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Annie Elizabeth
Regarded as one of the best stewing and baking apples. Attractive maroon blossom.
Origin: Leicestershire UK, 1857
Pollination: Annie Elizabeth is partially self-fertile and would produce some crop without a pollinator but would benefit considerably from a pollinator.Find pollination partners >
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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.
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History and description of Annie Elizabeth
Annie Elizabeth apple was raised by Samuel Greatorex in Leicester, UK c 1857 and named after his baby daughter. Believed to have been a Blenheim Orange seedling. Introduced by Harrison's of Leicester c 1868. Awarded a First Class Certificate by the RHS 1868. A popular and widely grown variety in Victorian England and grown commercially until the 1930's. Remains a popular garden variety.Very attractive, large, round to round-oblong fruit. Orange/red flush and red stripes over green/yellow skin. Shiny, tough skin turning greasy with keeping. White sharp tasting flesh. Keeps very well. Excellent stewing and baking apple keeping its shape when cooked. Quite a sweet, light flavoured cooking apple requiring little added sugar.
Hardy,disease resistant, vigorous, upright tree. Very attractive maroon blossom. Good cropper but with a tendency to drop its fruit. Suitable for Northern Britain and wet regions.
Characteristics of Annie Elizabeth apple trees
| Use | Culinary |
| Colour | Flushed |
| Flavour | Sweet |
| Fruit size | Large |
| Picking time | Early/Mid Oct |
| Season of use | Nov-Apr |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Good |
| Disease resistance | Scab - Resistant Canker - Resistant Mildew - Resistant |
| Suitable for | Late Frost Northern Britain Wet Regions |
| Special features | Attractive Blossom Cooked Keeps Shape |
| Pollination date | 16 |
| Pollination group | E |
| Self-fertility | Partially self-fertile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
| Parentage | Blenheim Orange |
| Progeny | Belvoir Seedling |
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