Jumbo apple trees
Malus domestica A dual-purpose apple, named for the exceptionally large size of its fruits.
Jumbo apple trees for sale
Pot-grown
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 £54.00
Very small tree
(< 1.7m after 10 years)
PG22-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree M26 rootstock £52.00
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root tree M26 rootstock £29.50
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR21-year bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £29.50
Large tree
(3m-4m after 10 years)
Next deliveries
Pre-order now for delivery from September onwards for pot grown trees or December for bare-root trees and mixed orders.
Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95. It is calculated when you add trees to your basket, based on your postcode.
Jumbo is a modern dual-purpose apple, named for the exceptional size of its fruits. It is not unusual to get apples weighing more than 400g (or up to 1lb), which is about three times larger than most supermarket dessert apples.
As a cooker, Jumbo is sweeter than most of the mainstream English culinary varieties, so does not usually need sugar added. It also keeps its shape when cooked. The apples store well, easily keeping for 3 months in a fridge. Whereas most cookers are simply large and green, Jumbo is very attractive, like a modern bi-coloured eating apple, with an extensive scarlet flush covering a yellow background.
Jumbo has a good strong flavour which is certainly sweet enought for eating fresh, although the apples are probably too big for one person to manage!
How to grow
As might be guessed from the size of its apples, Jumbo is a triploid variety. That means it is not self-fertile and will not pollinate other apple varieties - but also that it is a big, hardy, vigorous-growing tree that can shake off diseases and problems.
Advice on fruit tree pollination.
History
Jumbo was developed by one of the most successful English apple breeders of recent times, Hugh Ermen, and released in 2000. It is a cross between the popular English variety Charles Ross, and the well-regarded American variety Jonathan.
Jumbo characteristics
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group3
- Pollinating othersPoor
- PloidyTriploid
- Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates
- WildlifeRHS Plants for Pollinators
- Picking monthSeptember
- Picking seasonLate
- CroppingHeavy
- Keeping (of fruit)3 months or more
- Food usesEating freshCulinaryDual purpose
- Flavour style (apples)Sharper
- Cooking resultKeeps shape
- Country of originUnited Kingdom
- Period of origin1950 - 1999
- Flesh colourCream
- Fruit colourOrange / Red
- Fruit sizeVery large
