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Howgate Wonder miniature M27 Apple trees for sale This Howgate Wonder apple tree is grown on miniature M27 stock. M27 is a rootstock that produces the smallest tree of all; maturing to around 180cm’s in height and width, this tree is ideal for a container or small garden, courtyard or allotment. It should be staked if in a windy or open position. Crops can exceed 20ibs per tree when established and this rootstock is quite precocious, often yielding the year following planting. Howgate Wonder is one of the best cooking apple trees for garden or orchard, introduced from the Isle of Wight in 1929 from a Blenheim Orange x Newton Wonder cross. Highly recommended variety. Howgate Wonder miniature Apple tree – Season: The season of Howgate Wonder apples is genmerally from November to January. Howgate Wonder - appearance: Very large and weighty, deep green usually with a prominent maroon flush. Interior is cream-white. Howgate Wonder apple trees – flavour: Sweet and fruity. Keeps it’s shape more-or-less when cooked and turns a deeper shade of creamy yellow. Ideal for pies and recipes where the appearance of the end product is important. Also ideal for chutneys. Uses: A culinary apple. Cropping & Growth Vigorous, spreading with heavy reliable crops of very large fruit. Good disease resistance and a good variety for cold areas. Howgate Wonder - Pollination: ‘C’ pollination group, use varieties with the same or adjacent groups to pollinate successfully. Here are some suggested varieties: Charles Ross Catshead Gala Falstaff Bountiful Allington Pippin Braeburn

Jumbo miniature M27 Apple trees This cooking apple tree is grown on miniature M27 stock. M27 is a rootstock that produces the smallest tree of all; maturing to around 180cm’s in height and width, this tree is ideal for a container or small garden, courtyard or allotment. It should be staked if in a windy or open position. Crops can exceed 20ibs per tree when established and this rootstock is quite precocious, often yielding the year following planting. Jumbo is a recent introduction to the range of Culinary apple trees, and a good garden variety. The fruits can attain huge size and have very versatile qualities. Jumbo Apple tree – Season: Harvest in October and use from storage well into Spring; a very good keeepr with little loss of texture or flavour. Jumbo - appearance: Very large and weighty and impressive, the solid fruits have a handsome orange blaze and some striping in red over amedium green background. Yellows and intensifies in colour with age. Jumbo apple trees – flavour: Relatively sweet for a cooker with a good fruity aroma. Keeps it’s teture when cooked, good for dicing, flans, tarts and pies as well as chutneys and juicing. Uses: A culinary apple but has been enjoyed for dessert in March as it has quite high natural sugar levels for a cooker. Cropping & Growth Vigorous, spreading with heavy reliable crops of very large fruit. Good disease resistance and a good variety for cold areas. Jumbo - Pollination: A triploid variety that needs to be planted with two others to achieve full potential. Here are some suggested varieties: Greensleeves Falstaff Bountiful Charles Ross Cox's Orange Pippin Elstar Grenadier

Jonagold miniature M27 Apple trees for sale This Jonagold apple tree is grown on miniature M27 stock. M27 is a rootstock that produces the smallest tree of all; maturing to around 180cm’s in height and width, this tree is ideal for a container or small garden, courtyard or allotment. It should be staked if in a windy or open position. Crops can exceed 20ibs per tree when established and this rootstock is quite precocious, often yielding the year following planting. Jonagold is a very important variety commercially, and one of the better supermarket apples. Raised in the U.S.A in 1968 from a Jonathan x Golden Delicious cross. It soon spread globally and is grown all over Europe and has received an Award of Garden Merit from the R.H.S. Jonagold miniature Apple tree – Season: Harvest Jonagold mid October, keeps in store until February or sometimes later with care. Jonagold - appearance: At it’s best an attractive apple, although colouring can be variable. Pale green yellow, an oval apple variably covered by a bright orange red flush. Flesh is very crisp and cream. Jonagold apple trees – flavour: Firm and juicy with a wonderful crispy bite. Plenty oif juice, plenty of sugar but with a satisfying light underlying acidity to give it balance. Very enjoyable to eat. Uses: For dessert use. Cropping & Growth Vigorous variety and spreading. Capable of giving heavy crops reliably. Jonagold - Pollination: This is a triploid variety that ideally needs two others to pollinate and yield fully. Here are some suggested varieties: Falstaff Golden Delicious Bountiful Fortune Cox's Orange Pippin Arthur Turner Charles Ross

Fortune Apple miniature M27 apple trees for sale This Laxtons Fortune tree is grown on miniature M27 stock. M27 is a rootstock that produces the smallest tree of all; maturing to around 180cm’s in height and width, this tree is ideal for a container or small garden, courtyard or allotment. It should be staked if in a windy or open position. Crops can exceed 20ibs per tree when established and this rootstock is quite precocious, often yielding the year following planting. Syn ‘Laxtons Fortune’ Often reffered to as an early Cox, this Bedfordshire introduction was introduced in 1931 from a Cox’s cross. It is a popular garden apple and well worth growing to have that Cox-type flavour so early in the season. Fortune miniature Apple tree – Season: Harvest early September, for eating through September and into early October. Fortune - appearance: Not especially attractive, green/yellow with some dull red flush on the sunny side. Fortune apple trees – flavour: Should be allowed to hang on the tree to full maturity whereupon the flavour develops to it’s full potential; rich, deep, aromatic and juicy with plenty of sweetness too. Harvested too soon and it can be disappointing. Uses: A dessert apple. Cropping & Growth Fortune is a tree of moderate vigour, hardy and free fruiting, although can be biennial if not thinned. Fortune - Pollination: ‘B’ pollination group, use varieties with the same or adjacent groups to pollinate successfully. Here are some suggested varieties; Cox's Orange Pippin Elstar Falstaff Discovery Egremont Russet Bountiful

Red Pippin stepover Red Pippin Apple trees Stepover trees are used primarily for edging a border or pathway or to divide the kitche/vegetable garden. These very tiny trees are just 18” in height with two side laterals from the main stem forming a capital ‘T’ shape. The stepover Red Pippin tree is an ormamental addition to your garden and these trees are grown on the smallest avaailable rootstock, M27. Plant 120-150cm’s apart Syn ‘Fiesta’ Fiesta is a relatively new English apple, developed in Kent in the 1970s but with a very traditional English style and flavour. Cox's Orange Pippin is one of its parents, and it has inherited the classic Cox aromatic sweet/sharp flavour, although not quite quite as complex as that esteemed variety. A much better groiwer and a much better garden apple than Cox’s. Red Pippin Apple tree – Season: Stores very well; harvest in October and can be kept until the Spring. Red Pippin - appearance: Medium sized olive green overlaid coppery red, flushed and striped. Red Pippin apple trees – flavour: Well balanced, sweet-sharp taste, akin to Cox’s,not quite as dynamic but very good. Uses: A dessert apple and also highly valued for juicing. Cropping & Growth Medium growth, hardy and disease free. Heavy cropper. Red Pippin- Pollination: Red Pippin is in pollination group ‘B’ so will pollinate well with varieties in the same or adjacent groups. Here are some suggested varieties: Falstaff Elstar Discovery Jester Bountiful Arthur Turner Merton Knave Fortune

Jumbo cordon Apple trees Cordon Apple trees are a good choice for restricted areas and a fence or wall. They can be grown at a 45degree angle, or upright. The rootstock we use for our cordon is M9 which is the best stock for cordon trees. Plant 60-80cm’s apart. Jumbo is a recent introduction to the range of Culinary apple trees, and a good garden variety. The fruits can attain huge size and have very versatile qualities. Jumbo Apple tree – Season: Harvest in October and use from storage well into Spring; a very good keeepr with little loss of texture or flavour. Jumbo - appearance: Very large and weighty and impressive, the solid fruits have a handsome orange blaze and some striping in red over  amedium green background. Yellows and intensifies in colour with age. Jumbo apple trees – flavour: Relatively sweet for a cooker with a good fruity aroma. Keeps it’s teture when cooked, good for dicing, flans, tarts and pies as well as chutneys and juicing. Uses: A culinary apple but has been enjoyed for dessert in March as it has quite high natural sugar levels for a cooker. Cropping & Growth Vigorous, spreading with heavy reliable crops of very large fruit. Good disease resistance and a good variety for cold areas. Jumbo - Pollination: A triploid variety that needs to be planted with two others to achieve full potential. Here are some suggested varieties: Falstaff Greensleeves Bountiful Arthur Turner Gala Fortune

Jonagold cordon Apple trees for sale Cordon Apple trees are a good choice for restricted areas and a fence or wall. They can be grown at a 45degree angle, or upright. The rootstock we use for our cordon Jonagold is M9 which is the best stock for cordon trees. Plant 60-80cm’s apart. Jonagold is a very important variety commercially, and one of the better supermarket apples. Raised in the U.S.A in 1968 from a Jonathan x Golden Delicious cross. It soon spread globally and is grown all over Europe and has received an Award of Garden Merit from the R.H.S. Jonagold cordon Apple tree – Season: Harvest Jonagold mid October, keeps in store until February or sometimes later with care. Jonagold - appearance: At it’s best an attractive apple, although colouring can be variable. Pale green yellow, an oval apple variably covered by a bright orange red flush. Flesh is very crisp and cream. Jonagold apple trees – flavour: Firm and juicy with a wonderful crispy bite. Plenty oif juice, plenty of sugar but with a satisfying light underlying acidity to give it balance. Very enjoyable to eat. Uses: For dessert use. Cropping & Growth Vigorous variety and spreading. Capable of giving heavy crops reliably. Jonagold - Pollination: This is a triploid variety that ideally needs two others to pollinate and yield fully. Here are some suggested varieties: Greensleeves Golden Delicious Gala Falstaff Cox's Orange Pippin Charles Ross Arthur Turner Bountiful

Red Pippin Apple trees Espalier or fan trees are used against a wall; you will need not less than 180 x 180cm’s for a fan or espalier tree. Please note we do not supply ready trained trees; this Red Pippinis a young tree suitable for training yourself, in situ. Such trees usually settle to cropping within 2 or 3 seasons. Red Pippin - Syn ‘Fiesta’ Red Pippin is a relatively new English apple, developed in Kent in the 1970s but with a very traditional English style and flavour. Cox's Orange Pippin is one of its parents, and it has inherited the classic Cox aromatic sweet/sharp flavour, although not quite quite as complex as that esteemed variety. A much better groiwer and a much better garden apple than Cox’s. Red Pippin Apple tree – Season: Stores very well; harvest in October and can be kept until the Spring. Red Pippin - appearance: Medium sized olive green overlaid coppery red, flushed and striped. Red Pippin  apple trees – flavour: Well balanced, sweet-sharp taste, akin to Cox’s,not quite as dynamic but very good. Uses: A dessert apple and also highly valued for juicing. Cropping & Growth Medium growth, hardy and disease free. Heavy cropper. Red Pippin- Pollination: Red Pippin is in pollination group ‘B’ so will pollinate well with varieties in the same or adjacent groups. Here are some suggested varieties: Falstaff Elstar Discovery Jester Bountiful Arthur Turner Merton Knave Fortune

James Grieve fan espalierApple trees for sale Espalier or fan trees are used against a wall; you will need not less than 180 x 180cm’s for a fan or espalier tree. Please note we do not supply ready trained trees; this James Grieve is a young tree suitable for training yourself, in situ. Such trees usually settle to cropping within 2 or 3 seasons James Grieve is one of the most famous varieties ever raised, it’s popularity enduring through the ages. A Scottish variety fom the late 1800’s, for use mid season and can be enjoyed fresh or as a culinary apple. James Grieve fan espalier Apple tree – Season: Mid-late September, through to late October is the best period to enjoy this apple. James Grieve - appearance: Medium sized and stippled in orange-red. James Grieve apple trees – flavour: The flavour of James Grieve varies with timing. At first it is quite acidic and almost savoury and very juicy At this time it is favoured strongly for cooking purposes. But later the flavour softens and sweetens and it is very good for dessert. A versatile and valuable tree to have. Uses: Very much a dual purpose apple. Cropping & Growth Medium vigour on a spreading tree. Frost hardy and reliable. James Grieve - Pollination: ‘B’ pollination group, use varieties with the same or adjacent groups to pollinate successfully.  Here are some suggested varieties: Greensleeves Cox's Orange Pippin Discovery Bountiful Falstaff Arthur Turner Grenadier

