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Belvoir Seedling



A large late season cooking apple raised at Belvoir Castle.

Origin: Leicestershire UK,

Pollination: Belvoir Seedling is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.  Pollination partners

Belvoir Seedling 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:

FormRootstockPriceQuantity
MaidenM9Dwarfing £39.00
MaidenM26Semi-dwarfing £39.00
MaidenMM106Semi-vigorous £39.00
MaidenMM111Vigorous £39.00
MaidenM25Very vigorous £39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2025. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Belvoir Seedling

Raised from Annie Elizabeth x Dumelow's Seedling by W H Divers Head Gardener at Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, UK. Large, flat shaped fruit. Brownish red flush over yellow skin. Cooks to a brisk puree. Keeps very well.

Characteristics of Belvoir Seedling apple trees

UseCulinary
ColourFlushed
FlavourAcid
Fruit sizeLarge
Picking timeEarly/Mid Oct
Season of useNov-Feb
Tree vigourModerate
Tree habitUpright-spreading
Fruit-bearingSpur-bearer
Cropping
Pollination date14
Pollination groupD
Self-fertilitySelf-sterile
PollinatorsPollination partners
ParentageAnnie Elizabeth
Dumelow's Seedling