• See also:
• Mid-season eating apples19
• Late-season eating apples39
• Cooking apples25
• Dual-purpose apples14
• Red-flesh apple trees5

Early-season eating apples

Early-ripening apples are usually ready in August, and should be eaten quickly to enjoy their fresh flavours.

• Bardsey

  

  A hardy disease-resistant apple, discovered growing on an island off the west coast of Wales.

  £55.00buy

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 2

• Beauty of Bath

  

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

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

• Discovery

  

  Discovery is the definitive early-season English apple variety, makes a good fruit tree for the garden.

  £55.00buy

  • Picking season: Early
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
  • Awards: RHS AGM (current)

• Katy

  

  Katy is an attractive and versatile early apple variety from Sweden, very easy to grow.

  • Picking season: Early
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3

• RosetteTM

  

  Probably the best-flavoured of the pink-fleshed apple varieties, and produces lovely pink juice.

  £56.25 - £61.50buy

  • Picking season: Early
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 2

• Scrumptious

  

  Scrumptious is a modern award-winning early-season English dessert apple.

  £56.25 - £60.50buy

  • Picking season: Early
  • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
  • Awards: RHS AGM (current)

• Worcester Pearmain

  

  Worcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.

  £55.00 - £60.00buy

  • Picking season: Early
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
  • Awards: RHS AGM (current)