Limelight apple trees
- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Awards: RHS AGM (current) 2014
Limelight is an attractive green / yellow apple, with a crisp juicy bite and a rich apple flavour.
It is easy to grow, and ripens mid-season - usually the middle of September in the UK.
In good conditions it is quite a heavy cropper.
Limelight 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£61.50
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£57.50
Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
PG32-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree, MM106 rootstock£57.50
Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£38.25
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
BR22-year bush-trained bare-root tree,M9 rootstock£44.75
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
BR31-year bare-root tree,M26 rootstock£34.95
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR42-year bush-trained bare-root tree,M26 rootstock£43.00
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR51-year bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£34.95
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR62-year bush-trained bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£43.00
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Need help? Ask our fruit tree experts
Call us on 01759 392007 or fill in our contact form.
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
Limelight has been developed specifically for UK gardeners, with a parentage that includes such reliable garden varieties as James Grieve and Discovery. It has some disease resistance too.
Recommended pollinators for Limelight apple trees
Limelight 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 Limelight.
If you are not sure about pollination requirements don't hesitate to ask us.
More pollinators >
ScrumptiousScrumptious is a modern award-winning early-season English dessert apple.
Red FalstaffRed Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy.
KatyKaty is an attractive and versatile early apple variety from Sweden, very easy to grow.
Red DevilRed Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.
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.
SunsetSunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.
Worcester PearmainWorcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.
History
Kent, UK, 2000. Related to James Grieve, Golden Delicious, and Discovery.
Limelight characteristics
- Gardening skillBeginner
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group3
- Pollinating othersAverage
- Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climates
- Picking seasonMid
- CroppingHeavy
- Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
- Food usesEating freshJuice
- Disease resistanceGood
- Scab (Apple and Pear)Some susceptibility
- Country of originUnited Kingdom
- Period of origin1950 - 1999
- Blossom colourWhite
- Fruit colourGreen / Yellow
- AwardsRHS AGM (current)
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 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
For apples the mid-season period usually starts in early September and finishes later in September when the late-season varieties start arriving.
Mid-season apples are best eaten straight from the tree. However unlike early-season apples, they will usually keep fresh for a couple of weeks in a fridge. On the other hand, just like early apples, mid-season apples ripen quite quickly so be sure to keep a close watch on them in early September and see if they are ready to pick.
Another thing you notice with mid-season apples is they still have that fresh zing you get with the early varieties, but the flavours are now more nuanced and interesting.
Some really good apple varieties fall into this category - including Red Windsor, Red Devil, and Lord Lambourne. These are un-fussy apples with good flavours, ideal for taking to work for a mid-morning snack.
And the famous Cox's Orange Pippin also just about falls into this category.
