Bedfordshire Foundling

A late season cooking apple with a sweet sharp flavour.

Origin: Bedfordshire UK, 1800

Pollination: Bedfordshire Foundling 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 ...

Bedfordshire Foundling 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 Bedfordshire Foundling

The Origins of Bedfordshire Foundling apple are not, but it probably arose in Bedfordshire, UK c1800. Large, round fruit. Orange-red flush over yellowish green skin. Cream coloured flesh with a rich sweet-sharp flavour. Keeps its shape when cooked. Yellow with a sweet, fruity flavour when cooked.

Characteristics of Bedfordshire Foundling apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Yellow
Flavour	Sharp
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Early Oct
Season of use	Oct-Dec
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Special features	Cooked Keeps Shape
Pollination date	11
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners