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D'Arcy Spice apple trees

D'Arcy Spice apples
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D'Arcy Spice is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Very late
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 4

D'Arcy Spice apple trees for sale

Bare-root

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History

D'Arcy Spice was first recorded growing in the village of Tolleshunt d'Arcy in Essex in 1785, and is assumed to have been in the area for some time before that. It was popularised in the 1840s by John Harris, an Essex nurseryman, initially under the name Baddow Pippin - but the original name seems to have stuck.


D'Arcy Spice characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillExperienced
  • Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
  • Flowering group4
  • Pollinating othersPoor
  • Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates

Using

  • Picking seasonVery late
  • CroppingLight
  • Keeping (of fruit)3 months or more
  • Food usesEating freshCulinaryJuice

Problems

  • Disease resistanceGood
  • CankerSome resistance
  • Scab (Apple and Pear)Some resistance
  • Powdery mildewVery resistant

Identification

  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1750 - 1799
  • Blossom colourWhite
  • Fruit colourRusset

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