Apple Tree Cultivars

Information about Apple Tree Varieties (cultivars ) including pollination groups, type of fruit and cropping season

See Also - Apple Rootstocks | How to grow Apples | Tree Forms

All apple fruit trees are pollinated by insects, however most apple trees need to be planted near to another apple tree of a different cultivar (variety) to ensure a good crop, so choosing the right apple trees is of utmost importance to avoid disappointment. The information below will make it easy for you to choose suitable apple tree(s).

Although there are a few cultivars available which are self fertile, i.e. they pollinate themselves with no need for another tree, unless you are absolutely sure of what you are buying, it’s best to err on the side of caution and buy two different cultivars of apple trees to ensure you get a reasonable crop of apples. If you have lots of apple trees nearby in neighbouring gardens or allotments, you may get away with buying just one tree so long as the distance isn’t too great.

Before you buy your trees, consideration must be given to the flowering time of the trees being purchased to guarantee the flowers from all trees blossom at around the same time so that insects can cross-pollinate.

Below is a chart showing some popular cultivars available which have been grouped in accordance to their flowering time. It is therefore important to choose trees which are either in the same group or from adjacent groups. For example, apart from Triploids (see explanation below) – any tree from group C can be pollinated by any tree from group B or Group D

Triploids do not pollinate other apple trees. If you choose a triploid cultivar because you like the fruit it produces, you will need at least two other apple trees from adjacent groups to ensure you get fruit on all three trees.

