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Pollination of Roberts Red crab apple trees

Roberts Red (Malus)  is in flowering group 2. Roberts Red is self-fertile and does not need a pollination partner, but fruiting may be improved if there is a compatible partner of a different variety nearby.Choose another variety

Varieties that will pollinate Roberts Red in our catalogue

• Admirationin stock

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  Also known as Malus Adirondack. A dwarf upright crab-apple with masses of light-pink / white flowers.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Very late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27

• Arosin stock

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  A small slow-growing upright crab-apple, with bronze-green leaves, beautiful dark pink flowers with white centres, and maroon fruits in the autumn.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Semi-vigorous

• Arthur Turnerin stock

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  A mid-season cooking apple, producing a light yellow puree. Very attractive blossom.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106

• Ballerina Flamenco

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  Flamenco (also known as Obelisk) is a ballerina-style apple tree which grows as columnar minarette.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

• Ballerina Sambain stock

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  One of the best-flavoured Ballerina minarette-type apple varieties.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106

• Bardseyin stock

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  A hardy disease-resistant apple, discovered growing on an island off the west coast of Wales.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M26
  • MM106

• Beauty of Bathin stock

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  One of the earliest English apples, ripening in early August.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Very early

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106
  • M25

• Bladon Pippinin stock

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  A new Cox-style apple variety, but with a sweeter flavour - discovered as a chance seedling in the village of Bladon.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106

• Bountifulin stock

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  Bountiful is an easy-to-grow cooking apple, it retains its shape when cooked, fairly sweet for a cooker.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Good pollinator
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106

• Bright Future

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  An excellent late-season English apple with a very good sweet/sharp flavour and crisp hard flesh.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Brownlees Russetin stock

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  Brownlees Russet is a high quality late-season dessert russet apple.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106

• Butterballin stock

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  Malus Butterball is named for its bright yellow fruits, which are also good for crab apple jelly.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • Semi-vigorous

• Charles Rossin stock

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  Charles Ross is a very attractive classic English dual-purpose apple.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M26
  • MM106

• Christmas Pippinin stock

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  Christmas Pippin is a new high-yielding Cox-style apple, discovered as a chance seedling tree.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106

• Cinderella

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  A naturally dwarf bushy-crab-apple. White blossom followed by tiny golden spherical fruitlets, and yellow autumn leaf colours.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Core Blimeyin stock

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  Core Blimey is a red Cox-style eating apple, suitable for most areas of the UK.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M26
  • MM106

• Cornish Aromaticin stock

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  An attractive late-season apple from Cornwall, with a good aromatic flavour.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106

• Cox's Orange Pippinin stock

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  Cox is widely acknowledged as having the best flavour of any apple variety.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106
  • M25

• Delbarestivale

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  An attractive heavy-cropping September apple with a good flavour.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

• Devonshire Quarrendenin stock

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  A very old English summer apple, with a vinous strawberry flavour, grown throughout the UK.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Very early

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106

• Discoveryin stock

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  Discovery is the definitive early-season English apple variety, makes a good fruit tree for the garden.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106

• Dunkerton's Late

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  Dunkerton's Late is a traditional cider variety, producing a light sweet cider.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Very late

• Edenin stock

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  A new dual-purpose apple which has a naturally non-browning flesh, ideal for salads and fresh apple juice.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M26

• Egremont Russetin stock

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  Egremont Russet is the most popular English russet variety, and a good apple tree for the garden.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106
  • M25

• Everestein stock

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  Evereste is one of the most well-known crab-apples, featuring white blossom and red-yellow fruits.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • Semi-vigorous

• Fiestain stock

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  Fiesta (or Red Pippin) is one of the best Cox-style apples, easy to grow, with a good aromatic flavour.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106

• Gorgeousin stock

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  Malus Gorgeous has pink/white blossom and spherical cherry-like red fruits which are good for jelly.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Very late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • Semi-vigorous

• Granny Smithin stock

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  Granny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Very late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106

