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Scotch Bridget apple trees

Scotch Bridget
Scotch Bridget is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
A popular Scottish cooking apple, well-suited to damp wet conditions.

Scotch Bridget apple trees for sale

Pot-grown

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
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)

Bare-root

  • BR11-year bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £34.95
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  • BR22-year (1.75m) bare-root tree M25 rootstock £46.95
    Very large tree (4m-7m after 10 years)
Next deliveries

You can pre-order now, deliveries start in September.

Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95. It is calculated when you add trees to your basket, based on your postcode.

Scotch Bridget is a popular Scottish cooking apple, and also found in gardens in Cumbria and south-west England.

Its popularity is partly down to its good cooking qualities, and partly its ability to thrive in the mild but wet conditions encountered in the north west of England and Scotland. It can also be eaten fresh - if you like a sharper apple.

The apples are juicy and moderately acidic, and will keep for several months. When cooked they retain most of their shape.

How to grow

Scotch Bridget is a good choice for anyone wanting to grow apples in a damp wet climate It also ripens a bit later than other varieties usually found in the north-west.

Advice on fruit tree pollination.

History

Scotland, 19th century.

Scotch Bridget characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillBeginner
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Flowering group3
  • Pollinating othersPoor
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates

Using

  • Picking seasonLate
  • CroppingGood
  • Keeping (of fruit)1-2 months
  • Food usesCulinaryTraditional cooker

Identification

  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1850 - 1899
  • Blossom colourPink - light