T = Triploid

Self-Sterile = need another cultivar to produce a reasonable crop

Self-Fertile = will produce a reasonable crop if planted singly

Part Self-Fertile = produce a better crop if planted close to another cultivar

Early Season - Harvest Mid August - Early September

Mid Season - Harvest Mid September - Mid October

Late Season - Harvest Late October - November

Cultivar (named variety)	Use	Crop Season	Pollination Group	Fertility
Bolero	Dessert	Mid	A	Self-sterile
Cleeve	Dessert	Early	A	Self-sterile
Gravenstein	Dual	Mid	A	Self-sterile
Red Astrachan	Dual	Early	A	Self-sterile
Vista Bella	Dessert	Early	A	Self-sterile
Alkmene	Dessert	Late	B	Self-sterile
Carlisle Codlin	Cooking	Mid	B	Self-sterile
Christmas Pearmain	Dessert	Late	B	Self-fertile
Devonshire Quarrenden	Dessert	Early	B	Part self-fertile
Duchess of Oldenburg	Dual	Early	B	Self-sterile
Egremont Russet	Dessert	Mid	B	Parti self-fertile
Genet Moyle	Cooking	Mid	B	Self-sterile
George Cave	Dessert	Early	B	Self-fertile
George Neal	Dual	Early	B	Self-sterile
Golden Russet	Dessert	Late	B	Self-sterile
Golden Spire	Cooking	Mid	B	Self-fertile
Greensleeves	Dessert	Mid	B	Part self-fertile
Idared	Dessert	Late	B	Self-sterile
Irish Peach	Dessert	Early	B	Self-sterile
Lord Suffield	Cooking	Early	B	Self-sterile
Red Windsor	Dessert	Mid	B	Self-fertile
Reverend W Wilks	Cooking	Early	B	Self-fertile
Ribston Pippin	Dessert	Late	B	T
Summer Golden Pippin	Dessert	Early	B	Self-sterile
Winter Pearmain	Dual	Late	B	Self-sterile
Lord Lambourne	Dessert	Early	B	Self-sterile
Arthur Turner	Cooking	Early	C	Part self-fertile
Blenheim Orange	Dual	Late	C	T
Bountiful	Cooking	Mid	C	Self-sterile
Bramley Original	Cooking	Late	C	T
Bramley's Seedling	Cooking	Late	C	T
Brownlees' Russet	Dessert	Late	C	Self-fertile
Charles Ross	Dual	Mid	C	Part self-fertile
Cox (Self Fertile)	Dessert	Late	C	Self-fertile
Cox's Orange Pippin	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile
Crispin	Dual	Late	C	T
Diamond Jubilee	Dual	Late	C	Self-sterile
Discovery	Dessert	Early	C	Self-sterile
Epicure (Laxton's)	Dessert	Early	C	Part self-fertile
Falstaff	Dessert	Late	C	Part self-fertile
Falstaff (Red)	Dessert	Late	C	Part self-fertile
Fortune (Laxton's)	Dessert	Early	C	Part self-fertile
Golden Pippin	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile
Granny Smith	Dessert	Late	C	Self-fertile
Grenadier	Cooking	Early	C	Part self-fertile
Holstein	Dessert	Late	C	T
James Grieve	Dual	Early	C	Part self-fertile
James Grieve (Red)	Dual	Early	C	Self-sterile
Karmijn de Sonnaville	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile
Katy	Dessert	Early	C	Self-sterile
Lane's Prince Albert	Cooking	Late	C	Part self-fertile
Peasgood's Nonsuch	Dual	Mid	C	Part self-fertile
Red Devil	Dessert	Mid	C	Self-fertile
Rosemary Russet	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile
Rubens	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile
Scrumptious	Dessert	Early	C	Self-fertile
Spartan	Dessert	Late	C	Self-fertile
St Edmund's Pippin	Dessert	Mid	C	Part self-fertile
St Everard	Dessert	Early	C	Self-fertile
Stirling Castle	Cooking	Mid	C	Part self-fertile
Sturmer Pippin	Dessert	Late	C	Part self-fertile
Sunset	Dessert	Mid	C	Self-fertile
Tydeman's EarlyWorcester	Dessert	Early	C	Part self-fertile
Tydeman's Late Orange	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile
Winter Gem	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile
Worcester Pearmain	Dessert	Early	C	Part self-fertile
Annie Elizabeth	Cooking	Late	D	Part self-fertile
Ashmead's Kernel	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Braeburn	Dessert	Late	D	Self-fertile
Bramley Clone 20	Cooking	Late	D	Self-sterile
Chivers Delight	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Claygate Pearmain	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
D'Arcy Spice	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Ellison's Orange	Dessert	Mid	D	Part self-fertile
Fall Pippin	Dual	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Fuji	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Gala	Dessert	Late	D	Part self-fertile
Gladstone	Dessert	Early	D	Part self-fertile
Gloster 69	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Golden Delicious	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Golden Noble	Cooking	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Grange's Pearmain	Dual	Late	D	Self-sterile
Howgate Wonder	Cooking	Late	D	Part self-fertile
Limelight	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
London Pippin	Cooking	Late	D	Self-sterile
Lord Derby	Cooking	Mid	D	Part self-fertile
Mother (American)	Dessert	Mid	D	Part self-fertile
Newton Wonder	Cooking	Late	D	Part self-fertile
Norfolk Royal	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Norfolk Royal Russet	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile
Red Delicious	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Sweet Society	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile
Winston	Dessert	Late	D	Self-fertile
Clopton Red	Dessert	Mid	E	Self-sterile
King Charles Pearmain	Dessert	Late	E	Self-sterile
Orleans Reinette	Dessert	Late	E	Part self-fertile
Pixie	Dessert	Late	E	Self-sterile
Shakespeare	Dessert	Late	E	Self-sterile
Suntan	Dessert	Late	E	T
Winter Majetin	Cooking	Late	E	Self-sterile
Carswell's Honeydew	Dessert	Mid	F	Self-sterile
Court Pendu Plat	Dessert	Late	F	Self-sterile
Crawley Beauty	Dual	Late	F	Self-sterile
Edward VII	Cooking	Late	F	Self-sterile
Flower of Kent	Cooking	Late	F	Self-sterile
Royal Jubilee	Cooking	Mid	F	Self-fertile

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