Family Apple Tree
Three varieties in one tree!
Grown by John
South Downs National Park
Pre-order for delivery Late November
Pre-order for delivery Late November
Pre-order for delivery Late November
Pre-order for delivery Late November
Pre-order for delivery Late November
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The highlights
- Exceptionally juicy, flavourful apples
- Your very own orchard in one tree
- Better than ever crumble guaranteed!
- Harvest your apples from September
Description
- Want an orchard but don't have the room? Grow a family apple tree! An ingenious way to save on space, three separate apple varieties are grafted onto a single dwarfing rootstock, essentially giving you three trees in one
- Your family apple tree will consist of three varieties chosen from the selection below:
- 'Bountiful' produces fantastic cooking apples (which also eat well) that you can use to make everything from tangy sauces and chutneys to steaming-hot pies and strudels
- 'Braeburn Hillwell' is a red sport of the classic variety, 'Braeburn', boasting apples that store very well (up to March) and, just as importantly, taste amazing!
- ‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’ has both heritage (dating back to the early 19th century) and exquisite flavour! One of the most commonly-grown dessert varieties throughout the UK, Cox’s OP apples dazzle the palate with their sophisticated hints of citrus and melon
- ‘Discovery’ is an early-season variety – sometimes cropping as soon as late August – that produces fantastic multi-purpose apples with a subtle acidity that adds real complexity to the overall flavour profile
- ‘Egremont Russet’ yields mottled (russeted) gold-green apples from September which offer an unusual nutty flavour, perfect for pairing with cheese, chutney and Waldorf-style salads
- ‘Falstaff’ is an exceptional modern variety, producing dual-purpose, red-green apples that are just as good eaten fresh as they are used in desserts, preserves and juices – plus, when properly stored, they can be kept right the way through to March
- ‘Fiesta’ holds the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit and yields red-blushed apples with excellent sweetness and a crisp texture – they’re ideal for serving sliced with peanut butter or used in fruit salads
- ‘Fortune’, also known as ‘Laxton’s Fortune’, is an award-winning dessert variety that produces apples with a complex and aromatic flavour profile, as well as good levels of sweetness
- ‘Greensleeves’ boasts large, light green apples which have a delicate, honeyed sweetness that’s best enjoyed directly after picking – it’s an apple we’re sure that Henry VIII, himself, would enjoy!
- ‘James Grieve’ was first grown in Scotland during the Victorian era and continues to be just as popular today – its apples start out pleasantly tart (making it ideal for stewing) before becoming both mellower and sweeter with time
- ‘Laxton’s Superb’ is named after the famous horticultural brothers of the 19th and 20th centuries, and let us tell you – it’s appropriately named! The sweetness of the apples is, indeed, superb, with aromatic, floral notes also coming to the fore
- 'Lord Lambourne' is an RHS award-winning variety with real heritage, having been grown for well over a century. Its blush-coloured dessert apples have a creamy texture and excellent flavour
- ‘Red Ellison’ produces good, ol’ sweet and juicy red apples, as good to look at as they are to eat! What’s more, this variety has the added benefit of being resistant to problems like apple scab
- ‘Sunset’ crops heavily from September to October, yielding apples with a flavour not dissimilar to ‘Cox’s OP’ – which is to say, a mighty fine flavour! All apple trees are a hit with bees, but this variety is one our buzzing friends seem to be particularly fond of
- Your varieties will be chosen to give you a successive crop of apples, prolonging your harvest season from the start of autumn right through, in many cases, until November!
- RHS Plants for Pollinators: apple trees are known for attracting pollinators, so get ready to welcome more bees and beneficial insects to your garden
- Our trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch
What To Expect
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How To Grow
Good pest and disease resistance
Apple trees can be prone to aphids and caterpillars, so encouraging beneficial aphid predators (like ladybirds) is helpful.
Water regularly while establishing
Once established, apple trees don't need a lot of additional watering. As they establish, however, regular watering is beneficial, particularly in hot, dry weather.
Full sun
Most fruit trees grow best in full sun and this family tree is no exception, benefitting from at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day.
Any fertile, well-drained soil
This tree will grow in most soil conditions provided that there's ample drainage. Growth and fruiting will be stronger in more fertile soil.
Feed every spring
As with all apple trees, your family tree will benefit from a feed in spring using a high-potassium fertiliser.
Planting Calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
South Downs National Park
Meet John
110 years' expertise free with every tree
John’s family have been growing trees in the South Downs National Park for over a century, and it shows. Dug up and sent straight to your garden at between 18-36 months old, their quality rootstocks, expert pruning and natural pest control mean that these traditionally field-grown trees are the hardiest you can get.
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