Little PaxTM apple trees

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

Little Pax is a late-season English dessert apple. The apples usually ripen in October and will keep in a refrigerator or cold shed well into the new year.

Although discovered only recently, its pretty bell-like "pearmain" shape, and speckled red-flushed skin are very reminiscent of the classic 19th century English apples. The rich sweet aromatic flavours also hark back to the Victorian era. The flesh is crisp but not dense, so this is an easy apple to eat.

Little Pax is also characterised by its unusually prolific spring blossom.

Little Pax 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.

• PG1Premium cordon 12L pot-grown tree M9 rootstock£61.00
  Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
  Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
  

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• PG22-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree M26 rootstock£57.75
  Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
  Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  

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• PG3Premium half-standard 12L pot-grown tree MM106 rootstock£63.00
  Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
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Bare-root

• BR1Cordon-trained bare-root treeM9 rootstock£46.75
  Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
  

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• BR22-year bush-trained bare-root treeM9 rootstock£45.25
  Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
  

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• BR31-year bare-root treeM26 rootstock£35.75
  Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
  

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• BR42-year bush-trained bare-root treeM26 rootstock£43.00
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• BR51-year bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£35.75
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• BR62-year bush-trained bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£43.75
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• BR72-year bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£43.00
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• BR82-year half-standard bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£46.95
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Tree specification

Photos of trees as supplied | Tree sizes and forms

Pre-ordering

Pre-order now for delivery in September 2025

Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.

Growing and Training

Little Pax is easy to grow, but as might be expected from an apple variety from the Isle of Wight, it likes a long growing season to achieve its attractive red colouration.

This is a naturally productive variety, and as a result fruit size can tend to be small - this is easily addressed by thinning the fruitlets at the end of May after the blossom has finished.

History

Little Pax was planted as a seedling tree in the gardens of St. Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde, Isle of Wight. Its parentage is unknown, although it displays the typical bell-like "Pearmain" shape associated with several Victorian varieties such as Adam's Pearmain.

Little Pax characteristics

Similar varieties

• Bladon Pippin
  A new Cox-style apple variety, but with a sweeter flavour - discovered as a chance seedling in the village of Bladon.

British-grown trees

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

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. 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 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. 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.