Foster's Seedling

A very sharp Victorian cooking apple from Kent.

Origin: Kent UK, 1893

Pollination: Foster's 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 ...

Foster's Seedling 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:

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 2026. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Foster's Seedling

Introduced by G Bunyard, nurseryman of Maidstone, Kent c1893. Medium sized, oblong fruit. Smooth orange yellow skin flushed deep red. A very acidic culinary apple with juicy soft flesh. Cooks to a sharp puree. A spreading tree of weak vigour. Heavy cropper. The fruit hangs late.

Characteristics of Foster's Seedling apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Acid
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Mid Oct
Season of use	Nov-Mar
Tree vigour	Small
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Pollination date	17
Pollination group	E
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners