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Eating apples
Bare root:
Early season dessert apple. The fruit has an intense strawberry flavour when well-ripened and scarlet.
Type: Dessert
Season: September-October
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group C
A modern, disease-resistant variety with a refreshing sharp flavour. Medium-sized apples with red-flushed skin and crisp, cream-coloured flesh.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-January
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group D
A small, sweet apple which is a favourite with children due to its size. The colour is a deep red, almost purple.
Type: Dessert
Season: October
Pollination: Self-fertile. Pollination group C
A classic English russet variety. The fruit are juicy and crisp with a strong sharp flavour and store well.
Type: Dessert
Season: December-March
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group C
A famous Yorkshire variety. Strong-tasting, sweet and aromatic. Red-orange streaks over green skin, with creamy yellow, fine textured flesh.
Type: Dessert
Season: September-November
Pollination: Self-sterile. Triploid (can’t pollinate others). Pollination group C
Vigorous, heavy cropper, winter eating apple. Sweet, crisp juicy flesh. Good flavour and texture. Good for juicing.
Type: Dessert
Season: October - December
Pollination: Pollination Group 3, self sterile
A modern, disease-resistant variety from the Czech Republic. Produces attractive red apples that are sweet, crisp and very juicy.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-December
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group C
An exceptional apple with a powerful nutty flavour, honey sweet yet sharp. Fruit is small and a warm yellow colour.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-November
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group C
A large cooking apple that stores well and mellows into a sharp but flavoursome dessert apple in winter.
Type: Dual-purpose
Season: October-March
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group D
Easy to grow mid-season dessert apple that is disease resistant and stores well. The fruit are yellow-green and deliciously crisp, sharp and refreshing.
Type: Dessert
Season: September-November
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group D
Early season dessert apple. Produces heavy crops of small flushed fruit that are sweet, juicy and lightly aromatic with some Cox flavour.
Type: Dessert
Season: August-September
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group C
A deliciously sweet variety that crops late in the season. Yellow skin with an extensive orange-red flush. The crimson-pink blossom is especially attractive.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-January
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group D
One of the best early season apple varieties. Produces reliable crops of attractive red fruit that is particularly good for juicing.
Type: Dessert
Season: September
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group C
A very large red-flushed eating apple with a superb flavour that is similar to Cox. The tree grows vigorously and produces a reliable heavy crop.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-January
Pollination: Self-sterile. Triploid (can’t pollinate others). Pollination group D
An attractive, red-flushed dessert apple with good frost resistance. Fruit is crisp and sweet.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-December
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group D
A popular heavy-cropping dual-purpose variety from Scotland. Red flush stripes over pale green with a creamy white flesh. Excellent refreshing flavour and a reliable cropper.
Type: Dessert/Culinary
Season: September-October
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group C
Handsome tree that bears some of the best and earliest apples around. Medium sized fruit, orange-red streaked flush. Taste is good balance of sweetness with acidity. Easy to grow, low maintenance.
Type: Dessert/Culinary
Season: July - August
Pollination: Group B, not self-fertile
Easy to grow, heavy and regular crops. Honeyed and very sweet when left on the tree to ripen. Fruit stores well, and is versatile - can be used for cooking and eating.
Type: Dessert
Season: November - February
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Group 4
Medium size, crisp apple. Good for juicing and good cropping. Easy to grow cox-style apple. Primarily an eater, but also cooks well, holding its shape.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-March
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group D
Exceptionally flavoursome orange-flushed dessert apple. Very juicy, with soft flesh almost like a pear. Fruit develops a hint of aniseed flavour when very ripe.
Type: Dessert
Season: September-October
Pollination: Self-fertile. Pollination group D
Medium sized apple, good balance between sweetness and sharpness. Flavour and soft flesh are reminiscent of a firm pear. Easy to grow. Perfect for juicing and tarts. Excellent pollinator for ‘Cox’ and ‘Braeburn‘ varieties.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-January
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group B
*indicates a tree that has been grown at another nursery and is for resale
A flavoursome, well-balanced russeted apple that is easy to grow and store.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-April
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group C
An old, russeted eating variety from Essex with a distinctive spicy flavour.
Type: Dessert
Season: Oct - May
Pollination: Self-sterile, pollination group D
Similar to Cox's Orange Pippin but self-fertile. Aromatic, juicy, crisp apples for harvesting late September to October.
Type: Dessert
Season: September-November
Pollination: Self-fertile. Pollination group C
An old, now rare, russet variety that was popular in Victorian times. Late keeping, sweet-sharp tasting with hints of pear drops. Deep pink blossom makes it an attractive garden plant.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-March
Pollination: Self-fertile, pollination group C
Late-season Sheffield eating apple. A heavy, reliable cropper with crisp, juicy and sweet fruits that can hang on the tree into the new year.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-January
Pollination: Unknown
A popular dual-purpose variety. A vigorous and hardy tree that produces an abundance of distinctive nutty flavoured fruit.
Type: Dessert/Culinary
Season: September-November
Pollination: Self-sterile. Triploid (can’t pollinate others). Pollination group D
An old variety found in the 18th Century in a wood in Nottinghamshire. The tree is late flowering and produces sweet apples that can be stored until March. Good for frost-prone sites.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-March
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group F
A late season dual-purpose variety with a strong, rich aromatic flavour. The blossom and fruit are both very attractive.
Type: Dessert/Culinary
Season: October-March
Pollination: Self-sterile, pollination group D
Potted:
Late-season Sheffield eating apple. A heavy, reliable cropper with crisp, juicy and sweet fruits that can hang on the tree into the new year.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-January
Pollination: Unknown
A heavy-cropping, late season dessert apple with a sweet flavour and firm flesh. The fruit is greenish-yellow with red flushing and striping.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-January
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group D
Mid-season eating apple, similar to Cox but sweeter. The colour is pale greenish-yellow with a red flush.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-December
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group C.
