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Self-fertile apple trees
Self-fertile apple trees do not require a pollination partner to produce a crop. For more information about pollination, see our pollination advice page.
Bare root
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
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: Partially self-fertile. Group 4
A rare dual-purpose variety named after the founder of the Quaker movement. Produces large yellow pink-speckled fruit.
Type: Dessert/Culinary
Season: November-April
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group B
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
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
One of the best early cookers, perfect for making baked apple and apple sauce. Produces beautiful pink blossom.
Type: Culinary
Season: September-November
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group C
An old American variety producing sweet, juicy dessert apples with a hint of vanilla flavour.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-December
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group C
An attractive fruit with dark red colour and stripes. Crisp and sweet.
Type: Dessert
Season: September-December
Pollination: Partially self-fertile.
An exceptionally large and attractive culinary apple that is quite sweet and keeps its shape when cooked. Vigorous grower and heavy cropper.
Type: Culinary
Season: Oct-Mar
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group C
A reliable and popular mid-season green/yellow apple, easy to grow and productive. Sweet and sharp flavour. Particularly good for juicing.
Type: Dessert
Season: September-October
Pollination: Self-fertile. Pollination group B
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
A popular and versatile dual-purpose variety, widely grown in the Victorian era. Apples have a good flavour when ripe and keep their shape when cooked.
Type: Dessert/Culinary
Season: October-January
Pollination: Self-fertile. Pollination group D
An excellent dual-purpose variety that is also good in cider. Pale yellow skin with a red flush. Strong flavour with a hint of pineapple. Stores well.
Type: Dessert/Culinary/Cider
Season: October-April
Pollination: Self-fertile. Pollination group C
Potted
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
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
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
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 traditional early season cooking apple with a long, rather squashed shape and pale green-yellow colour. Can be eaten fresh when ripe.
Type: Culinary
Season: August-September
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group B
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
A rare dual-purpose variety named after the founder of the Quaker movement. Produces large yellow pink-speckled fruit.
Type: Dessert/Culinary
Season: November-April
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group B
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
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 late-season, heavy-cropping, culinary apple with a sweet, light flavour and white flesh which keeps its shape when cooked. Stores well.
Type: Culinary
Season: October-April
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group E
An old American variety producing sweet, juicy dessert apples with a hint of vanilla flavour.
Type: Dessert
Season: October-December
Pollination: Partially self-fertile. Pollination group C
An excellent dual-purpose variety that is also good in cider. Pale yellow skin with a red flush. Strong flavour with a hint of pineapple. Stores well.
Type: Dessert/Culinary/Cider
Season: October-April
Pollination: Self-fertile. 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, 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