Spring 2024 season
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Pre-trained fruit trees from Keepers Nursery in association with Orange Pippin
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Espalier-trained fruit trees
Espalier fruit trees with a mature spread of 3m-4m and the potential for 3-5 tiers..
14 varieties
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- Espalier (starter)
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Categories
Apples
13
Apples - Eating
13
Apples - Cooking
3
Stock availability
All
14
In stock
14
Not in stock
0
Form
Espalier (starter)
14
Fan (starter)
10
Mature size
Medium
Large
14
Growing
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
2
Partially self-fertile
6
Not self-fertile
6
Flowering group
?
2
2
3
10
4
2
5
Pollinating others
?
Good
2
Average
11
Poor
1
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
9
RHS AGM (former)
RHS 1st class
Using
Picking period (southern UK)
mid-July
late July
early August
mid-August
1
late August
early September
1
mid-September
3
late September
3
early October
2
mid-October
4
Cropping
Heavy
8
Good
5
Light
1
Keeping
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
3
2-3 weeks
2
1-2 months
7
3 months or more
2
Food uses
Eating fresh
13
Culinary
4
Traditional cooker
1
Dual purpose
1
Juice
11
Hard cider
2
Problems
Disease resistance
Good
4
Average
8
Poor
1
Canker
Some resistance
3
Some susceptibility
3
Very susceptible
1
Scab
Very resistant
3
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
4
Very susceptible
1
Mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
4
Some susceptibility
1
Bacterial canker
Silverleaf
Some resistance
Very susceptible
Peach leaf curl
Identification
Country of origin
Belgium
Canada
2
France
Iran
New Zealand
1
Sweden
United Kingdom
11
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
3
1850 - 1899
4
1900 - 1949
5
1950 - 1999
2
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Crimson
2
Gold
Green
1
Green - light
1
Green / Red
1
Green / Yellow
Orange / Red
2
Orange flush
5
Purple
Purple - light
Red
3
Red - dark
Russet
1
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
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Varieties list
Bramley's Seedling
The definitive English cooking apple, Bramley's Seedling can be trained into many different shapes.
Keeping: 3 months or more
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cox's Orange Pippin
Cox is generally considered to have the best flavour of any apple variety.
Keeping: 1-2 months
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Discovery
Discovery is a popular early-season English apple variety, easy to grow in all trained forms.
Keeping: 1 week
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Egremont Russet
A reliable English russet apple, suitable for many forms of training.
Keeping: 1-2 months
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Fiesta
Fiesta (or Red Pippin) is one of the best Cox-style apples, easy to grow, with a good aromatic flavour, and a good choice for wall or cordon training.
Keeping: 3 months or more
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
James Grieve
James Grieve is the classic Scottish cooking apple. It can also be eaten fresh, and is excellent for juice.
Keeping: 1-2 months
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Kidd's Orange Red
Kidd's Orange Red is one of the best Cox-style apples, aromatic, sweet, and easy to grow.
Keeping: 1-2 months
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Laxton's Superb
Laxton's Superb is a deservedly popular English late-season dessert apple from the Victorian era.
Keeping: 1-2 months
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
McIntosh
McIntosh is the classic Canadian red apple, with a bright white sweet flesh.
Keeping: 2-3 weeks
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Red Falstaff
Red Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy.
Keeping: 1-2 months
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Spartan
Spartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, delicate "vinous" flavour.
Keeping: 1 week
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Sunset
Sunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.
Keeping: 2-3 weeks
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Tydeman's Late Orange
Tydeman's Late Orange is a Cox-style apple, but later ripening and with a slightly sharper flavour.
Keeping: 1-2 months
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Worcester Pearmain
Worcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.
Keeping: 1 week
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile