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Annie Elizabeth apple trees

Malus domestica
Annie Elizabeth
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Annie Elizabeth is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 4

Annie Elizabeth is a well-known traditional English "cooker". The flavour is sweeter than most culinary varieties, and it can also be eaten if you like a sharp apple. The apples are usefully large, and it is a good keeper.

This is a good variety for any recipe where you want slices to keep their shape when cooked.

Annie Elizabeth apple trees for sale

Bare-root

  • BR11-year bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £34.95
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  • BR22-year bush-trained bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £43.00
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  • BR32-year bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £43.00
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
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Next deliveries

Order now for delivery from week commencing 14th October for pot grown trees or December for bare-root or mixed tree orders.

Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.

Growing and Training

Like many traditional cooking apples, Annie Elizabeth is reliable and easy to grow. It can be grown throughout the UK and is usually unaffected by pests and diseases.

Although usually considered as a partially self-fertile variety, Annie Elizabeth nevertheless has many of the hallmarks of a (self-sterile) triploid variety - good disease resistance, vigorous growth, and thick dark-coloured leaves. For this reason it is perhaps best planted with another compatible (different) variety nearby. It is also not a reliable pollinator of other varieties.

History

Raised in Leicestershire in the mid 19th century and introduced by the Harrison and Sons nursery of Leicester.


Annie Elizabeth characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillBeginner
  • Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
  • Flowering group4
  • Pollinating othersPoor
  • Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates

Using

  • Picking seasonLate
  • CroppingGood
  • Keeping (of fruit)3 months or more
  • Food usesCulinary

Problems

  • Disease resistanceGood
  • CankerSome resistance
  • Scab (Apple and Pear)Some resistance
  • Powdery mildewSome resistance

Identification

  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1850 - 1899
  • Blossom colourCrimson
  • Fruit colourOrange flush

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This variety description was researched and written by Orange Pippin staff. Last checked: 2024.