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Classic English cider apple
- Full-bodied and medium dry (cider)
- Reliable and easy to grow
- Ideal for making delicious cider and juice
- Harvest from October to November
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£67Sale price From £45Apple and Pear Trees | Perfect Partners
Start your own orchard
- Two of the very best varieties
- Truly unbeatable flavour
- Attract pollinators to your garden
- Fab for both eating fresh and cooking
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£85Sale price From £62The 3 Best Fruit Trees for Small Gardens | Apple, Cherry & Fig
Tight on space? Not a problem
- Chosen for outstanding flavour
- Reliable and easy to grow
- Compact varieties suitable for pots
- Pick fruit from July to September
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£115Sale price From £80Classic British Orchard Collection | Apple, Cherry, Pear & Plum Trees
All the traditional UK faves!
- Iconic orchard varieties
- Features RHS award winners
- Well-suited to UK growing
- Produce a glut of delicious fruit
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£95Sale price From £80Mini Orchard Collection | Apple, Pear & Plum
Grow your own thriving orchard!
- Juicy, sweet and intensely flavourful
- RHS award-winning varieties
- Eat fresh or use in scrummy desserts
- Harvest from July to November
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£97Sale price From £70The 3 Top Performing Fruit Trees to Grow in the UK | Apple, Pear & Plum
Three trees our growers swear by
- Bumper-cropping varieties
- Easy to grow and full of flavour
- Neat and compact trees for any garden
- Harvest from August to November
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Family Apple Tree
Three varieties in one tree!
- Exceptionally juicy, flavourful apples
- Your very own orchard in one tree
- Better than ever crumble guaranteed!
- Harvest your apples from September
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£53Sale price From £48'Fortune' Apple Tree
Lovely, traditional garden apple
- Juicy with nice levels of acidity (eating)
- Heavy cropper
- Use in Waldorf salads or spiced chutneys
- Harvest from September (stores until October)
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£80Sale price From £503 Super Easy to Grow Fruit Trees | Apple, Fig & Plum
Your orchard shortcut
- Sweet and juicy fruits
- Grow these compact trees in any size garden
- Eat fresh or make into jams
- Harvest from July to September
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Espalier Apple Tree
Transform a boring wall!
- Professionally trained in an espalier shape
- Includes both cooking and dessert varieties
- Bite into fresh or incorporate into crumbles
- Juicy, crisp apples, impressive blossoms
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£60Sale price From £52Cross Pollinating Apple Trees | Perfect Partners
Guarantee your apple yields
- Cross-pollination ensures fruit production
- Both varieties produce dual-purpose apples
- Fact: two trees are better than one!
- Attract more bees to your garden
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£105Sale price From £85Award-Winning Cordon Fruit Tree Collection | Apple, Pear & Plum
All the plaudits, half the space
- Columnar fruit trees that save on space
- Three RHS award-winning varieties
- Grow in pots and on balconies
- Create your own miniature orchard
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£40Sale price From £34'Pixie' Apple Tree
As magical as its namesake
- Traditional sharp and juicy flavour (eating)
- Easy to grow and very reliable
- Normally eaten fresh but can be cooked with
- Harvest from September (stores well)
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£70Sale price From £60Patio Apple and Pear Trees | Perfect Partners
Your own patio orchard
- Iconic varieties you can grow in small spaces
- Fruits with unparalleled flavour
- Nice and easy to look after
- Both RHS Award of Garden Merit winners
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'Purple Haze' Columnar Patio Apple Tree
Think you know apples?
- Sweet and juicy (eating)
- Purple on both the inside and outside
- Perfect for snacking and lunchboxes
- Harvest from September to October
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Duo Apple Tree | 'Jonagold' & 'Golden Pearmain'
One tree with two apple varieties
- Crisp, sweet and juicy
- Grown on a dwarfing rootstock
- Eating, juicing and scrummy baking
- Pick from September
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Duo Apple Tree | 'Cox's Orange Pippin' & 'Elstar'
Two in one, what's not to like?
- Unbeatable depth of flavour
- RHS Plants for Pollinators
- Great for both eating fresh and cooking
- Pick your apples from August
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Duo Apple Tree | 'Cox's Orange Pippin' & 'Golden Delicious'
Two great varieties, one tree!
