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Self-fertile apple varieties
Apple varieties we sell which are reliably self-fertile or partially self-fertile.
30 varieties
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Self-fertility
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Categories
Almonds
2
Apples
30
Early eating apples
2
Mid-season eating apples
9
Late eating apples
11
Cooking apples
8
Dual-purpose apples
2
Apricots
12
Cherry plums
4
Cherries
11
Sweet cherries
9
Sour cherries
1
Cider apples
2
Crab apples
17
Damsons
7
Inter-specific trees
3
Mirabelles
6
Mulberries
4
Nectarines
1
Peaches
7
Pears
7
Dessert pears
7
Cooking pears
2
Plums
24
Eating plums
20
Cooking plums
5
Dual-purpose plums
11
Quinces
1
Figs
3
Form
1-year
29
1-year bush-trained
2-year
6
2-year bush-trained
26
Spindlebush
3
2-year half-standard
3
Premium half-standard
10
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
2
Cordon-trained
5
Premium cordon
9
Espalier
Fan-trained
1/4 standard
Mature size
Very small
12
Small
12
Medium
20
Large
29
Very large
7
Rootstocks
M27
12
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M9
12
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M26
20
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M116
4
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MM106
29
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M25
7
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Supplied as
Bare-root
29
12L pot
24
11.5L pot
12
Using
Picking month
July
August
September
1
October
November
Cropping
Heavy
17
Good
13
Light
Picking season
Very early
Early
5
Mid
10
Late
13
Very late
2
Keeping (of fruit)
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
8
2-3 weeks
9
1-2 months
4
3 months or more
9
Fruit persistence
Normal ripening
21
Fruit drops when ripe
2
Ripens over a period
Persistent
1
Flavour quality
Exceptional
Very good
8
Good
17
Average
5
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS perfect for pollinators
30
Flavour style (apples)
Sweet/Sharp
4
Sharper
9
Sweeter
7
Aromatic
8
Vinous
2
Food uses
Eating fresh
22
Culinary
12
Traditional cooker
7
Dual purpose
3
Juice
16
Hard cider
3
Drying
Edible fruits
Cooking result
Puree
5
Textured puree
1
Keeps shape
5
Discoloration of fruit
No discoloration (Good for drying)
8
Slightly oxidising (browns slowly)
1
Oxidising
15
Very oxidising (browns quickly)
2
Juice style
Sweeter
Sharper
1
Sweet (cider)
Sharp (cider)
Bittersweet (cider)
Bittersharp (cider)
Juice colour
Clear
Pale yellow
Pale orange
Pale red
1
Vitamin C content
Low
5
Medium
2
High
Cling-stone
Freestone
Semi-freestone
Clingstone
Growing
Gardening skill
Beginner
20
Average
9
Experienced
1
Self-fertility
Self-fertile
8
Partially self-fertile
22
Not self-fertile
53
Flowering group
1
2
7
3
15
4
8
5
6
Pollinating others
Good
6
Average
22
Poor
1
Ploidy
Diploid
27
Triploid
Vigour
Natural dwarf
Weak growing
Slightly small
5
Average vigour
20
Slightly large
1
Vigorous
4
Very vigorous
Growth rate
Average
Slow
Precocity
Precocious
8
Slow to start bearing
Bearing regularity
Regular
23
Biennial tendency
6
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
21
Free-spurring
1
Partial tip-bearer
8
Tip-bearer
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
1
No need to prune
Light prune
Cherry incompatibility group
Cherry universal pollinator
Feathers on maiden
Organic culture
Suitable
11
Not-suitable
Longevity
Long-lived
1
Problems
Apricot shot-hole
Bacterial canker
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Bacterial spot
Cherry blackfly aphid
Cherry slugworm
Die-back / Gummosis
Very susceptible
Fruit splitting
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Plum fruit moth
Some susceptibility
Plum pox virus (Sharka)
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Silverleaf
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Woolly aphid
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Disease resistance
Good
12
Average
15
Poor
1
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
7
Some susceptibility
7
Very susceptible
Fireblight
Very resistant
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
6
Very susceptible
Mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
6
Some susceptibility
6
Scab
Very resistant
6
Some resistance
7
Some susceptibility
8
Very susceptible
1
Bitter pit
Very resistant
2
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
4
Blossom wilt
Some resistance
Brown rot
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Codling moth
Leaf spot
Climate
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
28
Mild damp climates
13
Warm climates
7
Cold-hardiness
Cold-hardy
1
Protect from frost
Cold hardiness (USDA)
(3) -40F / -40C
1
(4) -30F / -34C
4
(5) -20F / -29C
6
(6) -10F / -23C
2
(7) 0F / -18C
2
(8) 10F / -12C
2
(9) 20F / -7C
1
(10) 30F / -1C
1
Summer average maximum temperatures
Cold (< 20C / 67F)
18
Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
29
Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
13
Hot (>30C / 86F)
2
Frost resistance of blossom
Good resistance
13
Some resistance
3
Susceptible
2
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
1
Belgium
Canada
1
Czech Republic
France
1
Germany
Netherlands
New Zealand
2
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
23
United States
2
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
4
1850 - 1899
11
1900 - 1949
8
1950 - 1999
7
2000
Flowering month
April
May
Flower colour
White
14
Pink - light
10
Pink
Pink - dark
Crimson
1
Flower form
Single flower (5-8 petals)
Leaf colour
Green
29
Bronze
Grey-green
Leaf colour - autumn
Green
Orange / Red
Bronze / Purple
Flesh colour
White
1
Cream
Pink / Red
1
Golden / Yellow
Dark red
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Crimson
2
Gold
Green
3
Green - light
Green / Red
1
Green / Yellow
1
Orange
Orange / Red
3
Orange flush
7
Purple
Purple - light
Red
4
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
2
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Small
