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We have a wide selection of apple trees for sale. Select and buy dessert, culinary and cider apple tree varieties. All apples are grown on our fruit tree nursery. As fruit tree growers we offer for sale apple trees on different rootstocks from dwarf to vigorous to suit all situations.
The apple trees are available to buy as one year ‘maidens’ & some as a little taller two year trees ideal for training into different forms – bush trees, espaliers, cordons, etc. They are available barerooted being lifted and dispatched when dormant from late November onwards.
They vary in size according to the variety. For example D’Arcy Spice is always the smallest variety at around 90cm / 3′ tall whereas Katy & Ribston Pippin are often around 1.8m / 6′ tall. The average height would be 1.2- 1.5m (4-5′ tall). Ideal for training into bush trees, cordons, espaliers, etc. Some varieties are a single stem whereas others are branched (feathered).
In our shops such a small range of apples are available for sale and yet we have such a rich heritage of successful fruit growing in the UK with many varieties of apple trees. We have available for sale many well known established apple tree varieties that you will be very lucky to be able to buy, aswell as some modern varieties for sale developed both in the UK and on the Continent that produce great tasting apples and have good disease resistance.
Apple trees have been cultivated in Britain since the Roman times and over the centuries many varieties have been introduced by breeding or chance seedlings, Bramley for example. We offer for sale many well known apple tree varieties that have proved themselves in the UK aswell as some recent introductions from the UK and the continent such as Red Falstaff, Cevaal that produce a great tasting apple and have good disease resistance.
The earliest ripening apples can be picked from August and the latest into October. The later picked apples will keep a long time, well into the New Year in suitable conditions. The earliest varieties will not keep long and are best eaten straight off the tree or soon after picking. The storage times for each variety are detailed.
A few varieties of trees can be described as dual purpose. In other words they are good as a dessert apple and can be cooked. They are usually make large apples. The dual purpose apples we offer are Charles Ross, Blenheim Orange, Scotch Bridget & James Grieve.
We offer apple trees on a variety of rootstocks from dwarf to vigorous to suit all situations and tastes.
MM106 – moderate vigour
M26 – semi dwarfing
M9 – dwarfing
M25 – vigorous
You may buy at any time of the year. We keep our availability up to date. We will then contact you to arrange delivery or collection when the plants have become dormant. We do grow a small quantity of apple espaliers in 12 litre containers. They are for collection only because of their size. Click here to view availability.
Betty Geeson
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
Really a cooking apple, Betty Geeson is flattish in shape, yellow skin flushed red on sunny side and distinct ribbing around base. A good culinary apple, sharp & crisp early on in the season becoming softer with storage and developing a slightly greasy skin.
Pollination group – C Picking time – late September Storage until – January
Catshead
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
What an evocative name! In profile on its side the shape lives up to its name. Large apples that are distinctly ribbed, often squareish. Skin colour green often with a brownish flush An easily recognised apple. An historic variety having been in existence since early 1600s. Cooks to a sharp puree.
Pollination group – C Picking time – early October Storage until – January
Chatley’s Kernel
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
Though described as a culinary in various texts Chatley’s Kernel produced medium sized apples that are good to eat. Though not an exceptional variety it keeps a long time well into the New year. Flattish in shape with pale green skin that flushes greatly brownish red with a variable amount of russet.
Pollination group – D Picking time – October Storage until – May
Colwall Quoining
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
A mid season dessert apple named after a village near Malvern, Colwall Quoining is a strong grower and fruits heavily. The medium sized roundish apples are prominantly ribbed from the base of the apple to its top from which protrudes a long stalk. The skin has a yeliow ground colour but is greatly dark red flushed and striped all over. The white flesh is juicy & rich in flavour.
Pollination group – C Picking time – late sept/early Oct Storage until – November
Court Pendu Plat
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
A very old variety maybe even dating back to the Romans! Produces medium sized flattish apples with green yellow skin flushed orange red that will keep into the New Year. Rich pineapple-like acidity. A slower growing variety hence offered on more vigorous M25 rootstock. Later flowering.
