Cottenham Seedling

A good cooking apple originating from Cottenham near Cambridge with very attractive blossom.

Origin: Cambridgeshire UK, 1924

Pollination: Cottenham Seedling 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 ...

Cottenham Seedling 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 Cottenham Seedling

Raised by Robert Norman at Cottenham Cambridgeshire from an open- pollinated Dumelow’s Seedling. Introduced by Mr H J Gautry c1924.

Large round to round-oval apple. Fairly smooth greenish yellow skin becoming golden yellow with a light red flush. Quite greasy. Creamy white flesh, fairly firm, juicy and distinctly acid. Cooks to a bright lemon puree with excellent flavour. Keeps well.

Moderately vigorous, upright-spreading tree. Late flowering with attractive blossom. Crops well. Part tip-bearer not suitable for training into restricted forms.

Characteristics of Cottenham Seedling apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Sharp
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Mid Oct
Season of use	Nov-Mar
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Partial tip-bearer
Cropping
Special features	Attractive Blossom
Pollination date	20
Pollination group	F
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Dumelow's Seedling