Spartan

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• Keeping: 1 week
• Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
• Flowering group: 3

Spartan is a deep marroon-colored apple with an excellent refreshing sweet flavour

Spartan ripens quite late in the season, usually around early October. The apples will remain on the tree over a 2-3 week period, which means you can pick a few at a time rather than have to deal with a glut. This is also the best way to enjoy them because although they keep fairly well, the flavour and crispness fade in storage.

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Trained Spartan apple trees for sale

Next deliveries

For delivery from December 2025

• Large 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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Growing and Training

Spartan is very easy to grow in almost any climate, and grows in a neat and attractive fashion. For best results plant it in full sun.

Spartan characteristics

• Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
• Flowering group3
• Pollinating othersGood
• Picking period (southern UK)mid-October
• CroppingHeavy
• Keeping1 week
• Food usesEating freshJuice
• Disease resistanceAverage
• CankerSome susceptibility
• ScabSome susceptibility
• MildewSome resistance
• Country of originCanada
• Period of origin1900 - 1949
• Fruit colourCrimson

Similar varieties

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  McIntosh
  McIntosh is the classic Canadian red apple, with a bright white sweet flesh.