Rajka apple trees

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• Picking season: Mid Crop will stay on the tree for a long period
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Flowering group: 3

Rajka is a modern apple variety, developed specifically to be resistant to the main apple diseases, and hence a good choice for the gardener or home orchardist who prefers an organic or un-treated regime. We were one of the first to introduce this variety to the UK.

The apples are a deep-red colored over a golden yellow background when ripe. The flesh is a creamy-yellow color and is open-textured, fairly crisp but not too hard, and snaps cleanly when you bite into it. The flavor is sweet, but with good acidity.

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Rajka apple trees for sale

Growing and Training

Rajka makes an excellent garden apple variety, and the built-in disease-resistance makes it a good variety if you prefer to grow apples without spraying.

Rajka is easy to grow, and crops reliably. The fruit will hang on the tree for an extended period, which means you can pick as and when you need to.

Rajka prefers a sunny position in order to get the best flavour.

History

Rajka was developed in the Czech Republic in the 1990s, the result of a complex breeding programme which incorporated disease resistant characteristics from a number of different varieties. Rajka is distantly related to Lord Lambourne (and hence James Grieve), and the flavour is somewhat similar.

Rajka characteristics

British-grown trees

Unlike many garden centres and online retailers, the vast majority of our fruit trees are grown in the UK. Find out more.

In addition, all our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance. Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS. The scheme aims to improve UK biosecurity by setting standards for all growers and retailers involved in selling plants in the UK. Find out more

Guaranteed fruit trees

When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden whilst 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. Find out more.

More about apple trees

Apple trees are generally easy to grow, and because there are so many apple varieties there is invariably a good choice for almost any growing situation, from cool temperate to subtropical.

Apples are perhaps the most versatile of all temperate fruits, and one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. Almost all cultivated apple varieties belong to the species Malus domestica, and are botanically part of the Rose family - apple blossom has an obvious resemblance to wild rose flowers. Apples trees were one of the earliest fruit trees to be cultivated, and originate from central Asia. There are now thousands of different apple cultivars or varieties.

Apples display perhaps a greater range of flavours, appearance, and texture than any other tree fruits. This diversity makes apples a particularly satisifying fruit for home cultivation. Without much difficulty (or space) one can grow a number of different apple trees which will keep a family supplied with fresh apples from mid-summer to late autumn, and with a good spread of flavours and uses.