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Pollination of Court Of Wick apple trees
Your
Court Of Wick apple tree is in
flowering group 4.
The following varieties should pollinate this apple tree.
(Most
white-blossom crab-apples will also be good pollinators for this variety).
Pollination partner apple varieties in our catalogue
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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 seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
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A mid-season cooking apple, producing a light yellow puree. Very attractive blossom.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Mid-Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
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A ballerina-style apple tree which grows as columnar minarette.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
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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:
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bare-root MM106
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Braeburn is one of the best-flavoured supermarket apple varieties.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4
Self-fertile
Picking season: Very-Late seasonStock availability:
- Spindlebush bare-root M9
- Cordon bare-root M9
- 1-year bare-root M26
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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 seasonStock availability:
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Charles Ross is a very attractive classic English dual-purpose apple.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Mid seasonStock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root M9
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
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Chivers Delight is an under-rated Cox-style apple from Cambridgeshire. Crisp and sweet.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4
Self-sterile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
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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 seasonStock availability:
- 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 M116
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bare-root MM106
- Half-standard premium pot-grown MM106
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An attractive late-season apple from Cornwall, with a good aromatic flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4
Self-sterile
Picking season: Stock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M116
- 1-year bare-root M25
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Cornish Gilliflower is a popular English eating apple with an excellent sweet aromatic flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4
Self-sterile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
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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 seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown M26
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Ellison's Orange is a well respected Cox-style apple which can achieve very good flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Stock availability:
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- Half-standard bare-root MM106
- Standard 1.75m bare-root M25
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Fiesta (or Red Pippin) is one of the best Cox-style apples, easy to grow, with a good aromatic flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Mid-Late seasonStock availability:
- Cordon bare-root M9
- Cordon premium pot-grown M9
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
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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 seasonStock availability:
- Spindlebush bare-root M9
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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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 seasonStock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root M9
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
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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 seasonStock availability:
-
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 seasonStock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
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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 seasonStock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown MM106
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Harry Masters Jersey is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4
Picking season: Very-Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M116
- 1-year bare-root MM111
- Half-standard premium pot-grown MM106
- Standard 1.75m bare-root M25
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Herefordshire Russet is a modern russet apple variety, with an excellent strong Cox-like flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
- 2-year patio-tree pot-grown M27
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root M9
- Cordon bare-root M9
- Cordon premium pot-grown M9
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root M26
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown M26
- 1-year bare-root M116
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown MM106
- Standard 1.75m bare-root M25
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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 seasonStock availability:
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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 seasonStock 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
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown MM106
- Standard 1.75m bare-root M25
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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 seasonStock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root M9
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root M116
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
- 2-year bare-root MM106
- Half-standard premium pot-grown MM106
- 1-year bare-root M25
- Standard 1.75m bare-root M25
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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 seasonStock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root M9
- Cordon bare-root M9
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
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Kidd's Orange Red is one of the best Cox-style apples, aromatic, sweet, and easy to grow.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Mid-Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown M26
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown MM106
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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
- Standard 1.75m bare-root M25
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Kingston Black is one of the premier English cider varieties and produces a bittersharp juice.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 5
Self-sterile
Picking season: Very-Late seasonStock availability:
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A classic Victorian cooking apple. Plenty of juicy acidity and stores well.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4
Self-sterile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
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A quietly popular Edwardian era Cox-style apple, developed by the Laxton Brothers Nursery.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Stock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
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Laxton's Superb is a deservedly popular English late-season dessert apple from the Victorian era.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root M9
- Cordon premium pot-grown M9
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root M116
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
- Half-standard premium pot-grown MM106
- 1-year bare-root M25
- Standard 1.75m bare-root M25
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Limelight is an attractive green mid-season dessert apple, ideal for gardens.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Mid seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
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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.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Late seasonStock 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
