columnar minarette.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Picking season: Late season

   Stock availability:

   • 1-year bare-root MM106

4. Bardsey

   A hardy disease-resistant apple, discovered growing on an island off the west coast of Wales.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Self-sterile  Picking season: Mid-Late season

   Stock availability: sold out

5. Beauty of Bath

   One of the earliest English apples, ripening in early August.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Self-sterile  Picking season: Early season

   Stock availability:

   • Standard 1.75m bare-root M25

6. Bloody Ploughman

   An old Scottish apple variety, named for the crimson-red colour of its skin and stained flesh.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Picking season:

   Stock availability: sold out

7. Braeburn

   Braeburn is one of the best-flavoured supermarket apple varieties.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-fertile  Picking season: Very-Late season

   Stock availability:

   • Spindlebush bare-root M9

8. Bright Future

   An excellent late-season English apple with a very good sweet/sharp flavour and crisp hard flesh.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Picking season: Late season

   Stock availability:

   • 1-year bare-root MM106

9. Chivers Delight

   Chivers Delight is an under-rated Cox-style apple from Cambridgeshire. Crisp and sweet.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Picking season: Late season

   Stock availability:

   • 2-year bare-root MM106

10. Christmas Pippin

    Christmas Pippin is a new high-yielding Cox-style apple, discovered as a chance seedling tree.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability:

    • Cordon bare-root M9
    • 1-year bare-root M26
    • 1-year bare-root M116
    • 1-year bare-root MM106
    • 2-year bare-root MM106
    • Half-standard premium pot-grown MM106

11. Cornish Aromatic

    An attractive late-season apple from Cornwall, with a good aromatic flavour.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Picking season:

    Stock availability: sold out

12. Cornish Gilliflower

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

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root M116

13. Discovery

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

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Picking season: Early season

    Stock availability: sold out

14. Eden

    A new dual-purpose apple which has a naturally non-browning flesh, ideal for salads and fresh apple juice.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Self-sterile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown M27
    • 1-year bare-root M26
    • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown M26

15. Egremont Russet

    Egremont Russet is the most popular English russet variety, and a good apple tree for the garden.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Partially self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability:

    • Cordon bare-root M9
    • Cordon premium pot-grown M9
    • 2-year bush-trained bare-root M26

16. Gala

    Gala is popular supermarket apple - but better when home-grown, with a sweet pleasant flavour.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Partially self-fertile  Picking season: Mid-Late season

    Stock availability:

    • Spindlebush bare-root M9

17. Golden Delicious

    The flavour of home-grown Golden Delicious is far better than its supermarket reputation.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Partially self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 2-year bush-trained bare-root M9
    • 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106

18. Granny Smith

    Granny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-fertile  Picking season: Very-Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root MM106

19. Greensleeves

    Greensleeves is a reliable and popular mid-season green/yellow apple, easy to grow and productive.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Partially self-fertile  Picking season: Mid season

    Stock availability:

    • 2-year bush-trained bare-root M26
    • 1-year bare-root MM106

20. Grenadier

    Grenadier is an early-season cooking apple, and one of the most foolproof apple varieties.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Partially self-fertile  Picking season: Early-Mid season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root M26
    • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown MM106

21. Harry Masters Jersey

    Harry Masters Jersey is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4    Picking season: Very-Late season

    Stock availability:

    • Half-standard premium pot-grown MM106

22. Honeycrisp

    Honeycrisp is an American cold-hardy disease-resistant apple - it shows just how good modern apples have become.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Picking season: Mid-Late season

    Stock availability: sold out

23. Howgate Wonder

    Howgate Wonder is a large cooking apple which keeps well. Produces an excellent sharp juice.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Partially self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 2-year bush-trained bare-root M9
    • 2-year bush-trained bare-root M26
    • 1-year bare-root MM106
    • 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
    • Standard 1.75m bare-root M25

24. Idared

    Idared is a popular American late-season apple variety, notable for its excellent keeping qualities.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Self-sterile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability: sold out

25. Irish Peach

    An attractive early season apple, ripening in July / August.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Self-sterile  Picking season: Early season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root MM106
    • Standard 1.75m bare-root M25

