Saint Edmund's Russet apple trees

(Saint Edmund's Pippin)

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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.

 

Saint Edmund's Russet organic apple trees for sale

Next deliveries: December 2025

• 11 yeartree on M9 rootstock24.25€
  Small tree (1.5m-2.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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• 21 yeartree on M116 rootstock24.25€
  Medium tree (2m-3.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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• 31 yeartree on MM111 rootstock24.25€
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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• 41 yeartree on Bittenfelder rootstock24.25€
  Very large tree (5m-6m+ after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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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 seasonMid
• Season of use2-3 weeks
• Food usesEating freshJuiceHard cider
• Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 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

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