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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 seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root M25
- Standard 1.75m bare-root M25
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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 seasonStock availability:
-
Butterball has bright white blossom and attractive butter-yellow fruits.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M116
- 2-year pot-grown Semi-vigorous
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Recommended by the RHS as one of the best yellow-fruited crab-apples.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 5
Self-fertile
Picking season: Very-Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous
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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 seasonStock availability:
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Golden Gem has bright white blossom followed by yellow crab apples.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4
Self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability: sold out
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Malus Golden Hornet is a traditional white blossom crab apple, with persistent yellow fruits.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 5
Self-fertile
Picking season: Very-Late seasonStock availability:
- 2-year pot-grown Semi-vigorous
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Malus Gorgeous features light pink blossom and is good for crab apple jelly.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Very-Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous
- 2-year pot-grown Semi-vigorous
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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 seasonStock availability: sold out
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A superb all-round crab apple, bronze leaves, and persistent red fruits.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Very-Late seasonStock availability:
- N/A bare-root Semi-vigorous
- 2-year pot-grown Semi-vigorous
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A compact crab apple, with unusually large persistent fruits - excellent for crab apple jelly.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability: sold out
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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 seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous
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Malus Rosehip is notable for its large rosehip-shaped red fruits.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous
- 2-year pot-grown Semi-vigorous
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A popular small weeping crab apple tree with crimson blossom.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability: sold out
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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 seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous
- 2-year pot-grown Semi-vigorous
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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 seasonStock availability:
- 2-year pot-grown Semi-vigorous
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Malus Wedding Bouquet is named for its abundance of ivory-white blossom.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4
Self-fertile
Picking season: Very-Late seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root Semi-vigorous
- 2-year pot-grown Semi-vigorous
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Meridian is a little known modern English apple, heavy crops, easy to grow, and excellent flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Stock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M116
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown MM106
-
Michelin is a traditional French cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4
Self-sterile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability: sold out
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A traditional English cooking apple, a good alternative to Bramley.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
- 1-year bare-root M25
- Standard 1.75m bare-root M25
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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
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Pixie produces lots of small Cox-style apples, easy to grow and keep well.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4
Self-sterile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
-
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 seasonStock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown M26
- 1-year bare-root M116
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
- Half-standard premium pot-grown MM106
- 1-year bare-root MM111
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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 seasonStock availability:
- Spindlebush bare-root M9
- Cordon bare-root M9
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root M116
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- Half-standard premium pot-grown MM106
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Considered by many to be the best-tasting apple ever, Rubinette has a lovely balanced sweet / sharp flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
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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
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An attractive modern English apple, crisp flesh and an excellent flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Mid seasonStock availability: sold out
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Scumptious is a modern award-winning early-season English dessert apple.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Early-Mid seasonStock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root M9
- Spindlebush bare-root M9
- Cordon bare-root M9
- Cordon premium pot-grown M9
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown M26
- 1-year bare-root M116
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
- 1-year bare-root MM111
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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 seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
- Half-standard premium pot-grown MM106
- Half-standard bare-root MM106
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Sunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-fertile
Picking season: Stock availability:
- Cordon bare-root M9
- Cordon premium pot-grown M9
- 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
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown MM106
- Half-standard premium pot-grown MM106
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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 seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown M26
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown MM106
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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 seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown M26
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown M26
- 1-year bare-root M116
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
- 1-year bush-trained bare-root MM111
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Tremlett's Bitter is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 5
Self-sterile
Picking season: Stock availability: sold out
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A little-known high quality English apple, related to Cox and Worcester Pearmain.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Mid-Late seasonStock availability:
- Standard 1.75m bare-root M25
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Winter Gem is a late-season apple variety with a very good aromatic flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3
Self-sterile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root M9
- Cordon bare-root M9
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root MM106
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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 seasonStock availability:
- 1-year bare-root M26
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root M26
- 1-year bare-root MM106
- Half-standard premium pot-grown MM106
- Standard 1.75m bare-root M25
Other compatible varieties
We do not sell these varieties but they may be available from other fruit tree nurseries. Use our enquiry form and we will help you find a supplier.
