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A tree that has been grown in the field and then lifted out of the ground when dormant. Available from November to March. The roots are more open and the direct contact with the soil encourages them to settle in and establish more readily.
These are 2yr old trees that have been grown 1yr in the field and the second in a pot. Container trees can be planted at any time of the year but establish best when planted during the autumn and need to be watered well during the first summer.
The Apple is part of our cultural heritage, with thousands of known varieties suitable for cooking delicious pies or eating straight from the tree. Apple trees can be harvested from August until October and can be stored for many months after depending on the variety. Some varieties of fruit can last right up until Christmas!
Most varieties of apple have known parents that have been selected by the breeder. The first name is always the female or the flower from whence the apple will be produced and the second name is always the male or pollen donor.
We grow a selection of Apple trees for sale with a range of varieties that are available on the very dwarf to very vigorous rootstocks. We have an apple tree suitable for every UK garden and most varieties can also be grown in containers.
Pruning can take place any time of the year. Structural pruning should be done in the winter and light pruning and shaping in the summer to encourage more flowers and fruit for the following year.
Apple trees also produce a mass of beautiful pink and white blossoms, and some varieties produce a wonderful crop of mistletoe. Listed here is a small selection, but combines a geographical spread of some of the most interesting old favourites and the very latest introductions.
Apple
A compact version of Bramley's Seedling, 20% less vigorous with heavier crops. Exceptional sharp flavour.
An exceptional high quality eating apple with a beautiful honey flavour. Flowers and crops heavily.
Fruit is the same as Cox's Orange Pippin but self fertile. Heavy crops of juicy and crisp fruits, sweet flavours.
Russet with a Cox-like flavour. Exceptional eating quality, rich aromatic flavour. Heavy cropping. Keeps well.
Red flush stripes over pale green. Excellent flavour and reliable cropper - deservedly popular as an eater and cooker.
A late picking apple with a stripy appearance and snow-white non-browning flesh.
Deep scarlet skin, red stained flesh. Fruit strawberry flavour. Makes pink juice. Disease resistant.
Red sport of 'Falstaff'. Crisp, juicy flavour. Frost resistant, self fertile. Heavy crops, keeps well.
Deep red, superb flavour, heavy crops. Compact growth. Disease resistant and some frost resistant.
Bright red fruit, aromatic, crisp, sweet flavour. Thin skinned. Self fertile, frost hardy. A children's favourite.
Brilliantly glossy orange skin with pink flesh. Crisp juicy and delicious. Stores well. A quirky, tasty, new addition.
A distinctive late eating apple with attractive lenticel spots, red-brown skin and a rich, aromatic, nutty flavour.