Discovery

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• Keeping: 1 week
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Flowering group: 3

Discovery is a well-known early English apple variety, ripening in late August. It is very easy to grow, and has excellent natural disease resistance.

In some years there is a hint of strawberry flavour, which adds to the summery appeal.

Discovery also excels as a variety for juicing, as it produces a very well-balanced sweet/sharp juice

• Trained tree forms
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• How many will fit?

Trained Discovery apple trees for sale

Next deliveries

For delivery from December 2025

• 1Small 1-year tree £27.00
  bare-root.

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• 2Large Espalier (starter) tree £42.50
  Supplied with 1 tier and a leader, for training on as an espalier or palmette. Approx. mature size: 3m wide and 2.5m high. Potential for 3-5 tiers. bare-root.

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• 3Large Fan (starter) tree £42.50
  Supplied with 2 primary arms for training on as a fan. Approx mature size: 3m-4m wide and up to 2.5m high. bare-root.

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Growing and Training

Discovery is a good choice if you are looking to train an apple tree in a situation where the tree will be in shade, such as on an east-facing or west-facing fence. Being an early season variety it should still ripen even if not planted in full-sun.

Discovery characteristics

• Is Discovery self-fertile?Not self-fertile
• What flowering group is Discovery?3
• Is Discovery good for pollinating others?Average
• Which awards has Discovery received?RHS AGM (current)
• Picking period (southern UK)mid-August
• CroppingGood
• How long can you keep Discovery in a fridge?1 week
• Food usesEating freshJuice - One of the best early-season varieties for juicing
• What is the overall disease resistance of Discovery?Good
• How resistant is Discovery to canker?Some resistance
• Is Discovery resistant to scab?Very resistant
• Where does Discovery originate from?United Kingdom
• When was Discovery first introduced?1900 - 1949
• Fruit colourRed