Herefordshire Russet apple trees

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

Herefordshire Russet is a modern russet apple variety, with an excellent strong Cox-like flavour.

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Herefordshire Russet 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£61.50
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• PG2Premium cordon 12L pot-grown tree, M9 rootstock£61.50
  Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
  

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• PG32-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree, M26 rootstock£57.50
  Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  

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• PG42-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree, MM106 rootstock£57.50
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  

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• PG5Premium half-standard 12L pot-grown tree, MM106 rootstock£62.50
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  

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Choose a size - bare-root

• BR1Cordon-trained bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£46.50
  Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
  

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• BR22-year bush-trained bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£45.00
  Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
  

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• BR31-year bare-root tree,M26 rootstock£35.50
  Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  

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• BR42-year bush-trained bare-root tree,M26 rootstock£43.50
  Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  

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• BR5Spindlebush bare-root tree,M116 rootstock£43.00
  Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  

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• BR62-year bare-root tree,M116 rootstock£43.00
  Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  

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• BR71-year bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£35.50
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  

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• BR82-year bush-trained bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£43.50
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  

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• BR92-year bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£43.50
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• BR102-year (1.75m) bare-root tree,M25 rootstock£46.95
  Very large tree (4m-7m after 10 years)
  

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Tree specification

Photos of trees as supplied | Tree sizes and forms

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 Herefordshire Russet apple trees

A modern russet variety, and probably one of the best-flavoured russet apples available.

Promoted with some justification as a russet with the flavour of Cox's Orange Pippin, Herefordshire Russet has a very good aromatic flavour, quite different from the nutty flavour usually associated with russet varieties. The texture of the flesh is also rather more crisp than is the case with most russet apples.

Growing and Training

Herefordshire Russet is quite easy to grow, and shares many of the horticultural characteristics of its sibling Fiesta (also the offspring of Cox's Orange Pippin and Idared).

History

Herefordshire Russet was developed by the English apple breeder Hugh Ermen, and released in 2002. It is a cross between Cox's Orange Pippin and Golden Delicious.

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

All our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance. Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS. 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

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.