Eden® apple trees
£58.75 - £64.00
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- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2 A few days earlier than McIntosh.
A new dual-purpose apple which has a naturally non-browning flesh, ideal for salads and fresh apple juice.
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Eden apple trees for sale
Choose a size - pot-grown
All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.
PG12-year bush-trained 11.5L pot-grown tree, M27 rootstock£64.00
Very small tree
(< 1.7m after 10 years)
PG22-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree, M26 rootstock£58.75
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
Choose a size - bare-root
BR12-year bush-trained bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£45.95
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
Out of stock
BR21-year bare-root tree,M26 rootstock£36.25
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
Out of stock
BR31-year bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£36.25
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Out of stock
BR42-year bush-trained bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£44.25
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Out of stock
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Next deliveries
Order now for delivery from 26th May.
Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
All about Eden apple trees
Eden is a new dual-purpose apple from Canada with a unique characteristic - the flesh does not turn brown when the apple is cut, making it ideal for use in fruit salads.
Eden is pleasant to eat fresh, and the flavour is quite similar to the popular Spartan apple - crisp and sweet (in fact they share a common ancestry).
When cooked, Eden turns into a puree, and does not need extra sugar.
This is also an excellent variety for juicing, partly because the juice stays clearer than most other varieties, but also because of the pleasant sweet flavour of the juice. The juice is a clear pale golden green colour.
Growing and Training
Eden is heavy-cropping and generally easy to grow.
It ripens relatively late in the season, and the apples do not fall when ripe, but hang on the tree (known as "persistence") well into early winter. In Canada this feature is being exploited by cider producers to make "ice cider", where the apples are allowed to freeze on the tree before being picked for cider production.
Which pollinators are recommended for Eden apple trees?
Eden is not self-fertile, so you will need another different but compatible variety planted nearby in order to produce fruit.
The following varieties are good pollinators for Eden.
If you are not sure about pollination requirements just ask us.
Pink GlowMalus Dolgo, also known as Pink Glow, offers early-season white flowers and very attractive dark pink fruits. It is exceptionally cold-hardy.
Egremont RussetEgremont Russet is the most popular English russet variety, and a good apple tree for the garden.
BountifulBountiful is an easy-to-grow cooking apple, it retains its shape when cooked, fairly sweet for a cooker.
GreensleevesGreensleeves is a reliable and popular mid-season green/yellow apple, easy to grow and productive.
BardseyA hardy disease-resistant apple, discovered growing on an island off the west coast of Wales.
Keswick CodlinKeswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.
Red SentinelMalus Red Sentinel has classic white blossom and a profusion of tiny scarlet persistent fruits.
Stirling CastleA traditional Scottish cooker from the Victorian era, with a good sharp flavour.
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History
Eden was developed in Canada in the 1970s, and is distantly descended from McIntosh, an old 19th century Canadian variety. The maroon-coloured skin and bright white flesh of McIntosh are frequently found in its descendants, including Eden. The new variety languished, un-named, at the research station until 2000 when a researcher noticed the flesh was remarkably non-browning - the scientific term is non-oxidising. It was then named as Eden and has entered commercial production on a small scale.
Eden characteristics
- What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Eden?Average
- Is Eden self-fertile?Not self-fertile
- What flowering group is Eden?2
- Is Eden good for pollinating others?Average
- How does Eden bear fruit?Spur-bearer
- What climates is Eden suitable for?Temperate climatesMild damp climates
- What season do you pick Eden?Late
- CroppingGood
- How long can you keep Eden in a fridge?2-3 weeks
- Food usesEating freshCulinaryJuiceDryingDual purpose
- What is the overall disease resistance of Eden?Average
- Is Eden resistant to scab?Some susceptibility
- Is Eden resistant to powdery mildew?Some resistance
- How resistant is Eden to fire blight?Some resistance
- Where does Eden originate from?Canada
- When was Eden first introduced?1950 - 1999
- Fruit colourRed / Green
- Flesh colourWhite
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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All our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance.
Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS.
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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
If space is limited these dual-purpose apples are well worth considering. Pick them slightly early to use in the kitchen, or let them ripen and you can eat them fresh.
Early-season dual-purpose apples include Katy and James Grieve, which are both sharp enough to use in pies and crumbles, but also pleasant for eating fresh (particularly if you like a sharper apple). Traditional English varieties like Blenheim Orange and Ribston Pippin come into their own later in the autumn.