Average
Large
1
Very large
Awards
RHS Award of Garden Merit
17
RHS Award of Merit
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
Varieties list
Apple trees
Annie Elizabeth
A traditional English cooking apple, with a sweet flavour, which keeps its shape when cooked.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Braeburn
Braeburn is one of the best-flavoured supermarket apple varieties.
£19.95 - £59.50
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Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Egremont Russet
Egremont Russet is the most popular English russet variety, and a good apple tree for the garden.
£19.95 - £59.50
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Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Ellison's Orange
Ellison's Orange is a well respected Cox-style apple which can achieve very good flavour.
£19.95 - £59.50
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Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Empire
One of the most widely-planted McIntosh style apples, Empire has the Mac flavor but improves on it.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Fiesta
Fiesta (or Red Pippin) is one of the best Cox-style apples, easy to grow, with a good aromatic flavour.
£19.95 - £59.50
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Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Gala
Gala is popular supermarket apple - but better when home-grown, with a sweet pleasant flavour.
£19.95 - £39.50
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Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Golden Delicious
The flavour of home-grown Golden Delicious is far better than its supermarket reputation.
£19.95 - £59.50
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Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Granny Smith
Granny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions.
£19.95 - £39.50
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Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Greensleeves
Greensleeves is a reliable and popular mid-season green/yellow apple, easy to grow and productive.
£19.95 - £39.50
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Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Grenadier
Grenadier is an early-season cooking apple, and one of the most foolproof apple varieties.
£19.95 - £39.50
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Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Howgate Wonder
Howgate Wonder is a large cooking apple which keeps well. Produces an excellent sharp juice.
£19.95 - £39.50
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Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
James Grieve
James Grieve is the classic Scottish dual-purpose apple. It can be eaten fresh, and is also excellent for juicing and cooking.
£19.95 - £59.50
buy
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Keswick Codlin
Keswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.
£19.95 - £39.50
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Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
King of the Pippins
A popular and versatile dual-purpose apple, widely grown in the Victorian era.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Laxton's Fortune
A quietly popular Edwardian era Cox-style apple, developed by the Laxton Brothers Nursery.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Laxton's Superb
Laxton's Superb is a deservedly popular English late-season dessert apple from the Victorian era.
£19.95 - £59.50
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Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Lord Lambourne
Lord Lambourne is a popular versatile garden apple variety, with a good balance of sweet and sharp flavours.
£19.95 - £42.00
buy
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Newton Wonder
A traditional English cooking apple, a good alternative to Bramley.
£19.95 - £39.50
buy
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Peasgood's Nonsuch
Peasgood Nonsuch is a highly-regarded old-fashioned English cooking apple.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Red Devil
Red Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.
£19.95 - £59.50
buy
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Red Falstaff
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Red Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy.
£19.95 - £59.50
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Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Red Windsor
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Red Windsor is one of the easiest to grow of all dessert apple trees, and with a pleasant apple flavour.
£19.95 - £59.50
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Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Reverend W. Wilks
A widely-grown and well-regarded English cooking apple.
£19.95 - £39.50
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Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Saint Edmund's Russet
Not as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Scrumptious
Scumptious is a modern award-winning early-season English dessert apple.
£20.45 - £60.00
buy
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Spartan
Spartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, delicate "vinous" flavour.
£19.95 - £59.50
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Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Stirling Castle
A traditional Scottish cooker from the Victorian era, with a good sharp flavour.
£19.95 - £39.50
buy
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Sunset
Sunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.
£19.95 - £59.50
buy
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Worcester Pearmain
Worcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.
£19.95 - £44.50
buy
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
