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Apple Trees
Our premium apple trees are hardy, reliable & will produce delicious fruit for years, not to mention abundant blossom in spring. John, our fruit grower in the New Forest, has over fifty years' experience growing the UK's finest fruit trees. He’s helped us curate a selection of only the very best performing varieties, each with something unique about them. We'll also help you with everything you need to know about choosing, growing and caring for apple trees.
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 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) rootstock will grow to around 4 x 4m, so are best for medium to large gardens. An M26 rootstock means your tree will reach a compact 3 x 3.5m, making it ideal for smaller spaces. M9 rootstocks reach a height of 2.5m and M27 a patio pot friendly 1.5 x 1.5m.
Growers' tips
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 like Scrumptious - and if you have the space, two apple trees grown close together (of different varieties) will crop more heavily.
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.
Tasty & versatile with a delicious aroma
- Crisp, mildly sweet with notes of honey
- A favourite around europe, making its way in the UK
- Performs very well & produces huge apples
- Late season - harvest September to October, store until March
Traditional English dessert apple
- Crisp & juicy
- A round, red blush apple
- A well known heritage variety
- Late season - harvest from September to October. Stores well.
Super early harvest - pick in August!
- Juicy & sharp
- An attractive red flushed heritage apple with a juicy taste
- High disease resistance & heavy crops
- Early season - harvest from August
Classic English cider apple
- Full-bodied & medium dry
- Performs well & produces large crops
- Perfect for making full bodied cider & juice
- Reliable & easy to grow
The best tasting apple in the world'
- Perfectly balanced sharpness & sweetness
- An orange flushed apple with an outstanding crunch & flavour
- Easy to grow & very reliable
- Late season - harvest September to October, stores well
Sweet, firm dual purpose apple
- Firm & juicy
- Juicy green apples with a red blush
- Ideal for espalier training
- Mid season - harvest in late September & store until November
Delicious apples with fragrant blossom
- Crisp & sweet with a rich, complex flavour profile
- A sweeter cox style apple with pink fragrant blossom
- Easier to grow than Cox too
- Late season - harvest September to October, stores well
Award winning apple with a fabulous flavour
- Traditional sharp & juicy flavour
- Orange-red cox style apples with bags of flavour
- Easy to grow & very reliable
- Late season - harvest September to October, stores well
The most valuable cider apple'
- Bittersharp
- A small dark red apple highly prized by cider makers
- A rare heritage variety, highly sought after
- Late season - harvest October to November
An award winning heirloom russet apple
- Aromatic apple with a hint of pear
- A traditional rosy russet apple
- Performs & stores well
- Late season - harvest September to October, stores well
Lovely traditional garden apple
- Juicy with acidity
- Medium sized round red apples
- Heavy cropper & stores well
- Late season - harvest mid September, store until October
Our growers' go-to fruit trees for smaller gardens
- Grow juicy apples, figs and cherries anywhere
- Pick fruit from July to September
- Extra compact varieties plants which will fit any space
- Our growers' choice for taste, performance and ease of growing in small spaces
Aromatic flavour with a hint of aniseed
- Aromatic flavour with a background note of aniseed
- An orange-flushed cox style apple with a great flavour
- Easy to grow & very reliable
- Mid season - harvest late August to September
Late harvests of rich, sweet fruit
- Rich, sweet & aromatic
- A newer variety of rosy, aromatic apple
- Provides apples deep into the winter
- Late season - harvest September to October, stores well
Tried & tested favourites as selected by growers
- Get the best value for money
- A tree for every purpose
- Multi-season interest
- Wildlife attracting
Really exceptional taste & performance
- Sweet, honeyed, full of fragrance & aromatic tones
- We think this is one of the best for flavour & performance
- Another award winner from legendary breeder H. Ermen
- Harvest late August to September
Red skin, red flesh, & pink juice
- A good balance of sharp & sweet with subtle strawberry hints.
- Huge crimson skinned apples with juicy pink flesh
- Makes the most delicious juice
- Mid season - harvest August to September
The smarter way to get homegrown apples all season long
- The perfect combination of versatile apples, chosen for flavour
- Enjoy from September to March
- Compact, heavy cropping tried and tested varieties
- The best eating apples, also suitable for pies, crumbles and juicing
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
Our growers choose their top three easiest varieties to grow
- Apples, figs and plums - the easiest fruit trees to grow in the UK
- Pick fruit from July to September
- Grow these compact trees in any size of garden
- Chosen by our growers for flavour and suitable for both cooking and eating
The essential fruit tree collection
- Superb trio of self fertile cherry, apple and plum trees
- Pick from July to November
- Grow these compact trees in any size of garden
- Chosen for flavour and suitable for both cooking and eating
Every apple you'll ever need!
- Three of the best apples for every use, with a long harvesting period
- Harvest right from August to November
- Easy to grow, with excellent disease resistance
- Best for eating fresh or making pies and crumbles
The Nation's Favourite Cooking Apple
- Sharp, but boils down to a full bodied, rich flavour.
- If you want apple pies, you've found your match
- Huge crops so you can make pies for friends & family too
- Columnar form - the ultimate space saving shape
Think you know apples? Mind. Blown.
- Apples that are purple on the inside as well as out
- Clusters of deep pink blossom in spring
- Sweet and juicy dessert variety - harvest in September-October
- Grow in a patio pot
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