Newton Wonder apple trees
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
- Awards: RHS AGM (former) 1993
Newton Wonder is a high quality late-season English cooking apple from the Victoria era, producing large handsome apples.
It inherits its excellent tangy flavour from one of its probable parents, Dumelow's Seedling. It cooks to a light puree. The flesh is less juicy than some cookers, making it useful for recipes where you do not want too much moisture such as mincemeat.
Overall, Newton Wonder makes an interesting alternative to the more well-known Bramley.
Newton Wonder 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 12L pot-grown tree MM106 rootstock£56.50
Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root treeM26 rootstock£34.95
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR21-year bare-root treeM116 rootstock£35.75
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR31-year bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£34.95
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR42-year bush-trained bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£43.00
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR52-year bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£45.25
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR62-year half-standard bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£47.25
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR71-year bare-root treeM25 rootstock£35.75
Very large tree
(4m-7m after 10 years)
BR82-year (1.75m) bare-root treeM25 rootstock£46.95
Very large tree
(4m-7m 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
Newton Wonder is a vigorous-growing tree, adaptable to most UK climate situations. Disease resistance is generally good.
Recommended pollinators for Newton Wonder apple trees
Newton Wonder is partially self-fertile, so you do not need another variety to pollinate it to produce fruit.
However you will get a better crop if you plant any of the following pollinator varieties nearby.
If you are not sure about pollination requirements don't hesitate to ask us.
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BraeburnBraeburn is one of the best-flavoured supermarket apple varieties.
Ellison's OrangeEllison's Orange is a well respected Cox-style apple which can achieve very good flavour.
GalaGala is popular supermarket apple - but better when home-grown, with a sweet pleasant flavour.
Golden GemA traditional crab-apple featuring a mass of white blossom in spring, followed by yellow crab apples.
Golden HornetMalus Golden Hornet is a traditional white blossom crab apple, with persistent yellow fruits.
Harry BakerMalus Harry Baker is a popular crab-apple with deep pink flowers and dark red fruits which are very good for crab-apple jelly.
John DownieJohn Downie is a traditional crab apple for making crab apple jelly. White blossom and orange-red fruits.
King of the PippinsA popular and versatile dual-purpose apple, widely grown in the Victorian era.
History
Found in Derbyshire in 1887 and thought to be a cross between Dumelow's Seedling and Blenheim Orange.
Newton Wonder characteristics
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
- Flowering group4
- Pollinating othersAverage
- Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates
- Picking seasonLate
- CroppingHeavy
- Keeping (of fruit)3 months or more
- Food usesCulinaryTraditional cooker
- Disease resistanceAverage
- CankerSome resistance
- Scab (Apple and Pear)Some resistance
- Powdery mildewSome susceptibility
- Country of originUnited Kingdom
- Period of origin1850 - 1899
- Blossom colourWhite
- AwardsRHS AGM (former)
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 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.
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More about apple trees
There is no doubt that the famous Bramley's Seedling still rightly reigns supreme. Characterised by its copious rich juicy acidity it quickly renders to stiff puree in the kitchen, and is the benchmark for English apple cookery. However we have noticed a real resurgence in interest in the humble cooking apple in recent years, with cooks looking beyond Bramley for other qualities and textures.
Look out for cooking apples which ripen earlier than Bramley, such as Grenadier or Keswick Codlin.
Scotland also has a strong tradition of cooking apples - Galloway Pippin, Scotch Bridget, Scotch Dumpling for example. This also illustrates another useful quality of cooking apples - they can be productive even in climates where grey skies and rain are more frequent than sun and blue skies.
Many cooking apples are also great for juicing, especially if you like your apple juice to have a bit of an acidic kick.