- Incredible flavours
- Red and green apples from the same tree
- Eat the apples fresh or use them in desserts
- Harvest from September
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'Ecolette' Patio Apple Tree
Big flavours from a small tree
- Superb, intense but balanced flavour
- Grow apples in pots on your patio
- We would never have discovered gravity if all apple trees were this size
- High yields of fruit from a small space
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Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery
Meet Mike
Tree-growing skills honed right across the globe
Having started out in Australia, studied in Northern Ireland and volunteered at an organic farm in Sweden, it’s fair to say Mike’s done his fair share of travel on his horticultural journey, so far! Having happily laid down roots here at Roots, Mike is the don behind our tree-growing operation, imparting each and every one of his globally-honed skills to benefit your garden. Grown in our purpose-built nursery, in the ideal climatic conditions of the fertile Vale of Evesham, we’re proud to supply only the happiest, healthiest and hardiest trees.
Need help picking?
Which apple tree?
Most apples are good for eating and cooking; however some varieties have been bred to give you the best results for each purpose. Dessert apples like Katy are crisp, sweet and best for eating raw. Cooking apples like Bramley and Grenadier are larger and sharper, but cook down to a smooth puree. For a great all-rounder that will serve all purposes (including cider making) try a variety like James Grieve or Elstar. For a space-saving tree with a good yield, we recommend cordon trees, which are trained to grow in a column shape. Read more about choosing your perfect apple tree.
What's the deal with apple tree rootstocks?
The eventual size of an apple tree depends on its rootstock, so this is an important thing to consider. Trees on MM106 (semi-dwarfing) rootstocks will grow to around 4x4m, so are best for medium to large gardens. An M26 rootstock means your tree will reach a compact 3x3.5m, making it ideal for smaller spaces. M9 rootstocks reach a height of 2.5m and M27 rootstocks produce patio-pot-friendly trees at around 1.5x1.5m.
Growers' tips for apple trees
Apple trees do best in a sunny sheltered spot, but will tolerate partial shade. Plant yours in an accessible place for picking, and water it regularly until it gets established. Trees that are not self-fertile need another apple tree from the right pollination group to help them produce fruit. If you live in a populated area, it’s very unlikely you’ll have any problems. However, if you are in an isolated area, go for a self-fertile variety.
Using your apples
Crisp and delicious dessert apples are best eaten straight from the tree, whereas cooking apples are the gourmet choice for your crumbles, cobblers and pies, made even better with their traditional BFFs, blackberries or blackcurrants. Once your tree is fully grown you’ll probably have more apples than you know what to do with - that’s the time to invest in a juice press or take a look at our guide to apple storage - follow these steps and your apples will last you for months.
Apple Trees FAQs
Where should I plant an apple tree?
Apple trees are happiest in locations that receive full sun and have well-drained, fertile soil. We recommend that your tree receives at least six to eight hours of sunlight during the growing season.
When should I plant an apple tree?
The best time to plant a container grown tree is from mid-August to the end of May. Bare root trees should be planted from late autumn until early spring. Find out how potted and bare root trees are different.
How long does it take an apple tree to produce fruit?
Standard-sized apple trees can take up to eight years to bear fruit after planting, while dwarf trees will bear fruit within two to three years of planting. All our trees come on rootstocks that reduce vigour, producing a smaller sized tree.
How big do apple trees get?
It is not uncommon for apple trees to reach a height of 7-10m, sometimes even more. Dwarf or semi-dwarf apple trees usually reach between 2-6m (depending on the rootstock).
How do I care for an apple tree?
Bare root trees do not require regular watering, only during dry spells. On the other hand, container-grown trees will need watering every other day for the first few months until their roots are established, slowly reducing this to twice a week until autumn. When watering an apple tree, it's important to give it a good soaking, encouraging the roots to grow deeper into the ground. Don’t worry, there’s no need to feed! Apple trees get all the nutrients they need from the soil.
Do I have to plant my apple tree straight away?
Bare root apple trees need to be planted as soon as possible after they arrive or when you bring them home, whereas potted trees can be kept in their pots for longer. It's never a good idea to store a bare-rooted or container-grown tree indoors for a long time, as the conditions inside a house will quickly dry it out! Find out more about planting your apple tree.
Should I train my apple tree?
Besides looking sublime, espalier apple trees save space, make apple harvesting easier and can produce better fruit. Learn how you can train your apple tree.
What are the best apple trees to grow in the UK?
Although it was hard to narrow down, we’ve hand-picked the best of the bunch for you:
- Discovery - The most widely grown dessert apple in the UK! Easy to grow & super sweet, with a hint of strawberry.
- Spartan - A crisp, sweet, juicy apple - perfect for kids.
- Pixie - Eat fresh, juice or cook these versatile, award-winning apples.
- James Grieve - We think these are probably the best dual purpose variety of apple.
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