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Sunset

Sunset apples
Sunset has received the RHS Award of Garden MeritSunset is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Keeping: 2-3 weeks
  • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3

Sunset is a popular Cox-style apple, widely recommended as an alternative to Cox's Orange Pippin as it is much easier to grow. The parentage is not known but it is almost certainly a seedling of Cox. Disease resistance is far better, and cropping is good.

Trained Sunset apple trees for sale

Next deliveries

For delivery from December 2025

  • Tree form iconLarge 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.

Growing and Training

Sunset can be grown reliably throughout much of the UK, but for best results plant in full-sun.

It is a neat and compact tree, and a good variety for training as a fan, espalier, or cordon.


Sunset characteristics

  • Is Sunset self-fertile?Self-fertile
  • What flowering group is Sunset?3
  • Is Sunset good for pollinating others?Average
  • Which awards has Sunset received?RHS AGM (current) - 1993
  • Picking period (southern UK)late September
  • CroppingHeavy
  • How long can you keep Sunset in a fridge?2-3 weeks
  • Food usesEating freshJuice
  • What is the overall disease resistance of Sunset?Good
  • How resistant is Sunset to canker?Some resistance
  • Is Sunset resistant to scab?Some susceptibility
  • Where does Sunset originate from?United Kingdom
  • When was Sunset first introduced?1900 - 1949
  • Fruit colourOrange flush

This variety description was produced by Orange Pippin staff from first-hand research. Last checked: 26-Jun-2022.