Name: Historic Apple Tree Collection
SKU: TRCOL03
Availability: InStock

Historic Apple Tree Collection

Apples with a history – old culitvars from around Europe with distinct flavours and story behind each.

This Tree Collection Consists Of 3 Bare Root Trees Between 1.2-1.5m:

1 x Apple Ashmeads Kernel – Bare Root
1 x Worcester Pearmain’ Dessert Apple Tree – Bare Root
1 x Cox’s Orange Pippin’ Dessert Apple Tree – Bare Root

This is a typical example of our root wrapped trees that you will receive – note the fruit/ornamental trees we stock will vary in appearance according to species and season. Please be aware that the compost around the roots is there just to keep them moist and will fall away when unwrapped, leaving a bare-rooted plant. You can mix this compost with your soil when planting your tree.

Please Note: Each of these products can be bought separately.

Features

Apple Ashmeads Kernel

Nearly 300 years old and still regarded as one of the best late dessert apples. The yellow flesh is crisp and the flavour is rated as superb. Scab resistance is good and the fruit has excellent keeping quality. Fruit size is medium, yellowish-green, mostly covered with mid-brown russet

Worcester Pearmain’ Dessert Apple Tree

An all round winner, Worcester Pearmain is a traditional, early-season apple tree variety that produces heavy, regular crops of small, crispy fruits with a distinctive sweet taste and intense, red-crimson tinted skin. The apples are loved by children for their strawberry-like aroma, sweetness, and compact size. They taste best when freshly harvested from the tree or pressed into refreshing juices and ciders. ‘Worcester Pearmain’ has been awarded the Award of Garden Merit given by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), which helps gardeners make informed choices about plants.

Cox’s Orange Pippin’ Dessert Apple Tree

Cox’s Orange Pippin is a reliable and traditional apple tree variety, renowned for producing good crops of fresh fruits with excellent flavour and an attractive appearance. The apples are of a medium size in an orange-red colour, which become carmine mottled over a deep yellow background. The flesh is very aromatic, fine-grained, crisp and very juicy. They are of a moderately acidic flavour, which becomes softer and milder when mature. Cox’s Orange Pippin is one of the best in quality of the English dessert apples. They taste great eaten as they are, or sliced and used in a salad.

Fruit Benefits

These fruits taste best when freshly picked from their branches. They please even the most sophisticated of palates, and can be made into jams and preserves to bring great summer memories on autumn or winter days. Fruit plants are a valuable addition to any garden, bearing in mind that they do not only provide fruits, but also make a bold statement in garden arrangements by producing clouds of pink and white flowers, which at the slightest breeze fall like raindrops. When planning your garden, try to choose varieties with fruits that ripen from early summer to late autumn to ensure a constant supply of fresh fruits throughout the warmer months.