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Encore



A large cooking apple. Very acid when used early but mellows with keeping.

Origin: Berkshire UK, 1906

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

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Encore 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:

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 2026. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Encore

First recorded in 1906. Raised by Charles Ross, Head Gardener at Welford Park, Newbury, Berkshire. Introduced by J Cheal of Crawley, Sussex. Thought to be a Warner’s King X Northern Greening. Received RHS. Award of Merit in 1906 and RHS. First Class Certificate in 1908.

Large-sized fruit. Round to oblong shape. Distinctly flattened at base and apex and fairly distinctly ribbed. The background skin colour is bright green becoming greenish yellow. Irregular patches of dark green undertone. May be one quarter or more flushed brownish red. Broad, broken red stripes. Creamy white flesh, juicy and somewhat soft. A strongly acidic culinary apple if used early, but mellows with keeping to make a creamy baked apple with a rich flavour.

A tree of moderate vigour. Good cropper. Scab resistant.

Characteristics of Encore apple trees

UseCulinary
ColourGreen
FlavourAcid
Fruit sizeLarge
Picking timeEarly/Mid Oct
Season of useDec-Apr
Tree vigourModerate
Tree habitUpright-spreading
Fruit-bearingSpur-bearer
CroppingGood
Disease resistanceScab - Resistant
Special featuresAttractive Blossom
Pollination date14
Pollination groupD
Self-fertilitySelf-sterile
PollinatorsPollination partners
ParentageNorthern Greening
Warner's King
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