Little PaxTM apple trees
Malus domestica - Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Little Pax is a late-season English dessert apple. The apples usually ripen in October and will keep in a refrigerator or cold shed well into the new year.
Although discovered only recently, its pretty bell-like "pearmain" shape, and speckled red-flushed skin are very reminiscent of the classic 19th century English apples. The rich sweet aromatic flavours also hark back to the Victorian era. The flesh is crisp but not dense, so this is an easy apple to eat.
Little Pax is also characterised by its unusually prolific spring blossom.
Little Pax 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.
PG1Premium cordon 12L pot-grown tree M9 rootstock£61.00
Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
PG22-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree M26 rootstock£57.75
Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
PG3Premium half-standard 12L pot-grown tree MM106 rootstock£63.00
Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Bare-root
BR1Cordon-trained bare-root treeM9 rootstock£46.75
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
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BR22-year bush-trained bare-root treeM9 rootstock£45.25
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
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BR31-year bare-root treeM26 rootstock£35.75
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
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BR41-year bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£35.75
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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BR52-year bush-trained bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£43.75
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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BR62-year half-standard bare-root treeMM106 rootstock£46.95
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
Little Pax is easy to grow, but as might be expected from an apple variety from the Isle of Wight, it likes a long growing season to achieve its attractive red colouration.
This is a naturally productive variety, and as a result fruit size can tend to be small - this is easily addressed by thinning the fruitlets at the end of May after the blossom has finished.
Recommended pollinators for Little Pax apple trees
Little Pax 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 Little Pax.
If you are not sure about pollination requirements don't hesitate to ask us.
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ScrumptiousScrumptious is a modern award-winning early-season English dessert apple.
Red FalstaffRed Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy.
Red DevilRed Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.
SunsetSunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.
FiestaFiesta (or Red Pippin) is one of the best Cox-style apples, easy to grow, with a good aromatic flavour.
SpartanSpartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, delicate "vinous" flavour.
GreensleevesGreensleeves is a reliable and popular mid-season green/yellow apple, easy to grow and productive.
EveresteEvereste is one of the most well-known crab-apples, featuring white blossom and red-yellow fruits.
History
Little Pax was planted as a seedling tree in the gardens of St. Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde, Isle of Wight. Its parentage is unknown, although it displays the typical bell-like "Pearmain" shape associated with several Victorian varieties such as Adam's Pearmain.
Little Pax characteristics
- Gardening skillBeginner
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group3
- Pollinating othersGood
- Fruit bearingPartial tip-bearer
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climates
- Picking seasonLate
- CroppingHeavy
- Keeping (of fruit)3 months or more
- Food usesEating fresh
- Disease resistanceAverage
- Scab (Apple and Pear)Some susceptibility
- Country of originUnited Kingdom
- Period of origin2000
- Blossom colourPink - light
- Flesh colourCream
Similar varieties
Bladon PippinA new Cox-style apple variety, but with a sweeter flavour - discovered as a chance seedling in the village of Bladon.
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
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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
Towards the end of September and into October we see late-season apple varieties beginning to ripen. Their longer ripening period typically means these varieties have the most interesting flavours.
Unlike mid and early season apples which are generally best eaten straight from the tree, many late-season varieties need to be stored in a fridge for a few weeks to mature before their flavours are at their peak. So if you want to be able to eat home-grown apples through the winter then late-season varieties are your best choice.
Some of the most famous English apple varieties fall into this category - including the classic Adams Pearmain, and the ancient Ashmead's Kernel with its peardrop flavours. We also find popular modern varieties such as Spartan, Red Falstaff, Fiesta, and Kidd's Orange Red all coming to perfection at this time of year.