Irish Peach miniature M27 Apple trees for sale This Irish Peach tree is grown on miniature M27 stock. M27 is a rootstock that produces the smallest tree of all; maturing to around 180cm’s in height and width, this tree is ideal for a container or small garden, courtyard or allotment. It should be staked if in a windy or open position. Crops can exceed 20ibs per tree when established and this rootstock is quite precocious, often yielding the year following planting. Iris Peach - this very old variety has it’s origins traced to County Sligo in ireland, back in 1819. A valued early variety that can be enjpyed straight from the tree. Irish Peach miniature Apple tree – Season: Very early, pick and eat straight from the tree in early August, sometimes even earlier. Irish Peach - appearance: Circular to conical, small to medium in size, then pale yellow ground colour heavily flushed with dark red. Irish Peach apple trees – flavour: Good flavour; fresh and sprightly with a good balance of sweetness and acidity. Does not store. Uses: A fresh dessert apple. Cropping & Growth Vigorous, high yielding, partially tip bearing. Irish Peach - Pollination: ‘A’ pollination group, use varieties with the same or adjacent groups to pollinate successfully. Here are some suggested varieties: Beauty of Bath Egremont Russet Idared Granny Smith Greensleeves Christmas Pearmain

Red Windsor stepover Red Windsor stepover Apple trees for sale Stepover trees are used primarily for edging a border or pathway or to divide the kitche/vegetable garden. These very tiny trees are just 18” in height with two side laterals from the main stem forming a capital ‘T’ shape. The stepover tree is an ormamental addition to your garden and these trees are grown on the smallest avaailable rootstock, M27. Plant 120-150cm’s apart. Red Windsor is an excellent new variety with some characteristics that make it the perfect garden variety. Red Windsor is a red sport of ‘Alkmene’ [itself an excellent variety] that came by way of Cox’s. Red Windsor could be described as having a Cox-type flavour. It is also self fertile & naturally compact. Red Windsor Apple tree – Season: Harvest mid September, stroes until November. Red Windsor- appearance: A beautiful medium sized apple heavily dressed in red. Red Windsor apple trees – flavour: Good texture, nicely crisp but not woody. The cream flesh is well balanced with sugars and acidity and has honeyed and aromatic notes. Nicely scented. Uses: Dessert, juice and table decoration. Cropping & Growth A small, compact grower with neat round headed growth. Seems to devote it’s energies to cropping. Red Windsor- Pollination: Red Windsor is itself self pollinating so needs no other varieties to crop well. It is itself in pollination group ‘B’ so will help pollinate varieties in the same or adjacent groups.

Red Devil stepover Apple trees Stepover trees are used primarily for edging a border or pathway or to divide the kitche/vegetable garden. These very tiny trees are just 18” in height with two side laterals from the main stem forming a capital ‘T’ shape. The stepover tree is an ormamental addition to your garden and these trees are grown on the smallest avaailable rootstock, M27. Plant 120-150cm’s apart. Red Devil is Kent raised, 1975 from a cross between Discovery and Kent [the variety] An ideal garden apple, compact, self fertile and easy to grow. Has nice blossom. Red Devil Apple tree – Season: Enjoy this variety from late September to November. Red Devil - appearance: Medium, flattened-circular, almost entirely bright red. Red Devil apple trees – flavour: Not overly complex but a good sweet taste and plenty of juice. Lovely straight from the tree. Uses: A dessert variety, also a good juicer. Cropping & Growth Moderately vigorous, easy to grow and trouble free. Heavy cropper. Red Devil - Pollination: Red Devil is self fertile so can be grown on it’s own with no other pollinators. It is a good pollinator for other varieties and is in the‘B’ pollination group so will help with varieties in the same or adjacent groups.

