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RosetteTM apple trees

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

Rosette is a new bright red early season apple, named for the rosette-like pattern of marbled pink flesh that is revealed when you cut the apple open. It is one of the best-flavoured pink-fleshed apples available, and is also easy to grow.

Red or pink flesh is very unusual since most apples have white or cream flesh, and it will certainly make your Rosette apples a talking point. The flesh does not brown (oxidise) that quickly either so it can be used to add an interesting colour to savoury or fruit salads (although a dash of lemon juice will help).

As you would expect, Rosette produces a particularly attractive pink apple juice - but the juice is not just a pretty colour, it is also of very good quality, with a pleasant sweet-sharp flavour.

Rosette apple trees for sale

Pot-grown

All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.

All pot-grown trees are suitable for planting out in the garden, some are suitable for growing in containers.

  • PG12-year bush-trained 11.5L pot-grown tree, M27 rootstock£63.00
    Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
    Very small tree (< 1.7m after 10 years)
  • PG22-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree, M26 rootstock£58.75
    Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
    Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  • PG32-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree, MM106 rootstock£58.75
    Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  • PG4Premium half-standard 12L pot-grown tree, MM106 rootstock£64.00
    Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)

Bare-root

  • BR11-year bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£34.95
    Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
  • BR21-year bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£34.95
    Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
  • BR3Cordon-trained bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£46.95
    Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
  • BR42-year bush-trained bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£45.75
    Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
  • BR5Spindlebush bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£44.00
    Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
  • BR61-year bare-root tree,M26 rootstock£35.95
    Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  • BR72-year bush-trained bare-root tree,M26 rootstock£43.95
    Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  • BR81-year bare-root tree,M116 rootstock£34.95
    Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  • BR92-year bare-root tree,M116 rootstock£43.00
    Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  • BR101-year bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£35.95
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  • BR112-year bush-trained bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£43.95
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  • BR122-year bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£43.00
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)

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Tree specification

Photos of trees as supplied | Tree sizes and forms

Pre-ordering

Pre-order now for delivery in September 2025

Delivery charges

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

Growing and Training

Rosette is a good cropper, and notably compact. It appears to have very good natural disease-resistance to scab, and is therefore suitable for growing throughout the UK. (Scab tends to be more prevalent in areas with higher rainfall).

We have noticed the pink flesh of this apple may become a deeper red in seasons when there are cooler night time temperatures during August. The depth of colour also seems to be linked to the sugar content of the apple - the sweetest apples have the reddest flesh. Whatever the explanation it is clear that to get the best appearance and flavour it is worth leaving the apples on the tree until they are fully ripe. To confuse matters further, like several early-season English apples, Rosette has a characteristic of dropping 5%-10% of its apples just before they are fully ripe - so don't let this fool you into thinking it is time to pick.

Rosette tolerates a wide climate range, and is likely to be productive even in exposed northern areas, including the far north of Scotland.

History

Rosette was developed in the West Midlands and released in 2011.

The ancestry of Rosette is not known, but it is most likely related to the well-known English early apple, Discovery. Like Discovery it is an early-season variety, and also like Discovery it is easy to grow and largely disease-free.


Rosette characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillBeginner
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Flowering group2
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • Fruit bearingPartial tip-bearer
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates

Using

  • Picking seasonEarly
  • CroppingHeavy
  • Keeping (of fruit)1 week
  • Food usesEating freshJuice

Problems

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

Identification

  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin2000
  • Blossom colourWhitePink - light
  • Flesh colourPink / Red

Similar varieties

  • See also Discovery
    Discovery
    Discovery is the definitive early-season English apple variety, makes a good fruit tree for the garden.
  • See also Hidden Rose
    Hidden Rose
    Hidden Rose is named for the unexpected pink flesh hidden behind the plain green skin.

British-grown trees Trees grown in the UK.

Unlike many garden centres and online retailers, the vast majority of our fruit trees are grown in the UK. Find out more.

In addition, all our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance. Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS. The scheme aims to improve UK biosecurity by setting standards for all growers and retailers involved in selling plants in the UK. Find out more.

Guaranteed fruit trees

When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden while it gets established. If it doesn't grow successfully, we'll either replace it the following season or offer a refund, subject to some conditions. Find out more.

More about apple trees

Early-season eating apples typically ripen in the period from late July to late August. They only keep for a few days, and should be eaten quickly to enjoy their fresh summery flavours. Many of them are also very good for juicing - freshly-pressed summer apple juice is a real treat.

Beauty of Bath is usually the earliest-ripening of the English summer apples. Discovery and Worcester Pearmain are next to ripen and are perhaps the best-known early varieties. Both are easy to grow and productive. Katy, from Sweden, ripens a bit later, and is one of the most foolproof of all apple varieties. Scrumptious is a modern English variety and has the advantage of being reliably self-fertile.


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