Sweet, yellow, medium-sized eating apple from America, also good for juicing and cider.
Type: Dessert
Season: November-January
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group D
A small, late-keeping apple with firm and juicy flesh. The fruit are a little sharp when freshly picked but mellow in storage to become sweet and aromatic.
Type: Dessert
Season: November-March
Pollination: Self-fertile. Pollination group D
Also known as Norton's Melon. A rare, medium-large red-striped apple used primarily for eating but appropriate for cooking and cider.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-December
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group E
A modern, disease-resistant variety with a refreshing sharp flavour. Medium-sized apples with red-flushed skin and crisp, cream-coloured flesh.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-January
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group D
A very versatile apple that is a good and reliable cropper. Flesh is crisp and juicy. Listed as a cooking variety, it is often eaten as dessert and useful for making cider. Very resistant to scab.
Type: Dual Purpose
Season: August - December
Pollination:Group C
A small, sweet apple which is a favourite with children due to its size. The colour is a deep red, almost purple.
Type: Dessert
Season: October
Pollination: Self-fertile. Pollination group C
A sweet, medium-sized apple with a honey-like flavour. The colour is a very appealing shade of red.
Type: Dessert
Season: September
Pollination: Self-fertile. Pollination group D
A firm and crunchy dessert apple with a light floral flavour. Good balance of sweetness and sharpness.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-January
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group C
A classic English russet variety. The fruit are juicy and crisp with a strong sharp flavour and store well.
Type: Dessert
Season: December-March
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group C
A famous Yorkshire variety. Strong-tasting, sweet and aromatic. Red-orange streaks over green skin, with creamy yellow, fine textured flesh.
Type: Dessert
Season: September-November
Pollination: Self-sterile. Triploid (can’t pollinate others). Pollination group C
Easy to grow mid-season dessert apple that is disease resistant and stores well. The fruit are yellow-green and deliciously crisp, sharp and refreshing.
Type: Dessert
Season: September-November
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group D
Early season dessert apple. Produces heavy crops of small flushed fruit that are sweet, juicy and lightly aromatic with some Cox flavour.
Type: Dessert
Season: August-September
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group C
One of the best early season apple varieties. Produces reliable crops of attractive red fruit that is particularly good for juicing.
Type: Dessert
Season: September
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group C
A very large red-flushed eating apple with a superb flavour that is similar to Cox. The tree grows vigorously and produces a reliable heavy crop.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-January
Pollination: Self-sterile. Triploid (can’t pollinate others). Pollination group D
An attractive, red-flushed dessert apple with good frost resistance. Fruit is crisp and sweet.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-December
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group D
A popular heavy-cropping dual-purpose variety from Scotland. Red flush stripes over pale green with a creamy white flesh. Excellent refreshing flavour and a reliable cropper.
Type: Dessert/Culinary
Season: September-October
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group C
Easy to grow, heavy and regular crops. Honeyed and very sweet when left on the tree to ripen. Fruit stores well, and is versatile - can be used for cooking and eating.
Type: Dessert
Season: November - February
Pollination: Group 4
Medium size, crisp apple. Good for juicing and good cropping. Easy to grow cox-style apple. Primarily an eater, but also cooks well, holding its shape.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-March
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group D
Exceptionally flavoursome orange-flushed dessert apple. Very juicy, with soft flesh almost like a pear. Fruit develops a hint of aniseed flavour when very ripe.
Type: Dessert
Season: September-October
Pollination: Self-fertile. Pollination group D
Medium sized apple, good balance between sweetness and sharpness. Flavour and soft flesh are reminiscent of a firm pear. Easy to grow. Perfect for juicing and tarts. Excellent pollinator for ‘Cox’ and ‘Braeburn‘ varieties.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-January
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group B
A flavoursome, well-balanced russeted apple that is easy to grow and store.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-April
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group C
A popular dual-purpose variety. A vigorous and hardy tree that produces an abundance of distinctive nutty flavoured fruit.
Type: Dessert/Culinary
Season: September-November
Pollination: Self-sterile. Triploid (can’t pollinate others). Pollination group D
An attractive red-flushed French dessert pear. Richly flavoured, buttery and juicy..
Type: Dessert
Season: Oct-Nov
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group C
A very tasty dessert pear with a hint of rose flavour and juicy, melt-in-the-mouth flesh. Well suited to northern climates.
Type: Dessert
Season: October
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group B
A mid-season, aromatic eating apple with firm, sweet flesh. Greenish-yellow with an orange flush.
Type: Dessert
Season: October
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group C
An old green russeted apple with a distinctive aromatic flavour. Also great for cooking, juicing and cider making. Stores well.
Type: Dessert/Culinary/Cider
Season: October-February
Pollination: Self-sterile. Triploid (can’t pollinate others). Pollination group D
An ancient apple variety known for its small, sweet, dark red flush fruit and beautiful white flowers. Heavy cropping and can be stored until April.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-April
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group C
Delivery, Collection and FAQs
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We deliver bare root trees (dispatched Nov-Apr) but not potted trees. Potted trees are collection only from Leeds (or we can deliver locally by arrangement).
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See our Delivery & Collection Info page for up-to-date delivery rates.
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Yes, you can collect your order from Kirkstall, Leeds. We send the full details when you place your order.
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This varies, but broadly speaking trees classified as Small are 3-4ft and 1 year old. Trees classified as Large are 4-6ft. are 2-3 years old and have some established branches.
A small dessert apple originating from the 1700s. The flesh is very juicy and sweet and the flavour improves in storage.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-January
Pollination: Self-sterile. Pollination group D