Pollination group – E Picking time – mid October Storage until – March
Edward VII
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
Late flowering, hardy variety, scab resistant. Good for cold frosty areas. Smooth, round, green apples that develop a pinkish brown flush. Creamy flesh acid with a nice flavour. Needs cooking longer than other varieties. A good late keeping variety. Rootstock: MM106, M25
Pollination group – E Picking time – mid October Storage until – April
Gladstone
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
A very early dessert apple best eaten off the tree from late July. Very good flavour, sweet and juicy. Surface almost all covered deep or brick red developing a greasy feel. Medium sized apples round conical with some broad ribbing that converges into a ‘crown’ at the apex.
To enjoy its flavour the best pick while still on the tree and the apples are not too deep red. Apples that have fallen can be soft and unappealing.
Pollination group – C Picking time – late July Storage until – does not keep
Green Purnell
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
A late dessert apple said to be an established variety from the county. Medium sized round or round conical apples. The fruit viewed in August appear a bright green, yet by late October develop rich red and orange streaks resembling a quite different apple. Fully ripe by November it will keep until late January. The flesh is firm, creamy and fine, juicy and sweet.
Pollination group – C Picking time – Late October Storage until – late January
Gwendolen
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
A medium sized round conical dessert apple. Of very appealing flavour, said by some to have a hint of wine.. Skin bright green turning yellow as it ripens. First came to attention in 1998 in Pershore, Worcs as a tree that had developed unnoticed from seed. Named after the then owner of the property. Rootstock: M25
Pollination group – C Picking time – late September Storage until – January
Hope Cottage Seedling
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
An early season dessert apple best enjoyed fresh from the tree. The ripe fruits have a firm flesh with a sub acid flavour and are best from early September. They do not keep a long time so are best consumed shortly after picking. Raised in 1900 by Mrs Oakey at Hope Cottage, Rochford, Tenbury Wells.
Pollination group – B Picking time – early September Storage until – late September
Hunt’s Duke of Gloucester
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
This is an excellent small dessert apple. Conical in shape the apple has bright yellow skin that is largely covered with a brownish russet with a small area of red flush on its sunny side. Of excellent flavour – sweetness with contrasting acidity.
Pollination group – C Picking time – October Keeps until – until March
King Charles Pearmain
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
A conical shaped dessert apple with brownish golden coloured skin covered with russet. Has a dryish nutty flavour but sweet with some sharpness. May also be known as Rushock Pearmain.
Pollination group – C Picking time – early October Storage until – January
King Coffee
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
A dessert apple with an interesting name. The apples ripen in October to a deep maroon with dark red striping and obvious lenticels. The sweet juicy flesh only has the faintest hint of coffee taste however. The apples are of a good size somewhat flat round and will keep until Christmas.
Pollination group – D Picking time – October Storage until – late December
Madresfield Court
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
Produces quite large tall angular red flushed apples. Richly flavoured, slightly aromatic apples. Raised at Madresfield Court near Malvern, Worcestershire probably by the Head gardener William Crump.
Pollination group – C Picking time – late September Storage until – December
Martin Nonpareil
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
A good dessert apple, medium in size, yellowish green skin is speckled with brown russet spots. Somewhat angular on its sides. Has a rich flavour, juicy and sweet. Martin Nonpareil seems to come into bearing very quickly producing apples in its second year with us.
Newland Sack
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
A very good culinary apple that keeps well into the new year. A regular heavy cropper the apples seem to sweeten up enough in time to be eaten as a dessert. Medium large apples round conical in shape with unequal ribbing. Smooth greenish yellow skin flushed up to about a quarter orange / red.
Pollination group – C Picking time – October Storage until – May
Pitmaston Russet
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
A flat round dessert apple that is covered with a smooth russet. The pale green skin is sometimes tinged red on its sunny side. Flesh has a sweet yet sharp taste followed by a nutty flavour that makes the apple resemble Egremont Russet.
Pollination group – C Picking time – mid October Storage until – January
Stoke Edith Pippin
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
A dessert apple with quite juicy sweet flesh. Round conical in shape with signs of rounded ribbing. Smooth, yellow skin that can be up to a third orange flushed. A good keeping apple. Raised around 1870 at Stoke Edith Park, Herefordshire.
Pollination group – C Picking time – October Storage until – February
