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Best Apple Trees For Any Purpose | Growers' Choice
Tried & tested favourites as selected by growers
Best Overall: Scrumptious
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
Best For Eating Fresh: Rubinette
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
Best For Cooking: Bramley's Seedling
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
- Late season - harvest September to October, keeps until February
Best Dual Purpose: James Grieve
Probably the best dual purpose variety of apple
- Sharp early apples, sweet & soft later on
- Award winning variety renowned for its juiciness
- Makes great pies, juices & deserts
- Mid season - harvest August to September
Best For Cider Making: Kingston Black
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
Best For Patios: Discovery
Easy to grow & super sweet, with a hint of strawberry
- Sweet, slightly acidic, with a strawberry fragrance
- Super juicy, multi-purpose, with a stunning flavour
- Award winner & a favourite here at Roots too
- Early season - harvest July to August, keeps for two months
Best Flavour: Egremont Russet
Apple enthusiasts adore this classic Victorian Russet
- Dry, soft flesh with a mellow nutty flavour
- World renowned heritage apple with modern performance
- A favourite of gourmet chefs & apple geeks
- Mid season harvest - Sept-Oct, Keeps well.
Best For Getting Kids Into Gardening: Fortune
Lovely traditional garden apple
- Juicy with acidity
- Medium sized round red apples
- Heavy cropper & stores well
- Late season - harvest mid September, store until October
