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Yellow Ingestrie apple trees

Yellow Ingestrie
Yellow Ingestrie is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
One of the prettiest of all apples, perfect for a table display, with a rich fruity flavour.
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Yellow Ingestrie apple trees for sale

Sorry we have not produced any trees of this variety this season.

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.

Yellow Ingestrie is an attractive old apple, and without doubt the perfect centrepiece for any fruit bowl.

The apples have a rich fruity flavour.

How to grow

As well as having pretty apples, Yellow Ingestrie makes an attractive tree for a large lawn. The branches have a spreading and slightly weeping habit.

Advice on fruit tree pollination.

History

Raised by Thomas Andrew Knight, of Herefordshire, in about 1800. The parentage is Orange Pippin (not the same as Cox's Orange Pippin) and Golden Pippin.

Yellow Ingestrie characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Flowering group3
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • PloidyDiploid
  • Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates
  • WildlifeRHS Plants for Pollinators

Using

  • Picking seasonMid
  • CroppingGood
  • Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
  • Food usesEating fresh
  • Flavour style (apples)Sweeter

Identification

  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1800 - 1849
  • Blossom colourWhite
  • Fruit colourGreen / Yellow