Saint Edmund's Russet apple trees

(Saint Edmund's Pippin)

Malus domestica

Saint Edmund's Russet has received the RHS Award of Garden Merit

Saint Edmund's Russet is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators

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Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering group: 3

Saint Edmund's Russet is one of the best English russet apple varieties. It looks superb with its dull matt russet colouring, and tastes great.

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11 yeartree on M9 rootstock26.50€
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Growing and Training

Saint Edmund's Russet is a good garden apple variety, it crops reliably and grows in a wide range of conditions. Like many russet varieties, it has some natural resistance to many of the main apple diseases. It is a good choice for growers in areas of high rainfall.

The only thing to look out for is that it can be a partial tip-bearer - some apples are borne on the ends of shoots rather than the more usual short fruit-bearing spurs. For this reason it is best to keep pruning to a minimum, to avoid accidentally pruning the fruit-bearing tips of shoots.

Saint Edmund's Russet characteristics

Attractive featuresAttractive fruit
Gardening skillBeginner
Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
Flowering group3
Disease resistanceGood
Picking periodmid-September
Picking seasonMid
Season of use2-3 weeks
Food usesEating freshJuiceHard cider
USDA cold hardyZone 5 (-29C)
Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Period of origin1850 - 1899
Flower colourWhite
Fruit colourRusset