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Eynsham Dumpling

A large cooking apple raised in Oxfordshire.

Origin: Oxfordshire UK, 1960

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

British-grown British-grown fruit trees 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. Find out more ...

Eynsham Dumpling 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 Eynsham Dumpling

Raised by F W Wastie, Eynsham, Oxfordshire. Received by the National Fruit Collection in 1960. A Blenheim Orange x Sandringham. A large culinary apple which cooks to a lemon puree but has little flavour.

Characteristics of Eynsham Dumpling apple trees

UseCulinary
ColourFlushed
FlavourSubacid
Fruit sizeLarge
Picking timeEarly Oct
Season of useOct-Dec
Tree vigourModerate
Tree habitUpright-spreading
Fruit-bearingSpur-bearer
Cropping
Special featuresAttractive Blossom
Pollination date13
Pollination groupD
Self-fertilitySelf-sterile
PollinatorsPollination partners
ParentageBlenheim Orange
Sandringham
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