Ashmead's Kernel apple trees

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• Picking season: Late October
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Flowering group: 4

Ashmeads Kernel is a very old traditional English russet apple. It remains popular for its distinctive pear-like flavour which is quite different from most other apple varieties.

As well as eating fresh it can also be used for cooking, or sliced in savoury salads, and it keeps very well in a cold store.

Ashmead's Kernel is also prized for its juice, which adds an interesting fruity component to cider blends.

Ashmead's Kernel organic apple trees for sale

Next deliveries: December 2026

• 11 yeartree on M9 rootstock26.50€
  Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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• 21 yeartree on M116 rootstock27.75€
  Medium tree (2m-3.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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• 31 yeartree on MM111 rootstock26.50€
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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• 41 yeartree on Bittenfelder rootstock26.50€
  Very large tree (5m-6m+ after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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Growing and Training

Ashmead's Kernel is quite easy to grow, and perhaps because it is such an ancient variety, it is relatively disease resistant. It can be a light cropper and this usually caused by poor pollination at blossom time - planting another late-flowering apple tree or crab-apple tree nearby is a good idea.

History

Ashmeads Kernel originated in England in the 1700s.

Ashmead's Kernel characteristics

• Attractive featuresAttractive flowers
• What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Ashmead's Kernel?Average
• Is Ashmead's Kernel self-fertile?Not self-fertile
• What flowering group is Ashmead's Kernel?4
• What is the overall disease resistance of Ashmead's Kernel?Good
• Picking periodmid-October
• What season do you pick Ashmead's Kernel?Late - October
• How long can you keep Ashmead's Kernel in a fridge?3 months or more - keeps well
• Food usesEating freshJuice
• USDA cold hardyZone 4 (-34C)
• Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Where does Ashmead's Kernel originate from?United Kingdom
• When was Ashmead's Kernel first introduced?1700 - 1749
• What colour is the blossom of Ashmead's Kernel?White
• Fruit colourRusset

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