Bountiful apple trees
- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Bountiful is one of the few new cooking apples that has been developed since the 19th century, having been introduced in the 1980s. However it has a classic English cooking apple pedigree - it is thought to be descended from Lane's Prince Albert.
The fruit size is not quite as large as some of the more traditional varieties, but like all good cookers it is easy to grow and very productive.
Bountiful retains its shape when cooked, and is fairly sweet for a cooker. It is a mid-season apple variety, ripening in early September.
Bountiful apple trees for sale
Pot-grown
All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.
All pot-grown trees are suitable for planting out in the garden, some are suitable for growing in containers.
PG12-year bush-trained 11.5L pot-grown tree M27 rootstock£60.50< 5 in stock
Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
Very small tree
(< 1.7m after 10 years)
PG2Premium cordon 12L pot-grown tree M9 rootstock£60.50
Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
PG32-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree M26 rootstock£56.50
Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
Out of stock
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PG42-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree MM106 rootstock£56.50< 5 in stock
Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Bare-root
BR12-year bush-trained bare-root treeM9 rootstock£44.75
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
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BR2Cordon-trained bare-root treeM9 rootstock£46.25
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
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BR31-year bare-root treeM26 rootstock£34.95
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
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BR42-year bush-trained bare-root treeM26 rootstock£43.00
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
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BR51-year bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£34.95
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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BR62-year bush-trained bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£43.00
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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BR72-year bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£45.25
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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Tree specification
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Tree sizes and forms
Next deliveries
Order now for delivery from week commencing 31st March
Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
Growing and Training
Bountiful is a good garden apple variety. It crops heavily and has some disease resistance.
It is also a good choice if you are not keen on pruning, as its branches and fruiting spurs do not become congested as the tree ages.
Recommended pollinators for Bountiful apple trees
Bountiful is not self-fertile, so you will need another different but compatible variety planted nearby in order to produce fruit.
The following varieties are good pollinators for Bountiful.
If you are not sure about pollination requirements don't hesitate to ask us.
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Red WindsorRed Windsor is one of the easiest to grow of all dessert apple trees, and with a pleasant apple flavour.
Egremont RussetEgremont Russet is the most popular English russet variety, and a good apple tree for the garden.
Red SentinelMalus Red Sentinel has classic white blossom and a profusion of tiny scarlet persistent fruits.
GreensleevesGreensleeves is a reliable and popular mid-season green/yellow apple, easy to grow and productive.
Pink GlowMalus Dolgo, also known as Pink Glow, offers early-season white flowers and very attractive dark pink fruits. It is exceptionally cold-hardy.
Keswick CodlinKeswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.
BardseyA hardy disease-resistant apple, discovered growing on an island off the west coast of Wales.
Stirling CastleA traditional Scottish cooker from the Victorian era, with a good sharp flavour.
History
Introduced by East Malling Research Station in the 1960s. The parentage is possibly Cox's Orange Pippin and Lanes Prince Albert.
Bountiful characteristics
- Gardening skillBeginner
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group2
- Pollinating othersGood
- Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climates
- Picking seasonMid
- CroppingHeavy
- Keeping (of fruit)1 week
- Food usesCulinary
- Country of originUnited Kingdom
- Period of origin1950 - 1999
- Blossom colourPink - light
- Fruit colourGreen
British-grown trees 
Unlike many garden centres and online retailers, the vast majority of our fruit trees are grown in the UK.
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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.
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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.
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More about apple trees
There is no doubt that the famous Bramley's Seedling still rightly reigns supreme. Characterised by its copious rich juicy acidity it quickly renders to stiff puree in the kitchen, and is the benchmark for English apple cookery. However we have noticed a real resurgence in interest in the humble cooking apple in recent years, with cooks looking beyond Bramley for other qualities and textures.
Look out for cooking apples which ripen earlier than Bramley, such as Grenadier or Keswick Codlin.
Scotland also has a strong tradition of cooking apples - Galloway Pippin, Scotch Bridget, Scotch Dumpling for example. This also illustrates another useful quality of cooking apples - they can be productive even in climates where grey skies and rain are more frequent than sun and blue skies.
Many cooking apples are also great for juicing, especially if you like your apple juice to have a bit of an acidic kick.
