Arthur W Barnes

An attractive cooking apple with good flavour.

Origin: Cheshire UK, 1902

Pollination: Arthur W Barnes is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners

Arthur W Barnes apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2024

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 2025. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Arthur W Barnes

Arthur W Barnes apple was raised from Gascoyne's Scarlet x Cox's Orange Pippin by N F Barnes, Head Gardener to the Duke of Westminster at Eaton Hall, Chester, UK in 1902.

Large, round-conical fruit. Bright red flush over a greenish yellow skin. Attractive exhibition variety. White flesh cooking to a well flavoured lemon coloured puree. Moderately vigorous, spreading tree with attractive blossom.

Characteristics of Arthur W Barnes apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Acid
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Mid Sep
Season of use	Sep-Oct
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Special features	Attractive Blossom
Pollination date	11
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Cox's Orange Pippin Gascoyne's Scarlet