Scrumptious apple trees
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- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Awards: RHS AGM (current) 2009
Scrumptious is an excellent modern English early dessert apple, and has quickly established itself as one of the most successful garden apple varieties of recent times.
The flavour is what sets this apple apart from other early apple varieties, as the apples become genuinely sweet when planted in a sunny position. It's a great example of how growers are once again looking at flavour as the most important characteristic in a good apple. Scrumptious is also one of the most reliable early varieties, and the apples can be picked over a period of a couple of weeks rather than all at once.
If you are looking for a high-quality early-season apple which is productive and easy to grow, this is it!
Scrumptious 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)
PG2Premium cordon 12L pot-grown tree, M9 rootstock£62.00
Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
PG32-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)
PG42-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)
PG5Premium 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
BR1Cordon-trained bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£46.50
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
BR21-year bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£38.50
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
BR32-year bush-trained bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£45.00
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
BR4Spindlebush bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£44.00
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
BR51-year bare-root tree,M26 rootstock£35.50
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR62-year bush-trained bare-root tree,M26 rootstock£43.50
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR72-year bare-root tree,M116 rootstock£43.00
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR81-year bare-root tree,M116 rootstock£34.95
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR91-year bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£35.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR102-year bush-trained bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£43.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR112-year bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£45.75
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR122-year half-standard bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£46.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR131-year bare-root tree,MM111 rootstock£34.95
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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Tree specification
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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
Scrumptious was developed specially for UK gardens by the English apple breeder Hugh Ermen. It is easy to grow and requires little if any routine pruning. It has a naturally weeping form, and the branches may benefit from support if the weight of apples looks too much for them.
Scrumptious is self-fertile apple variety, so no pollination partner is needed, and the blossom also has some resistance to frost.
To get the full red colour make sure you plant in a sunny aspect.
Scrumptious is has average disease-resistant, it is slightly susceptible to canker, but has good resistance to scab.
History
Scrumptious was developed in Kent in by Hugh Ermen and released in 1980. It is related to Golden Delicious and Discovery.
Scrumptious characteristics
- Gardening skillBeginner
- Self-fertilitySelf-fertile
- Flowering group3
- Pollinating othersAverage
- Fruit bearingPartial tip-bearer
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climates
- Picking seasonEarly
- CroppingGood
- Keeping (of fruit)1 week
- Food usesEating fresh
- Disease resistanceAverage
- CankerSome susceptibility
- Scab (Apple and Pear)Very resistant
- Country of originUnited Kingdom
- Period of origin1950 - 1999
- Blossom colourWhite
- Fruit colourRed
- AwardsRHS AGM (current)
British-grown trees 
Unlike many garden centres and online retailers, the vast majority of our fruit trees are grown in the UK.
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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.
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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.
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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.
