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Stirling Castle apple trees

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 2

Stirling Castle apple trees for sale

Bare-root

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Stirling Castle characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillBeginner
  • Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
  • Flowering group2
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates

Using

  • Picking monthSeptember
  • Picking seasonMid
  • CroppingHeavy
  • Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
  • Food usesCulinaryTraditional cooker
  • Flavour style (apples)Sharper
  • Cooking resultPuree
  • Juice styleSharper

Problems

  • Disease resistanceGood
  • ScabVery resistant
  • MildewSome susceptibility

Climate

    Identification

    • Country of originUnited Kingdom
    • Period of origin1800 - 1849
    • Flesh colourWhite
    • Fruit colourGreen
    • Fruit sizeLarge