Catherine

A sweet cooking apple which keeps its shape when cooked.

Origin: Suffolk UK,

Pollination: Catherine is a self-sterile triploid 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 ...

Catherine apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2025

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 2026. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Catherine

Originates from East Suffolk, UK. Large yellow fruit. Sweet, lightly flavoured. Keeps its shape when cooked.

Characteristics of Catherine apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Red
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Mid Oct
Season of use	Dec-Feb
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Suitable for	Late Frost
Special features	Cooked Keeps Shape
Pollination date	23
Pollination group	F
Self-fertility	Self-sterile triploid
Pollinators	Pollination partners