Autumn 2025 planting season
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Picking season
- Very early
Self-fertility
- Not self-fertile
Category
- Eating apple trees
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Categories
Apples
1
Eating apples
1
Cherries
2
Pears
2
Dessert pears
2
Stock availability
All
1
Available to pre-order
1
Not in stock
0
Graft to order
0
Form
1 year
1
Bush (2-years)
Half-standard (2 years)
Standard (2 years)
2 year
2-year cutting
Rootstocks
M116
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Growing
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
Autumn foliage colour
Scented flowers
Scented foliage
Gardening skill
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Beginner
Average
Experienced
Self-fertility
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Self-fertile
Partially self-fertile
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Not self-fertile
1
Flowering group
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2
3
4
5
6
Flowering season
Early
Mid-season
Late
Disease resistance
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Good
Average
1
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Using
Picking season
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Very early
1
Early
5
Mid
3
Late
27
Very late
10
Season of use
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Does not keep
1
1-3 days
1 week
2-3 weeks
1-2 months
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
1
Culinary
Traditional cooker
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Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Astringency
Astringent
Non-astringent
Climate
Cold hardiness (USDA)
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Zone 3 (-40C)
Zone 4 (-34C)
Zone 5 (-29C)
Zone 6 (-23C)
Zone 7 (-18C)
Zone 8 (-12C)
Zone 9 (-7C)
Zone 10 (-1C)
Summer average maximum temperatures
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Cold (< 20C / 67F)
Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Hot (>30C / 86F)
Chill requirement
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Low-chill
High-chill
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
Poland
Russia
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
1900 - 1949
1950 - 1999
2000
Flower colour
White
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Yellow
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Light green / Yellow
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green - light
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
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Stark's Earliest
As the name suggests, Stark's Earliest will probably give you the first fresh apples of the year.
Picking season: Very early
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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