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Arthur Turner apple trees

Malus domestica
Arthur Turner apples
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Arthur Turner has received the RHS Award of Garden MeritArthur Turner is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
  • Awards: RHS AGM (current) 1993

Arthur Turner is a mid-season English cooking apple, primarily used for baking. It cooks to a sweet yellow puree.

Arthur Turner also has probably the finest blossom display of any apple variety, almost rivalling crab-apples with the intensity of flowers.

Arthur Turner apple trees for sale

Bare-root

  • BR11-year bare-root tree M9 rootstock £34.95
    Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
    Out of stock
    Please try next season
  • BR21-year bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £34.95
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
  • BR32-year bush-trained bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £43.00
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)

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Next deliveries

Order now for delivery from week commencing 6th January.

Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.

Growing and Training

Arthur Turner is a reliable garden apple variety, needing minimum attention.

History

Arthur Turner was raised in the early 20th century by Mr Charles Turner of Slough. Its parentage is not known.


Arthur Turner characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillBeginner
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Flowering group3
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • Fruit bearingFree-spurring
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climates

Using

  • Picking seasonMid
  • CroppingHeavy
  • Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
  • Food usesCulinary

Problems

  • Disease resistanceGood

Identification

  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1900 - 1949
  • Blossom colourPink - light
  • Fruit colourGreen - light
  • AwardsRHS AGM (current)

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