Norfolk Royal Russet apple trees
£34.95This must surely qualify as one of the best-looking apples - and it tastes great too. It has the classic English russet flavours, sweet and pear-like, with soft-chewy slightly dry flesh - very moreish.
As with most russets, it somehow seems more appropriate to eat this apple by cutting it into slices first, rather than just biting into it.
Norfolk Royal Russet apple trees for sale
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£34.95
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Out of stock
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Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
Recommended pollinators for Norfolk Royal Russet apple trees
Norfolk Royal Russet 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 Norfolk Royal Russet.
If you are not sure about pollination requirements just ask us.
Red FalstaffRed Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy.
ScrumptiousScrumptious is a modern award-winning early-season English dessert apple.
SpartanSpartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, delicate "vinous" flavour.
FiestaFiesta (or Red Pippin) is one of the best Cox-style apples, easy to grow, with a good aromatic flavour.
Red DevilRed Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.
SunsetSunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.
ButterballMalus Butterball is named for its bright yellow fruits, which are also good for crab apple jelly.
Worcester PearmainWorcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.
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History
A russeted sport of Norfolk Royal, found in 1983.
Norfolk Royal Russet characteristics
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group3
- Pollinating othersAverage
- Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates
- Picking seasonMid
- CroppingGood
- Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
- Food usesEating fresh
- Country of originUnited Kingdom
- Period of origin1950 - 1999
- Blossom colourPink - light
- Fruit colourRusset
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
Apple trees are generally easy to grow, and because there are so many apple varieties there is invariably a good choice for almost any growing situation.
Apples display perhaps a greater range of flavours, appearance, and texture than any other tree fruits. This diversity makes apples a particularly satisfying fruit for home cultivation. Without much difficulty (or space) you can grow a number of different apple trees which will keep a family supplied with fresh apples from mid-summer to late autumn, and with a good spread of flavours and uses.
Our apple trees are grafted on rootstocks which will control the mature height of the tree - so you can choose the size of tree that will best suit your garden or orchard project.