- Alexander,
- Ambrosia,
- Antonovka Kamenichka,
- Apricot,
- Ard Cairn Russet,
- Arlet,
- Aroma,
- Aromatic Russet,
- Arthur W Barnes,
- Barnack Beauty,
- Baumann's Reinette,
- Beacon,
- Benoni,
- Bess Pool,
- Binet Rouge,
- Blue Pearmain,
- Boiken,
- Bonza,
- Britemac,
- Broadholme Beauty,
- Brown's Seedling,
- Brownlees Russet,
- Bushey Grove,
- Calville Blanc d'Hiver,
- Cameo,
- Candy Crisp,
- Centennial Crab,
- Chantecler,
- Cheerfull Gold,
- Chenango Strawberry,
- Chestnut Crab,
- Cockett's Red,
- Coconut Crunch,
- Coralburst,
- Cosmic Crisp,
- Cottenham Seedling,
- Crimson Crisp,
- Cybele Delrouval,
- Daliclass,
- Dawn,
- Decio,
- Delicious,
- Diamond Jubilee,
- Doctor Harvey,
- Duke of Devonshire,
- Dumelow's Seedling,
- Eden,
- Elise,
- Elstar,
- Emneth Early,
- Empire,
- Epicure,
- Erwin Bauer,
- Estivale,
- Falstaff,
- Feltham Beauty,
- Filippa,
- Fireside,
- Freedom,
- French Crab,
- Freyberg,
- Frostbite,
- Fuji,
- Gavin,
- George Cave,
- Gladstone,
- Glockenapfel,
- Golden Harvey,
- Golden Noble,
- Golden Nugget,
- Golden Reinette,
- Green Harvey,
- Haralred,
- Haralson,
- Harrison,
- Herefordshire Redstreak,
- Herrings Pippin,
- Honeygold,
- Hudson's Golden Gem,
- Indo,
- Ingrid Marie,
- Jazz,
- Jester,
- Jonalicious,
- Jonamac,
- Jonared,
- Jonathan,
- July Red,
- Kandil Sinap,
- Karin Schneider,
- Kiku,
- King Charles Pearmain,
- Lady Apple,
- Lady Sudeley,
- Langton's Nonsuch,
- Lemon Pippin,
- Lobo,
- Lord Burghley,
- Lord Hindlip,
- Maclean's Favourite,
- Malus toringo,
- Malus transitoria,
- Mantet,
- Marbles NUVAR,
- Melon,
- Melrose,
- Merton Knave,
- Merton Prolific,
- Merton Worcester,
- Miller's Seedling,
- Mollie's Delicious,
- Morley's Seedling,
- Mother,
- New Rock Pippin,
- Norfolk Royal,
- Norfolk Royal Russet,
- Northern Greening,
- Novamac,
- Novaspy,
- Opal,
- Opal (Seabrook),
- Opalescent,
- Oriole,
- Ozark Gold,
- Pine Golden Pippin,
- Pink Lady,
- Prairie Fire,
- Prairie Spy,
- Priam,
- Rajka,
- Red Delicious,
- Red Jonathan,
- Red Obelisk,
- Red Rome,
- Reinette Clochard,
- Rival,
- Rome Beauty,
- Rosemary Russet,
- Rubinola,
- Saint Everard,
- Sans Pareil,
- Santana,
- Scarlett O'Hara,
- Shenandoah,
- Smitten,
- SnowSweet,
- Sops in Wine,
- Splendour,
- Starkrimson,
- Stirling Castle,
- Sturmer Pippin,
- Sunburst,
- Suncrisp,
- Sundance,
- Sweet Coppin,
- Thoday's Quarrenden,
- Tina,
- Tydeman's Early Worcester,
- Tydeman's Late Orange,
- Upton Pyne,
- Virginia Gold,
- Wayside,
- Wealthy,
- Weirouge,
- WineCrisp,
- Winston,
- Winter Banana,
- Woolbrook Russet,
- Zari,
- Akane,
- Allington Pippin,
- Antonovka,
- Black Oxford,
- Burgundy,
- Cellini,
- Chieftain,
- Cortland,
- Cripps Red,
- Enterprise,
- Florina,
- Galarina,
- Ginger Gold,
- GoldRush,
- Grimes Golden,
- Hewe's Crab,
- Hubbardston Nonsuch,
- Keepsake,
- King David,
- Macoun,
- Margil,
- Newtown Pippin,
- Northern Spy,
- Pixie Crunch,
- Porter's Perfection,
- Priscilla,
- Pristine,
- Redfree,
- Sansa,
- Spitzenburg,
- Sweet Sixteen,
- Topaz,
- Wolf River
More advice about pollination
Please note that our whilst our system takes many relevant factors into account, it is certainly not completely accurate
Our article on the pollination of fruit trees gives more details of the factors involved in pollination.
Crab apples
It is worth remembering that crab apple trees make excellent pollinators for almost any apple variety. This is because they produce very large quantities of pollen over a long period and are (with some exceptions) only distantly related to mainstream apple varieties so their pollen is highly compatible.
