Charlotte

A late season Ballerina cooking apple which naturally grows in a columnar form.

Origin: Kent UK, 1988

Pollination: Charlotte 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 ...

Charlotte 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 Charlotte

Charlotte a Ballerina apple variety raised at East Malling Research Station, Kent UK in 1988 from a Wijcik McIntosh x Greensleeves. Large flat-round, ribbed and irregular shaped fruit. Red flush and lines over a light green skin. The sharp flesh cooks to a puree but is less acid than Bramley's Seedling.

Ballerina trees naturally grow in a columnar form. Side branches are not normally produced and the fruit is borne on the main trunk. They are very slow growing and will usually be much smaller in size when supplied than to other apple trees. Because of their slow growth rate and naturally dwarfing habit they are usually grafted on fairly vigorous rootstocks such as MM106 and MM111. They will grow up to 8ft (2.4m) in height. They require no pruning other than the removal of side branches when they occasionally form.

Characteristics of Charlotte apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Sharp
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Early Oct
Season of use	Oct-Dec
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Pollination date	10
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners