Eden® apple trees
Malus domestica - Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2 A few days earlier than McIntosh.
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.
Eden 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£64.00
Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
Very small tree
(< 1.7m after 10 years)
PG22-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)
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£39.25
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
BR22-year bush-trained bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£45.95
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
BR31-year bare-root tree,M26 rootstock£36.25
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR41-year bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£36.25
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
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.
Recommended pollinators 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 don't hesitate to ask us.
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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.
BardseyA hardy disease-resistant apple, discovered growing on an island off the west coast of Wales.
Red SentinelMalus Red Sentinel has classic white blossom and a profusion of tiny scarlet persistent fruits.
GreensleevesGreensleeves is a reliable and popular mid-season green/yellow apple, easy to grow and productive.
Pink GlowMalus Dolgo, also known as Pink Glow, offers early-season white flowers and very attractive dark pink fruits. It is exceptionally cold-hardy.
Keswick CodlinKeswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.
Stirling CastleA traditional Scottish cooker from the Victorian era, with a good sharp flavour.
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
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group2
- Pollinating othersAverage
- Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates
- Picking seasonLate
- CroppingGood
- Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
- Food usesEating freshCulinaryJuiceDryingDual purpose
- Disease resistanceAverage
- Scab (Apple and Pear)Some susceptibility
- Powdery mildewSome resistance
- Fire blightSome resistance
- Country of originCanada
- Period of origin1950 - 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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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
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.