Ashmeads Kernel stepover Apple trees Stepover trees are used primarily for edging a border or pathway or to divide the kitche/vegetable garden. These very tiny trees are just 18” in height with two side laterals from the main stem forming a capital ‘T’ shape. The stepover tree is an ormamental addition to your garden and these trees are grown on the smallest avaailable rootstock, M27. Plant 120-150cm’s apart. Ashmeads Kernel is a russet type apple with a superb flavour. A very old apple, thought to have been raised in the 1700’s, but did not achieve popularity until some 200 years later. Gloucestershire origin. Ashmeads Kernel – Season: A very late variety. Harvest in November. Will store with ease until February or March. Ashmeads Kernel – appearance: Large flattened to circular, almost entirely covered by a dull golden russet, sometimes has a rosy cheek. Ashmeads Kernel apple trees – flavour: Magnificent; rich and creamy with hints of spice and excellent aromatic qualitites. The sensational flavour makes up for erratic crops. Uses: Dessert use. Also sliced and added to salads Cropping & Growth Moderately vigorous and healthy; later flowering season makes it suitable for the North but cropping potential can be light. Ashmeads Kernel - Pollination: Pollination group is ‘D’ so choose any varieties in that group to partner. Here are some good suggested varieties: Spartan Gala Howgate Wonder Orelans Reinette

Red Devil fan espalier Apple trees for sale Espalier or fan trees are used against a wall; you will need not less than 180 x 180cm’s for a fan or espalier tree. Please note we do not supply ready trained trees; this Red Devil is a young tree suitable for training yourself, in situ. Such trees usually settle to cropping within 2 or 3 seasons. Red Devil is Kent raised, 1975 from a cross between Discovery and Kent [the variety] An ideal garden apple, compact, self fertile and easy to grow. Has nice blossom. Red Devil Apple tree – Season: Enjoy this variety from late September to November. Red Devil - appearance: Medium, flattened-circular, almost entirely bright red. Red Devil apple trees – flavour: Not overly complex but a good sweet taste and plenty of juice. Lovely straight from the tree. Uses: A dessert variety, also a good juicer. Cropping & Growth Moderately vigorous, easy to grow and trouble free. Heavy cropper. Red Devil - Pollination: Red Devil is self fertile so can be grown on it’s own with no other pollinators. It is a good pollinator for other varieties and is in the‘B’ pollination group so will help with varieties in the same or adjacent groups.

Pixie fan espalier Apple trees for sale Espalier or fan trees are used against a wall; you will need not less than 180 x 180cm’s for a fan or espalier tree. Please note we do not supply ready trained trees; this Pixie apple  tree is a young tree suitable for training yourself, in situ. Such trees usually settle to cropping within 2 or 3 seasons. Selected at RHS Gardens Wisley in 1947, probably a Cox’s or Sunset seedling and considered superior to either parent. The name refers to the size of the apples, which are small, not the growth. Pixie Apple tree – Season: Mid October to December. Pixie - appearance: Cox-like with red flush and stripes over a green background. Pixie apple trees – flavour: Intensely aromatic and rich, firmer texture than a Cox.. Uses: A classic cooker but also enjoyed as a dessert late in the season. Cropping & Growth Moderately vigorous. Good cropper. Pixie - Pollination: ‘C’ pollination group, use varieties with the same or adjacent groups to pollinate successfully. Here are some suggested varieties:

Fortune stepover tree Fortune Apple stepover apple trees for sale Stepover trees are used primarily for edging a border or pathway or to divide the kitche/vegetable garden. These very tiny trees are just 18” in height with two side laterals from the main stem forming a capital ‘T’ shape. The stepover tree is an ormamental addition to your garden and these trees are grown on the smallest avaailable rootstock, M27. Plant 120-150cm’s apart Syn ‘Laxtons Fortune’ Often reffered to as an early Cox, this Bedfordshire introduction was introduced in 1931 from a Cox’s cross. It is a popular garden apple and well worth growing to have that Cox-type flavour so early in the season. Fortune stepover Apple tree – Season: Harvest early September, for eating through September and into early October. Fortune - appearance: Not especially attractive, green/yellow with some dull red flush on the sunny side. Fortune apple trees – flavour: Should be allowed to hang on the tree to full maturity whereupon the flavour develops to it’s full potential; rich, deep, aromatic and juicy with plenty of sweetness too. Harvested too soon and it can be disappointing. Uses: A dessert apple. Cropping & Growth Fortune is a tree of moderate vigour, hardy and free fruiting, although can be biennial if not thinned. Fortune - Pollination: ‘B’ pollination group, use varieties with the same or adjacent groups to pollinate successfully. Here are some suggested varieties: Cox's Orange Pippin Elstar Falstaff Bountiful Arthur Turner Cox's Orange Pippin

Arthur Turner  stepover tree Stepover trees are used primarily for edging a border or pathway or to divide the kitche/vegetable garden. These very tiny trees are just 18” in height with two side laterals from the main stem forming a capital ‘T’ shape. The stepover tree is an ormamental addition to your garden and these trees are grown on the smallest avaailable rootstock, M27. Plant 120-150cm’s apart. Arthur Turner is a good early cooker that excels for baking. It is very frost tolerant and has beautiful blossom. It originated in Berkshire in the early 1900’s. Arthur Turner – Season: Early; harvest Arthur Turner from late August, the fruits can be used throughout September and can also be sliced and frozen. Arthur Turner – appearance: Medium-large pale green becoming slightly yellow; occassional pink blush on the sunny side. Arthur Turner apple trees – flavour: Slightly tart and robust at first mellows later and needs little sugar; excels for culinary use only. Uses: A cooking apple. Known as the perfect apple for baking, apple dumplings, and slicing and freezing. Makes a good apple sauce. Cropping & Growth A vigorous tree which can be container by the use of dwarfing rootstocks. Heavy and regular cropper. Generally healthy, can sometimes get mildew. Arthur Turner - Pollination: Pollination group is ‘B’ so choose any varieties in that group to partner. Here are some suggested varieties: James Grieve Redsleeves Greensleeves Grenadier Katy

Lord Derby espalier fan Apple trees for sale Espalier or fan trees are used against a wall; you will need not less than 180 x 180cm’s for a fan or espalier tree. Please note we do not supply ready trained trees; this Lord Derby is a young tree suitable for training yourself, in situ. Such trees usually settle to cropping within 2 or 3 seasons. Lord Derby: This famous cooker came from Cheshire in 1862 and is believed to be a Catshead seedling. Lord Derby Apple tree – Season: Early Octopber to December. Lanes Prince Albert - appearance: Large, conical with slight ribbing. Pale green becoming yellow, usually a pinkish bronze flush on the sunny side. Lord Derby apple trees – flavour: Taste is variable, although always good. Early in the season, and throughout the season when grown in the North, it is quite sharp and needs some sugar. But when stored, or grown in the south it is usually sweeter. Will keep some texture when cooked and much favoured for pies. Uses: A culinary apple. Cropping & Growth Vigorous and hardy grower. Productive. Lord Derby - Pollination: ‘C’ pollination group, use varieties with the same or adjacent groups to pollinate successfully.  Here are some suggested varieties: Charles Ross Howgate Wonder Gala Herefordshire Russet Annie Elizabeth Catshead

Charles Ross Miniature M27 Apple Trees for sale This tree is grown on miniature M27 stock. M27 is a rootstock that produces the smallest tree of all; maturing to around 180cm’s in height and width, this tree is ideal for a container or small garden, courtyard or allotment. It should be staked if in a windy or open position. Crops can exceed 20ibs per tree when established and this rootstock is quite precocious, often yielding the year following planting. Named in 1899 and of Berkshire origin. It’s fame has endured throughout the ensuing years and Charles Ross remains one of the most popular and well known of garden apple trees. Charles Ross miniature tree – Season: This variety should be harvested in October and eaten by Christmas to be enjoyed at it’s best. Charles Ross M27 tree– appearance: Quite a large apple, especially for a dessert. Has the appearance and scent of a glorious brighter Cox’s with broken orange red stripes and stippling over a green gold base. Charles Ross mini apple trees – flavour: Well known for it’s flavour which is akin to a Cox’s, maybe slightly milder but still with plenty of intense aromatic quality and a good blend of acidity and sugar. Flesh is cream and slightly yielding. Uses: A dessert apple and also good for table decoration. Cropping & Growth A hardy tree of moderate vigour and also has good disease resistance, especially scab. Charles Ross - Pollination: Pollination group ‘C’ so pollinate with varieties in the same or adjacent groups.