Domino

A heavy cropping early season cooking apple.

Origin: Nottinghamshire UK, 1883

Pollination: Domino 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 ...

Domino 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	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 Domino

First described in 1883. Thought to originate from the Midlands. Grown around Southwell, Nottinghamshire, in the 19th century and Cambridgeshire in the1930’s. A codlin-type early culinary apple. Cooks to a froth or puree with a good sharp flavour. Medium sized fruit, round and slightly conical. Pale green smooth skin. A spreading tree of moderate vigour. Produces spurs freely. A regular heavy cropper.

Characteristics of Domino apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Green
Flavour	Acid
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Aug
Season of use	Aug-Sept
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Pollination date	9
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners