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Discovery

Discovery apples
Discovery has received the RHS Award of Garden MeritDiscovery is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • 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 Discovery apple trees for sale

  • 1Tree form iconLarge Espalier (starter) tree £45.00
    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.
    Available next season
  • 2Tree form iconLarge Fan (starter) tree £45.00
    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.
    Available next season

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

  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Flowering group3
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • AwardsRHS AGM (current)
  • Picking period (southern UK)mid-August
  • CroppingGood
  • Keeping1 week
  • Food usesEating freshJuice - One of the best early-season varieties for juicing
  • Disease resistanceGood
  • CankerSome resistance
  • ScabVery resistant
  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1900 - 1949
  • Fruit colourRed