Fiesta apple trees
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Awards: RHS AGM (current) 1993
Fiesta is a relatively new English apple, developed in Kent in the 1970s but with a very traditional English style and flavour. Cox's Orange Pippin is one of its parents, and it has inherited the classic Cox aromatic sweet/sharp flavour. Visually it also looks the part, with the attractive orange flush so typical of traditional English apples.
Fiesta is one of the best apples for juicing. It produces copious amounts of juice, with a very good rich sweet / sharp flavour.
It can also be used as a substitute for Cox's Orange Pippin in apple cookery - slices keep their shape when cooked.
Unlike Cox's Orange Pippin, Fiesta also stores very well and remains firm and sweet - a quality it probably inherits from its other parent, an American variety called Idared.
Fiesta is grown commercially on a small-scale in the UK and France, sometimes marketed as Red Pippin. It is easy to grow and a reliable cropper, making it an excellent choice for the garden or small orchard.
Fiesta 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£60.50
Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
Very small tree
(< 1.7m after 10 years)
PG2Premium cordon 12L pot-grown tree M9 rootstock£60.50
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£56.50
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£56.50
Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Bare-root
BR1Cordon-trained bare-root treeM9 rootstock£46.25
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
BR21-year bare-root treeM9 rootstock£34.95
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
BR32-year bush-trained bare-root treeM9 rootstock£44.75
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
BR41-year bare-root treeM26 rootstock£34.95
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR52-year bush-trained bare-root treeM26 rootstock£43.00
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR62-year bare-root treeM116 rootstock£43.00
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR71-year bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£34.95
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR82-year bush-trained bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£43.00
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR92-year bush-trained bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£45.25
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
(Central leader)
BR102-year half-standard bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£46.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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Tree specification
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Tree sizes and forms
Pre-ordering
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Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
Growing and Training
Fiesta is easy to grow and is an excellent substitute for Cox, inheriting much of the rich aromatic flavour - but few of the horticultural difficulties.
Fiesta has better than average tolerance to poor soils including chalky soils.
Recommended pollinators for Fiesta apple trees
Fiesta is partially self-fertile, so you do not need another variety to pollinate it to produce fruit.
However you will get a better crop if you plant any of the following pollinator varieties nearby.
If you are not sure about pollination requirements don't hesitate to ask us.
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ScrumptiousScrumptious is a modern award-winning early-season English dessert apple.
Red FalstaffRed Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy.
Red DevilRed Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.
ButterballMalus Butterball is named for its bright yellow fruits, which are also good for crab apple jelly.
SunsetSunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.
GreensleevesGreensleeves is a reliable and popular mid-season green/yellow apple, easy to grow and productive.
SaturnAn attractive modern English apple, crisp flesh and an excellent flavour.
EveresteEvereste is one of the most well-known crab-apples, featuring white blossom and red-yellow fruits.
History
Fiesta was developed in the 1970s at the East Malling Research Station in Kent, UK. It is a cross between Cox's Orange Pippin and Idared. It is sometimes known as 'Red Pippin'.
Fiesta characteristics
- Gardening skillBeginner
- Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
- Flowering group3
- Pollinating othersAverage
- Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climates
- Picking seasonLate
- CroppingHeavy
- Keeping (of fruit)3 months or more
- Food usesEating freshJuice
- Disease resistanceAverage
- CankerSome susceptibility
- Powdery mildewSome resistance
- Country of originUnited Kingdom
- Period of origin1950 - 1999
- Blossom colourPink - light
- Fruit colourOrange flush
- 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 whilst 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
Towards the end of September and into October we see late-season apple varieties beginning to ripen. Their longer ripening period typically means these varieties have the most interesting flavours.
Unlike mid and early season apples which are generally best eaten straight from the tree, many late-season varieties need to be stored in a fridge for a few weeks to mature before their flavours are at their peak. So if you want to be able to eat home-grown apples through the winter then late-season varieties are your best choice.
Some of the most famous English apple varieties fall into this category - including the classic Adams Pearmain, and the ancient Ashmead's Kernel with its peardrop flavours. We also find popular modern varieties such as Spartan, Red Falstaff, Fiesta, and Kidd's Orange Red all coming to perfection at this time of year.