26. James Grieve

    James Grieve is the classic Scottish cooking apple. It can also be eaten fresh, and is excellent for juice.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Partially self-fertile  Picking season: Mid season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root M116
    • 1-year bare-root MM106
    • 2-year bare-root MM106
    • 1-year bare-root M25
    • Standard 1.75m bare-root M25

27. Katy

    Katy is an attractive and versatile early apple variety from Sweden, very easy to grow.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Picking season: Early-Mid season

    Stock availability:

    • 2-year bush-trained bare-root M9
    • Cordon bare-root M9

28. Keswick Codlin

    Keswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Partially self-fertile  Picking season:

    Stock availability:

    • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown MM106

29. King of the Pippins

    A popular and versatile dual-purpose apple, widely grown in the Victorian era.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Partially self-fertile  Picking season:

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root M25

30. Lane's Prince Albert

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

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability: sold out

31. Limelight

    Limelight is an attractive green mid-season dessert apple, ideal for gardens.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Picking season: Mid season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root MM106

32. Little Pax

    A new English apple variety, recently discovered on the Isle of Wight - but its appearance and flavour hark back to the Victorian era.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 2-year bush-trained bare-root M9
    • Cordon premium pot-grown M9
    • Cordon bare-root M9
    • 1-year bare-root M26
    • 2-year bush-trained bare-root M26
    • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown M26
    • 1-year bare-root MM106
    • 2-year bare-root MM106
    • 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
    • Half-standard premium pot-grown MM106

33. Lord Derby

    Lord Derby is a high-quality mid/late-season traditional English cooking apple, cooks to a chunky puree.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Picking season: Mid season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root M25

34. Lord Lambourne

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

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Partially self-fertile  Picking season: Mid season

    Stock availability: sold out

35. Malus Admiration

    Admiration is a naturally dwarf upright crab-apple with masses of light-pink / white flowers.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-fertile  Picking season: Very-Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 2-year pot-grown Dwarf

36. Malus Butterball

    Butterball has bright white blossom and attractive butter-yellow fruits.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability: sold out

37. Malus Directeur Moerlands Profusion Improved

    Malus Profusion is a notably compact crab apple variety, with dense clusters of deep pink blossom.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Self-fertile  Picking season: Early season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous
    • 2-year pot-grown Semi-vigorous

38. Malus Evereste

    Evereste is one of the most well-known crab-apples, featuring white blossom and red-yellow fruits.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root MM106

39. Malus Floribunda

    An attractive spreading crab-apple tree with white blossom and red / yellow fruits.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Self-fertile  Picking season:

    Stock availability: sold out

40. Malus Golden Gem

    Golden Gem has bright white blossom followed by yellow crab apples.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability: sold out

41. Malus Gorgeous

    Malus Gorgeous features light pink blossom and is good for crab apple jelly.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-fertile  Picking season: Very-Late season

    Stock availability: sold out

42. Malus Harry Baker

    Malus Harry Baker is a useful culinary crab-apple with deep pink flowers and dark-red fruits.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability: sold out

43. Malus Indian Magic

    A superb all-round crab apple, bronze leaves, and persistent red fruits.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-fertile  Picking season: Very-Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 2-year pot-grown Semi-vigorous

44. Malus Jelly King

    A compact crab apple, with unusually large persistent fruits - excellent for crab apple jelly.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability: sold out

45. Malus John Downie

    John Downie is a good crabapple for making crab apple jelly. White blossom and orange-red fruits.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability: sold out

46. Malus Laura

    A dwarf upright crab apple with bronze leaves and crimson blossom.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous

47. Malus Louisa

    Malus Louisa is a pretty weeping crab apple with light pink blossom.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability: sold out

48. Malus Pink Glow

    Pink Glow (also known as Malus Dolgo), has early-season white flowers and dark pink crab-apples.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Self-fertile  Picking season: Early season

    Stock availability:

    • 2-year patio-tree pot-grown M27

49. Malus Red Sentinel

    Malus Red Sentinel has white blossom and small scarlet persistent fruits.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability: sold out

50. Malus Roberts Red

    A red-fleshed crab-apple, with dark pink blossom, and purple fruits. Useful for cooking and juicing.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Self-fertile  Picking season: Early-Mid season

