Ashmead's Kernel apple trees

Malus domestica

Ashmead's Kernel has received the RHS Award of Garden Merit

Ashmead's Kernel is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators

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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 2024 - February 2025

11 yeartree on M9 rootstock23.25€
Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
21 yeartree on M116 rootstock23.95€
Medium tree (2m-3.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
31 yeartree on MM111 rootstock23.25€
Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) Bare-root
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41 yeartree on Bittenfelder rootstock23.25€
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

Gardening skillAverage
Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
Flowering group4
Disease resistanceGood
Picking seasonLate - October
Season of use3 months or more - keeps well
Food usesEating freshJuice
Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 4 (-34C)
Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Period of origin1700 - 1749
Fruit colourRusset