Apple Trees for Sale from SLOG

Each year, we select varieties of apple which we know do well in north west England, and graft them on to suitable rootstock.

These trees are available for sale to members and the public.

In March 2012, the committee got grafting and we have a great list of varieties on offer. All trees are grafted on to the popular MM106 rootstock which does so well for us up here in the north-west.

Ashmead's Kernal
Bess Pool
Bradley's Beauty
Burr Knot
Duke of Devonshire
Ellison's Orange
Gravenstein / Red Gravenstein
Keswick Codlin
Lady's Delight
Maltster
Margil
Proctors Seedling
Queen Cox
Ribston Pippin
Royal George
Scotch Bridget
St Edmund's Russet / Pippin
Worcester Pearmain

We still have a few remaining trees from 2011.

We regret that we cannot send trees through the post - they are available by collection either from a SLOG member or from: an event or show at which we are exhibiting.

Bob also has trees for sale grafted in March 2011.

 

If you grafted your own tree last year, here is more information about how to look after your new tree.

Our own Hilary even taught Carol Klein how to graft!

 

 

Here's more information on each of the varieties we have chosen for 2012

Ashmead's Kernal

A high quality dessert apple, late in season, which was first raised in the 1700s in Gloucestershire. However, it does very well in Cumbria, producing sweet and slightly russetted fruit which will generally store until February. Now confirmed as a triploid, so will need at least two other trees in the vicinity.

Bess Pool

A late,sweet,dessert apple – found in Nottinghamshire in the 1700s. Bess Pool was the daughter of the village innkeeper. In a lecture of 1923 given by Sowman (of Sowman's Seedling fame), he describes finding Bess Pool growing on the shores of Morecambe Bay. Our own Phil R. has also found Bess Pool at Silverdale within a walled garden by the shore. As it is a late flowerer, it is good for areas prone to late frosts. Being a tip bearer, it is not recommended as a cordon or espalier.

Bradley's Beauty

A vary hardy and disease resistant variety found on the mosses by one of our own members. A crisp dual purpose apple which sweetens as it matures. Now widely grown as it is such a lovely tree, it is very vigourous, and will need a lot of space.

 

 

Burr Knot

Burr Knot is a large, ribbed culinary apple which grows successfully in difficult conditions and is very disease resistant. It is distinctive in having aerial roots which will easily propagate from cuttings. A local variety which our own Hilary in the Staveley area.

Duke of Devonshire

A very late dessert apple, it was bred in 1835 by Wilson, gardener to the Duke of Devonshire at Holker Hall, Cumbria. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a rich, nutty flavour. It is resistant to scab, moderately vigorous and freely spur bearing.

 

 

Ellison's Orange

An early dessert apple raised in the late 19th century in Lincolnshire. Being a cross of Cox's Orange Pippin, it has a lovely taste, with an aniseed flavour when freshly off the tree. The trees do well in sheltered spots or parts of Cumbria, but it is not recommended in areas of very high rainfall.

Gravenstein / Red Gravenstein

Found in Denmark, notable for its sweetness and favoured in baking. Gravenstein is an old apple variety from Denmark which remains very popular on account of its high quality flavour. Red Gravenstein is a sport of Gravenstein.

Keswick Codlin

An early cooker, this is one of the first apples ready in the autumn. It was originally found growing on a heap of rubbish at Gleaston Castle near Ulverston, Lancashire, England. It was recorded in 1793. Introduced by nurseryman John Sander at Keswick, hence the name Keswick Codlin.

 

Lady's Delight

Lady's Delight is a large, sweet, dark red, ribbed apple first described in 1851 in Lancaster.

Maltster

A mid season dual purpose apple, it was known to be in existence in 1830. Fruits have soft, yellowish flesh with a sweet flavour.

Margil

A mid season dessert apple, Margil is also known as Winter Ribston. It was one of those planted on the common at Grange in 1812. It was extensively grown in the 18th century, and has a rich sweet taste. As they make small trees, they are suitable for gardens, but are susceptible to late frosts due to the early flowering.

Proctors Seedling

Proctors seedling is a late, dessert, red striped Lancashire apple which was much grown around Lancaster in the 18th century, and is remembered as a favourite apple by the older generation. According to Taylor,it is "well known in Liverpool markets as a popular dessert apple for January." It's not seen outside Lancashire (or Cumbria!)

Queen Cox

Queen Cox is a sport of Cox's Orange Pippin.

Ribston Pippin

A highly recommended late dessert apple which originates from Ribston Hall near Knaresborough, Yorkshire. As a triploid, it is vigorous and hardy, but does not appear to resent being restricted. A lovely fruit, which will keep, but is best eaten before December.

Royal George

Royal George is a large Lancashire cooking apple, Ready in the autumn and having been rediscovered by Phiip is of historical importance. Royal George - described by Taylor in "The Apples of England" 1936 as "grown in some districts of Lancashire,where it is regarded as a good culinary variety for market use in October." Very vigorous. Once offered by Robinson's Mammoth Onion nursery before the war. Found surviving tree in Forton village but a few years later husband and wife SLOG members turned up with apple from their old tree for ID- it was Royal George. Not same as apple in National Collection!

Scotch Bridget

Scotch Bridget originated in Scotland in 1851. A culinary apple commonly found in Cumbrian farm orchards, it will produce regularly and crops fairly heavily in northern locations. The fruits have tender, soft flesh, flushed with red. It has a sub-acid rich flavour and will not fall when cooked. When kept until December, the fruit ripens to become a desert apple. Now confirmed as a triploid, so will need at least two other trees in the vicinity.

 

St Edmund's Russet / St Edmund's Pippin

Raised by Mr. Harvey at Bury St Edmunds in 1870. Fruit small, flattish somewhat conical; skin covered in russet very bright orange; skin rough, thick and tough; flesh juicy and russet flavoured, crisp and creamy-white. Saint Edmund's Russet (sometimes known as St. Edmund's Pippin) is one of the best russet apple varieties. It looks superb with its dull matt russet colouring, and tastes great. The flavour is richer than Egremont Russet, and noticeably juicier. Dessert, season November. A partial tip-bearer.

Worcester Pearmain

An early dessert apple which was raised in Worcester in the 19th century. It is hardy and a regular cropper. Being a partial tip bearer, it is best grown as a bush or standard, but seems to do well as a cordon too. The fruits have a lovely flavour and can be eaten straight off the tree.