Stirling Castle apple trees
£57.50Stirling Castle apple trees for sale
Choose a size - pot-grown
All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.
PG12-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree, MM106 rootstock£57.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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BR11-year bare-root tree,MM106 rootstock£34.95
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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Next deliveries
Order now for delivery from 26th May.
Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
All about Stirling Castle apple trees
Which pollinators are recommended for Stirling Castle apple trees?
Stirling Castle 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 just ask us.
Red WindsorRed Windsor is one of the easiest to grow of all dessert apple trees, and with a pleasant apple flavour.
Pink GlowMalus Dolgo, also known as Pink Glow, offers early-season white flowers and very attractive dark pink fruits. It is exceptionally cold-hardy.
Egremont RussetEgremont Russet is the most popular English russet variety, and a good apple tree for the garden.
BountifulBountiful is an easy-to-grow cooking apple, it retains its shape when cooked, fairly sweet for a cooker.
GreensleevesGreensleeves is a reliable and popular mid-season green/yellow apple, easy to grow and productive.
BardseyA hardy disease-resistant apple, discovered growing on an island off the west coast of Wales.
Keswick CodlinKeswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.
Red SentinelMalus Red Sentinel has classic white blossom and a profusion of tiny scarlet persistent fruits.
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Stirling Castle characteristics
- What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Stirling Castle?Beginner
- Is Stirling Castle self-fertile?Partially self-fertile
- What flowering group is Stirling Castle?2
- Is Stirling Castle good for pollinating others?Average
- How does Stirling Castle bear fruit?Spur-bearer
- What climates is Stirling Castle suitable for?Temperate climatesMild damp climates
- What season do you pick Stirling Castle?Mid
- CroppingHeavy
- How long can you keep Stirling Castle in a fridge?2-3 weeks
- Food usesCulinaryTraditional cooker
- What is the overall disease resistance of Stirling Castle?Good
- Is Stirling Castle resistant to scab?Very resistant
- Is Stirling Castle resistant to powdery mildew?Some susceptibility
- Where does Stirling Castle originate from?United Kingdom
- When was Stirling Castle first introduced?1800 - 1849
- Fruit colourGreen
- Flesh colourWhite
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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All our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance.
Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS.
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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 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.
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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.
