Stoke Red

A traditional West Country medium bittersharp cider apple.

Origin: Somerset UK, 1920

Pollination: Stoke Red is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

British-grown All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification. More ...

Stoke Red apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2026

We do not stock this variety, but we can produce custom-graft trees for you. Trees can be grafted on any of the following rootstocks:

Form	Rootstock	Price
Maiden	M9Dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	M26Semi-dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	MM106Semi-vigorous	£39.00
Maiden	MM111Vigorous	£39.00
Maiden	M25Very vigorous	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2027. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Stoke Red

Stoke Red cider apple first came to prominence in Rodney Stoke in Somerset in 1920's. The variety was also found to have been grown earlier at Wedmore in Somerset where it was known as 'Neverblight'. The fruit is small to medium sized, yellow skinned with a bright red flush. It produces a medium bittersharp juice which ferments to a sharp often scented vintage quality cider. The tree is of medium vigour, spreading and very resistant to scab. Cropping is heavy but with a bineniel tendancy.

Characteristics of Stoke Red apple trees

Use	Cider
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Bittersharp
Fruit size	Small
Picking time	Oct
Season of use	Nov
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Biennial
Disease resistance	Scab - Very resistant
Pollination date	23
Pollination group	G
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners