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Cockpit


An old Yorkshire cooking apple. Quite sharp, soft and juicy.

Origin: Yorkshire UK, 1831

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

Cockpit 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 Cockpit

Old Yorkshire variety first recorded in 1831. Popular in 19th Century Yorkshire. Medium sized, flat-round, green fruit. Soft, juicy flesh. Sharp tasting cooking to a sweet, pleasantly flavoured puree.

Characteristics of Cockpit apple trees

UseCulinary
ColourGreen
FlavourSharp
Fruit sizeLarge
Picking timeEarly Oct
Season of useOct-Dec
Tree vigourModerate
Tree habitSpreading
Fruit-bearingSpur-bearer
Cropping
Suitable forNorthern Britain
Pollination date11
Pollination groupC
Self-fertilitySelf-sterile triploid
PollinatorsPollination partners
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