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Pollination of Cardinal crab apple trees

Cardinal (Malus x Arnoldiana (M. baccata x M. floribunda))  is in flowering group 4. Cardinal 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.Choose another variety

Varieties that will pollinate Cardinal in our catalogue

• Admiration

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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

• Aros

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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

• Arthur Turner

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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

• 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

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  One of the best-flavoured Ballerina minarette-type apple varieties.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Beauty of Bath

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

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Very early

• Bladon Pippinin 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

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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

• Braeburnin 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:
  • 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

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  Brownlees Russet is a high quality late-season dessert russet apple.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Brown's Apple

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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

• Butterballin 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

• Charles Rossin 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 Delightin 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

• Christmas Pippinin 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
  • M26
  • MM106

• Cinderellain stock

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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

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Very dwarf

• Comtesse de Parisin 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 Blimeyin 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

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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

• Cox's Orange Pippinin 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
  • M26
  • MM106

• Delbarestivale

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  An attractive heavy-cropping September apple with a good flavour.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

• Discoveryin 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:
  • 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 Orangein 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

• Everestein 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

• Fiestain 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
  • MM106

• Gala

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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

• Golden Delicious

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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

• Golden Gemin stock

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  A traditional crab-apple featuring a mass of white blossom in spring, followed by yellow crab apples.

  • Flowering group: 4
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Semi-vigorous

• Golden Hornetin 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

• Gorgeousin 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:
  • Semi-vigorous

• Granny Smith

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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

• 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

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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

• Harry Masters Jerseyin 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

• Herefordshire Russetin 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
  • M26
  • MM106

• Honeycrispin 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

• Howgate Wonder

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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

• Indian Magicin 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 Grievein 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:
  • MM106

• Jelly Kingin 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 Downiein 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

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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

• Kidd's Orange Redin 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:
  • MM106

• King of the Pippins

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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

• Kingston Black

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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

• 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

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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

• Laxton's Superbin 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
  • M26
  • MM106

• Limelightin 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
  • M26

• Little Paxin 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:
  • M26
  • MM106

• Lord Derbyin 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:
  • MM106

• Malus transitoria

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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

• Melrosein stock

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  Melrose is a well-regarded American apple, with a pleasant sweet flavour.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106

• Meridianin 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

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

  • Flowering group: 4
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Newton Wonderin 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

• NUVAR® Marblein 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

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

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

• 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

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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

• Porter's Perfection

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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

• 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 Realmin 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 Devilin 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
  • MM106

• Red Falstaffin 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
  • MM106

• Red Foxwhelp

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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

• Red Obelisk

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  Malus Red Obelisk is a compact upright crab-apple with white flowers, purple / green leaves, and red fruits.

  • Flowering group: 4
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Rosehipin stock

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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

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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

• 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

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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

• 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

• Saturnin 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:
  • MM106

• Scarlettin 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

• Scrumptiousin 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
  • M26
  • MM106

• Somerset Redstreak

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  An English cider apple variety producing a very high-quality bittersweet juice.

  • Flowering group: 5
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Spartanin 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:
  • M26
  • MM106

• Sun Rivalin 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

• Sunsetin 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
  • M26
  • MM106

• Surprizein 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
  • MM106

• Tickled Pinkin 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

• Topaz

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  A modern and reliable disease-resistant variety with a sharp flavour.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Tremlett's Bitter

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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

• Tydeman's Late Orange

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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

• Wedding Bouquetin 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 Gemin stock

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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
  • M26

• Worcester Pearmainin stock

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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:
  • MM106

• Yarlington Mill

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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

• Yellow Ingestrie

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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