Self-fertile apple varieties
Varieties: 9 | Clear all
Gardening skill
?Suitable for beginners5
Average3
Some needed1
Fruit tree categories
Almond trees1Apple trees9
Apricot trees10
Cherry trees8
Cider apple trees1
Crab apple trees26
Damson trees6
Fig trees4
Medlar trees3
Mirabelle trees1
Mulberry trees3
Nectarine trees3
Peach trees6
Pear trees3
Plum trees18
Quince trees3
Saskatoon bushes3
Walnut trees2
Stock availabilitytop
Tree form
1-year2
2-year3
2-year bush-trained4
Half standard1
Standard 1.75m1
Cordon2
Fan-trained2
Espalier-trained3
Spindle-bush3
Supplied as
Bare-root6
Pot-grown6
Height after 10 years
Small (dwarf)3
Medium (semi-dwarf)4
Large (semi-vigorous)6
Full-size (standard)1
Rootstock
M1163
M251
M264
M93
MM1065
Usingtop
Picking season
?Very early
Early2
Mid3
Late2
Very late2
Keeping
?Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week2
2-3 weeks3
1-2 months2
3 months or more2
Uses
Good for eating fresh8
Good for cooking3
Good for juice4
Good for cider
Cooking result
Puree1
Textured puree
Keeps shape1
Growingtop
Planting position
Full sun essential2
Full sun preferred6
Tolerates partial shade1
Tolerates north-facing shade
Flowering group
?1
22
36
41
5
6
Self-fertility
?Self-fertile9
Partially self-fertile21
Not self-fertile53
Ploidy
?Diploid9
Pollinating others
?Good1
Average8
Poor
Vigour
?Weak growing1
Slightly small1
Average growth7
Slightly large
Large
Very large
Precocity
?Precocious5
Slow to start bearing
Cropping
Heavy5
Good3
Light1
Fruit bearing
?Spur-bearer7
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer2
Tip-bearer
Fruit persistence
?Normal ripening8
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
Persistent
Bearing regularity
?Regular7
Biennial tendency2
Climatetop
Blossom frost-resistance
?Good resistance3
Some resistance
Susceptible2
Can be grown in
Temperate climates7
Mild / damp climates4
Warm climates2
Disease resistancetop
General resistance
?Good5
Average3
Poor1
Suitable for organic
?Organic / no-spray culture3
Canker
?Very resistant
Some resistance2
Neutral
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible1
Scab
?Very resistant2
Some resistance3
Neutral
Some susceptibility3
Very susceptible1
Mildew
?Very resistant
Some resistance1
Neutral
Some susceptibility3
Very susceptible
Silverleaf
?Very resistant
Some resistance
Neutral
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Fruit identificationtop
Country of origin
Australia1
New Zealand1
United Kingdom7
Period of origin
1500 - 1549
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 18491
1850 - 18991
1900 - 19492
1950 - 19995
2000
Fruit colour
Green1
Green / Red1
Orange / Red1
Orange flush2
Red4
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Self-fertile apples
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Apple trees
Braeburn
Braeburn is one of the best-flavoured supermarket apple varieties. compareFrom £18.95 to £55.95Flowering: 4self-fertilePick: Very late-seasonUses: Eating -
Apple trees
Cox's Orange Pippin Best seller
Cox is widely acknowledged as having the best flavour of any apple variety. compareFrom £18.95 to £55.95Flowering: 3self-fertilePick: Mid-seasonUses: Eating | Cooking | Juice -
Apple trees
Granny Smith
Granny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions. compareFrom £18.95 to £31.50Flowering: 3self-fertilePick: Very late-seasonUses: Eating | Cooking -
Apple trees
Red Devil Best seller
Red Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice. compareFrom £18.95 to £37.95Flowering: 3self-fertilePick: Mid-seasonUses: Eating | Juice -
Apple trees
Red Falstaff® Best seller
Red Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy. compareFrom £18.95 to £55.95Flowering: 3self-fertilePick: Late-seasonUses: Eating | Juice -
Apple trees
Red Windsor® Best seller
Red Windsor is one of the easiest to grow of all dessert apple trees, and with a pleasant apple flavour. compareFrom £18.95 to £55.95Flowering: 2self-fertilePick: Mid-seasonUses: Eating -
Apple trees
Reverend W. Wilks
A widely-grown and well-regarded English cooking apple. compareFrom £18.95 to £31.50Flowering: 2self-fertilePick: Early-seasonUses: Cooking -
Apple trees
Scrumptious® Best seller
Scumptious is a modern award-winning early-season English dessert apple. compareFrom £18.95 to £55.95Flowering: 3self-fertilePick: Early-seasonUses: Eating -
Apple trees
Sunset Best seller
Sunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour. compareFrom £18.95 to £55.95Flowering: 3self-fertilePick: Late-seasonUses: Eating | Juice