    Stock availability: sold out

51. Malus Rosehip

    Malus Rosehip is notable for its large rosehip-shaped red fruits.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous

52. Malus Royal Beauty

    A popular small weeping crab apple tree with crimson blossom.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability: sold out

53. Malus Scarlett

    Malus toringo Scarlett is an ornamental crab apple with purple/green leaves and pink blossom.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-fertile  Picking season: Very-Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous

54. Malus Sun Rival

    Malus Sun Rival is a crab apple with white flowers, red fruits, notable for its weeping growth habit.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-fertile  Picking season: Mid season

    Stock availability: sold out

55. Malus Wedding Bouquet

    Malus Wedding Bouquet is named for its abundance of ivory-white blossom.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-fertile  Picking season: Very-Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous

56. Michelin

    Michelin is a traditional French cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability: sold out

57. Newton Wonder

    A traditional English cooking apple, a good alternative to Bramley.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Partially self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
    • 1-year bare-root M25
    • Standard 1.75m bare-root M25

58. Peasgood's Nonsuch

    Peasgood Nonsuch is a highly-regarded old-fashioned English cooking apple.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Partially self-fertile  Picking season:

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root MM106
    • Standard 1.75m bare-root M25

59. Pitmaston Pine Apple

    A small English 18th century apple with a distinctive fruity pineapple-like flavour.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Picking season: Mid-Late season

    Stock availability: sold out

60. Pixie

    Pixie produces lots of small Cox-style apples, easy to grow and keep well.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability: sold out

61. Red Devil

    Red Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-fertile  Picking season: Mid season

    Stock availability:

    • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown M26
    • 1-year bare-root M116
    • 2-year bare-root MM106
    • Half-standard premium pot-grown MM106

62. Red Falstaff

    Red Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability:

    • Spindlebush bare-root M9
    • 1-year bare-root M116

63. Reverend W. Wilks

    A widely-grown and well-regarded English cooking apple.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Self-fertile  Picking season: Early season

    Stock availability: sold out

64. Rosette

    Probably the best-flavoured of the pink-fleshed apple varieties, and produces lovely pink juice.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Self-sterile  Picking season: Early season

    Stock availability:

    • Cordon premium pot-grown M9
    • 1-year bare-root M26
    • 1-year bare-root M116
    • 1-year bare-root MM106
    • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown MM106
    • Half-standard premium pot-grown MM106
    • 1-year bare-root MM111

65. Saint Edmund's Russet

    Not as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Partially self-fertile  Picking season:

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root MM106
    • Standard 1.75m bare-root M25

66. Saturn

    An attractive modern English apple, crisp flesh and an excellent flavour.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Picking season: Mid season

    Stock availability: sold out

67. Scotch Dumpling

    Scotch Dumpling is a large Scottish cooking apple. Cooks to a frothy puree with a good flavour.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2  Self-sterile  Picking season: Early-Mid season

    Stock availability: sold out

68. Scrumptious

    Scumptious is a modern award-winning early-season English dessert apple.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-fertile  Picking season: Early-Mid season

    Stock availability:

    • Spindlebush bare-root M9
    • Cordon bare-root M9
    • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown M9
    • Cordon premium pot-grown M9
    • 1-year bare-root M26
    • 1-year bare-root M116
    • 1-year bare-root MM106
    • 2-year bare-root MM106
    • 1-year bare-root MM111

69. Spartan

    Spartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, delicate "vinous" flavour.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Partially self-fertile  Picking season: Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root M26
    • 1-year bare-root MM106

70. Surprize

    An unusual new apple variety with a unique combination of orange skin and pink flesh.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Picking season: Mid season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root M26
    • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown M26
    • 2-year bush-trained bare-root M26
    • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown MM106

71. Tickled Pink

    A new red-fleshed apple variety, with attractive crimson blossom, also known as Baya® Marisa.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Picking season: Mid-Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root MM111

72. Worcester Pearmain

    Worcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Partially self-fertile  Picking season: Early-Mid season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root MM106

73. Yellow Ingestrie

    One of the prettiest of all apples, perfect for a table display, with a rich fruity flavour.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Picking season: Early-Mid season

    Stock availability: sold out