• Greensleevesin stock

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  Greensleeves is a reliable and popular mid-season green/yellow apple, easy to grow and productive.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M26
  • MM106

• Grenadier

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  Grenadier is an early-season cooking apple, and one of the most foolproof apple varieties.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

• Herefordshire Russetin stock

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  Herefordshire Russet is a modern russet apple variety, with an excellent strong Cox-like flavour.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106
  • M116

• Howgate Wonderin stock

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  Howgate Wonder is a large cooking apple which keeps well. Produces an excellent sharp juice.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M26
  • MM106

• Indian Magicin stock

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  An excellent all-round crab apple, with attractive bronze leaves, dusky pink blossom, and small persistent red fruits.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Very late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Semi-vigorous

• Irish Peachin stock

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  Irish Peach is a popular early season apple, ripening in July / August. It is easy to grow and low maintenance.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Very early

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106
  • M25

• James Grievein stock

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  James Grieve is the classic Scottish dual-purpose apple. It can be eaten fresh, and is also excellent for juicing and cooking.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106

• Jelly Kingin stock

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  A compact crab apple, with unusually large persistent fruits - excellent for crab apple jelly.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Semi-vigorous

• Katyin stock

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  Katy is an attractive and versatile early apple variety from Sweden, very easy to grow.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M26
  • MM106
  • M116

• Keswick Codlinin stock

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  Keswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M26
  • MM106

• Kidd's Orange Redin stock

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  Kidd's Orange Red is one of the best Cox-style apples, aromatic, sweet, and easy to grow.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M26
  • MM106

• Laurain stock

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  Malus Laura is a very upright dwarf crab-apple, with bronze leaves, crimson blossom and maroon fruitlets.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106
  • Semi-vigorous

• Laxton's Fortunein stock

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  A quietly popular Edwardian era Cox-style apple, developed by the Laxton Brothers Nursery.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106

• Limelightin stock

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  Limelight is an attractive green mid-season dessert apple, ideal for beginners.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106

• Little Paxin stock

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  A new English apple variety, recently discovered on the Isle of Wight - but its appearance and flavour hark back to the Victorian era.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106

• Lord Lambournein stock

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  Lord Lambourne is a popular versatile garden apple variety, with a good balance of sweet and sharp flavours.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M26
  • M25

• Louisain stock

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  Malus Louisa is a pretty weeping crab apple with light pink blossom and small yellow fruitlets.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Semi-dwarf
  • Semi-vigorous

• Malus baccatain stock

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  The Siberian crab-apple, noted for its exceptional cold-hardiness, disease-resistance, attractive blossom and clusters of cherry-like fruitlets in autumn,

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Semi-vigorous

• Malus floribundain stock

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  Malus floribunda is also known as the Japanese Crab. Pink / white blossom then red / yellow fruits.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Semi-vigorous

• Melrose

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  Melrose is a well-regarded American apple, with a pleasant sweet flavour.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Meridianin stock

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  Meridian is a little known modern English apple, heavy crops, easy to grow, and excellent flavour.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106

• Norfolk Royal Russetin stock

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  Norfolk Royal Russet is a glorious golden-russet apple which tastes as good as it looks.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106

• NUVAR® Marblein stock

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  A modern English crab-apple, with large fruits, ideal for early-season crab-apple jelly.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Semi-vigorous

• Peasgood's Nonsuchin stock

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  Peasgood Nonsuch is a highly-regarded old-fashioned English cooking apple.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106
  • M25

• Pink Glowin stock

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  Malus Dolgo, also known as Pink Glow, offers early-season white flowers and very attractive dark pink fruits. It is exceptionally cold-hardy.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • Semi-vigorous

• Porter's Perfectionin stock

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  Porter's Perfection is a 19th century English cider variety producing a bittersharp juice.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM111
  • M25

• Prince William

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  Prince William is a modern bittersweet cider variety from the famous Long Ashton Research Station.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

• Professor Sprenger

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  A well-proportioned crab-apple with profuse white blossom, and golden-orange fruitlets in autumn.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking:

• Profusionin stock

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  Malus Profusion (also known as Directeur Moerlands) is a classic crab apple variety, with dense clusters of deep pink blossom followed by small crimson berry-like fruitlets.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Semi-vigorous

• Queen of the Realmin stock

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  A new apple variety, released in 2022 to celebrate the Queen's platinum jubilee.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106

• Rajka

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  Rajka is a modern disease-resistant heavy-cropping apple variety with a good sweet/sharp flavour.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

• Red Devilin stock

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  Red Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106
  • M116
  • MM111

• Red Falstaffin stock

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  Red Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106
  • M116
  • MM111

• Red Sentinelin stock

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  Malus Red Sentinel has classic white blossom and a profusion of tiny scarlet persistent fruits.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • Semi-vigorous

• Red Windsorin stock

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  Red Windsor is one of the easiest to grow of all dessert apple trees, and with a pleasant apple flavour.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106
  • M116
  • MM111

• Reverend W. Wilksin stock

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  A widely-grown and well-regarded English cooking apple.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106

• Rosehipin stock

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  Malus Rosehip is notable for its large rosehip-shaped red fruits.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Semi-vigorous

• Rosemary Russetin stock

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  A classic English russet apple with excellent flavours, but not as well known as its Victorian contemporaries.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106

• Rosettein stock

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  Probably the best-flavoured of the pink-fleshed apple varieties, and produces lovely pink juice.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106

• Royalty

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  Malus Royalty has bright purple-red blossom, dark green-bronze leaves, and dark red fruitlets.

  • Flowering group:
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

• Rubinette

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  Considered by many to be the best-tasting apple ever, Rubinette has a perfect sweet / sharp flavour.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

• Saint Edmund's Russetin stock

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  Not as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106

• Saturnin stock

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  An attractive modern English apple, crisp flesh and an excellent flavour.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M26
  • MM106

• Scarlettin stock

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  Malus toringo Scarlett is an ornamental crab apple with bronze leaves, dusky pink blossom, and dark red fruitlets.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Very late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106
  • Semi-vigorous

• Scotch Dumplingin stock

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  Scotch Dumpling is a large Scottish cooking apple. Cooks to a frothy puree with a good flavour.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106

• Scrumptiousin stock

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  Scrumptious is a modern award-winning early-season English dessert apple.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106
  • M116
  • MM111

• Spartanin stock

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  Spartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, delicate "vinous" flavour.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106

• Stirling Castlein stock

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  A traditional Scottish cooker from the Victorian era, with a good sharp flavour.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106

• Sun Rivalin stock

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  Malus Sun Rival is a popular weeping crab-apple, with pale pink blossom and small red berry-like fruitlets.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Good pollinator
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • Semi-vigorous

• Sunsetin stock

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  Sunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106

• Surprizein stock

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  An unusual new apple variety with a unique combination of orange skin and pink flesh.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M26
  • MM106

• Three Countiesin stock

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  Three Counties is an early-ripening bittersweet cider apple.

  • Flowering group: 2
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M116
  • MM111

• Topazin stock

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  A modern and reliable disease-resistant variety with a sharp flavour.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M116

• William Crumpin stock

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  A little-known high quality English apple, related to Cox and Worcester Pearmain.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M25

• Winter Gemin stock

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  Winter Gem is a late-season apple variety with a very good aromatic flavour.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Late

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M27
  • M9
  • M26
  • MM106

• Worcester Pearmainin stock

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  Worcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Partially self-fertile
  • Picking: Early

  • Available rootstocks:
  • M26
  • MM106
  • M25

• Yellow Ingestriein stock

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  One of the prettiest of all apples, perfect for a table display, with a rich fruity flavour.

  • Flowering group: 3
  • Not self-fertile
  • Picking: Mid

  • Available rootstocks:
  • MM106