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Pre-trained fruit trees from Keepers Nursery in association with Orange Pippin
Trained Fruit Trees
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Fan-trained fruit trees
Fan-trained fruit trees with a mature spread of 3m-4m.
5 varieties
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- Fan (starter)
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Categories
Apples
4
Apples - Eating
5
Stock availability
All
5
In stock
5
Not in stock
0
Form
Espalier (starter)
12
Fan (starter)
5
1-year
3
Mature size
Very small
Small
Medium
Large
5
Growing
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
1
Partially self-fertile
3
Not self-fertile
1
Flowering group
?
2
2
3
2
4
1
5
Pollinating others
?
Good
1
Average
4
Poor
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
4
RHS AGM (former)
RHS 1st class
Using
Picking period (southern UK)
mid-July
late July
early August
mid-August
1
late August
early September
mid-September
2
late September
1
early October
1
mid-October
Cropping
Heavy
3
Good
2
Light
Keeping
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
3
2-3 weeks
1-2 months
2
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
5
Culinary
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
1
Hard cider
Problems
Disease resistance
Good
2
Average
3
Poor
Canker
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Scab
Very resistant
3
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Bacterial canker
Some resistance
Silverleaf
Some resistance
Very susceptible
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Identification
Country of origin
Belgium
Canada
France
Iran
Netherlands
New Zealand
Sweden
United Kingdom
5
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
3
1900 - 1949
1
1950 - 1999
1
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green - light
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
1
Orange flush
Purple
Purple - light
Red
3
Red - dark
Russet
1
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
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Varieties list
Discovery
Discovery is a popular early-season English apple variety, easy to grow in all trained forms.
Keeping: 1 week
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering group: 3
Egremont Russet
A reliable English russet apple, suitable for many forms of training.
Keeping: 1-2 months
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 2
Laxton's Superb
Laxton's Superb is a deservedly popular English late-season dessert apple from the Victorian era.
Keeping: 1-2 months
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 4
Red Windsor
Red Windsor is one of the easiest to grow of all dessert apple trees, and with a pleasant apple flavour.
Keeping: 1 week
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Flowering group: 2
Worcester Pearmain
Worcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.
Keeping: 1 week
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 3