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Categories
Apples
24
Early eating apples
4
Mid-season eating apples
7
Late eating apples
6
Cooking apples
5
Dual-purpose apples
3
Red-flesh apples
1
Cherry plums
3
Cherries
2
Sweet cherries
1
Sour cherries
1
Cider apples
1
Crab apples
5
Damsons
4
Mirabelles
3
Mulberries
2
Plums
3
Eating plums
3
Cooking plums
1
Dual-purpose plums
2
Ornamental cherry trees
4
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
2
Stock availability
All
50
In stock
50
Not in stock
0
Form
1-year
25
1-year bush-trained
2-year
18
2-year bush-trained
32
Spindlebush
4
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
2-year top-worked
2
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
6
Premium cordon
5
1/4 standard
Each
Mature size
Very small
15
Small
14
Medium
40
Large
120
Very large
19
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
13
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Very dwarf
1
?
M9
10
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VVA-1
10
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Gisela 5
1
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M26
21
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Semi-dwarf
1
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M116
7
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Own-roots
1
?
Semi-vigorous
4
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Supplied as
Bare-root
32
12L pot
36
11.5L pot
17
Growing
Gardening skill
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Beginner
39
Average
9
Experienced
1
Self-fertility
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Self-fertile
18
Partially self-fertile
10
Not self-fertile
16
Flowering group
?
1
3
2
10
3
23
4
6
5
1
6
1
Pollinating others
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Good
7
Average
27
Poor
7
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
19
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
6
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
45
Mild damp climates
28
Warm climates
7
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
7
Mid
16
Late
18
Very late
3
Cropping
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Heavy
22
Good
14
Light
5
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
4
1 week
18
2-3 weeks
5
1-2 months
5
3 months or more
6
Food uses
Eating fresh
25
Culinary
22
Traditional cooker
4
Dual purpose
3
Juice
15
Hard cider
3
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
50
Average
37
Poor
5
Canker
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
3
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
9
Some resistance
5
Some susceptibility
2
Very susceptible
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
4
Some susceptibility
1
Fire blight
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
3
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Bacterial canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Woolly aphid
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
1
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
1
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
2
Netherlands
1
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
1
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
1
Sweden
2
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
3
United Kingdom
31
United States
4
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
6
1850 - 1899
5
1900 - 1949
8
1950 - 1999
19
2000
2
Flowering month
January
February
March
1
April
4
May
4
June
December
Blossom colour
White
31
Cream
Pink - light
10
Pink
2
Pink - dark
1
Red - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
4
Bronze
1
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
2
Green - light
Green / Red
1
Green / Yellow
1
Orange
1
Orange / Red
5
Orange flush
5
Pink
1
Purple
1
Purple - light
1
Red
10
Red - dark
3
Red / Black
1
Red / Green
1
Red striped
Russet
1
Varigated
Yellow
1
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
2
Flesh colour
White
2
Cream
1
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
2
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
19
RHS AGM (former)
3
RHS AM
3
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
1
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Varieties list
Adams Pearmain
Adams' Pearmain is a popular Victorian-era English apple with a distinctive 'pearmain' shape.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Admiration
Also known as Malus Adirondack. A dwarf upright crab-apple with masses of light-pink / white flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Blossom colour: Pink - light
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Ashmead's Kernel
A versatile English 17th century russet apple, Ashmead's Kernel is noted for its distinctive pear-like flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Avalon
Avalon is a large mid-season red/purple plum, similar to Victoria, with a very good flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Bardsey
A hardy disease-resistant apple, discovered growing on an island off the west coast of Wales.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Bountiful
Bountiful is an easy-to-grow cooking apple, it retains its shape when cooked, fairly sweet for a cooker.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Bramley 20
Bramley 20 is a naturally smaller version of Bramley's Seedling (the apples are the same size though).
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Charles Ross
Charles Ross is a very attractive classic English dual-purpose apple.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Claygate Pearmain
Claygate Pearmain is a popular English dessert apple of the Victorian era.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Coralburst
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Malus Coralburst is a naturally compact crab-apple with a superb blossom display and small persistent yellow-orange fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Bronze
Blossom colour: Pink - dark
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Core Blimey
TM
Core Blimey is a red Cox-style eating apple, suitable for most areas of the UK.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Dabinett
Dabinett is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 6
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Discovery
Discovery is the definitive early-season English apple variety, makes a good fruit tree for the garden.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Ellison's Orange
Ellison's Orange is a well respected Cox-style apple which can achieve very good flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Farleigh
One of the hardiest damsons, and crops heavily. Farleigh has the distinctive damson flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Golden Sphere
Golden Sphere is a large yellow Cherry Plum with a sweet plum-like flavour.
Flowering group: 1
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Greensleeves
Greensleeves is a reliable and popular mid-season green/yellow apple, easy to grow and productive.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Gypsy
Gypsy is a bright red Cherry Plum with a notably sweet flavour.
Flowering group: 1
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Hauszwetsche German Prune
Hauszwetsche is a damson-like Quetsche or Zwetsche plum, ideal for German-style cakes and desserts.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Honeycrisp
Honeycrisp is an American cold-hardy disease-resistant apple - it shows just how good modern apples have become.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Howgate Wonder
Howgate Wonder is a large cooking apple which keeps well. Produces an excellent sharp juice.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Jumbo
A dual-purpose apple, named for the exceptionally large size of its fruits.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Jupiter
Jupiter is a popular Cox-style apple with a slightly stronger flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Katy
Katy is an attractive and versatile early apple variety from Sweden, very easy to grow.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Keswick Codlin
Keswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Kiku-shidare-zakura
This is the classic Japanese weeping pink cherry blossom tree (sometimes known as Cheal's Weeping Cherry).
Blossom colour: Pink
Flowering month: April
Awards: RHS AM
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Kursar
A small ornamental early-flowing cherry tree, with profuse blossom.
Blossom colour: Pink
Flowering month: March
Awards: RHS AM
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Limelight
Limelight is an attractive green mid-season dessert apple, ideal for beginners.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Lord Derby
Lord Derby is a high-quality mid/late-season traditional English cooking apple, cooks to a chunky puree.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Louisa
Malus Louisa is a pretty weeping crab apple with light pink blossom and small yellow fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Orange
Blossom colour: Pink - light
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Merryweather
Merryweather is a very popular damson, with unusually large fruit, one of the hardiest of fruit trees.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Mojo Berry
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A new dwarf mulberry tree with edible fruits which reaches a maximum height of around 1.5m.
Picking season: Early
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Morello
Morello is a traditional late-season acid or sour-cherry, ideal for cooking with, and can be grown in north-facing situations.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Morus Pendula
A weeping fruiting mulberry.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Olympic Flame
An attractive small rowan tree, its orange/red autumn leaf-colours are amongst the best.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Opal
Opal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Pink Charm
A small rowan with a spreading habit, large feathered leaves, and bright pink berries.
Fruit colour: Pink
Pink Glow
Malus Dolgo, also known as Pink Glow, offers early-season white flowers and very attractive dark pink fruits. It is exceptionally cold-hardy.
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Red Devil
Red Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Red Sentinel
Malus Red Sentinel has classic white blossom and a profusion of tiny scarlet persistent fruits.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Blossom colour: White
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Awards: RHS AM
Red Windsor
®
Red Windsor is one of the easiest to grow of all dessert apple trees, and with a pleasant apple flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Rosette
TM
Probably the best-flavoured of the pink-fleshed apple varieties, and produces lovely pink juice.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Ruby
Ruby is a large-fruited modern Cherry Plum, with dark red flesh.
Flowering group: 1
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Saturn
An attractive modern English apple, crisp flesh and an excellent flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Shepherds Bullace
A large-fruited bullace, used for cooking and preserves, similar to a damson.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Shropshire Prune
The definitive English damson, Shropshire Prune has the rich astringent flavour typical of damsons.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Awards: Slow Food - Ark of Taste
Snow Goose
A small upright flowering cherry tree with particularly large single white flowers.
Blossom colour: White
Flowering month: April
Summer Sun
Summer Sun is productive mid-season cherry, and should ripen even if the summer weather is less than perfect.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Sunset
Sunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
The Bride
A small ornamental cherry with large single white flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Blossom colour: White
Flowering month: April