Gloria Mundi

A large cooking apple with an unusual oblong, heavily ribbed shape.

Origin: Germany, 1804

Pollination: Gloria Mundi 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 ...

Gloria Mundi 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 Gloria Mundi

First recorded in USA. in 1804 but may have been raised in Germany. Introduced to England in 1817. A very large culinary apple.

A very large apple. Oblong-conical to short oblong shape. Rather irregular with numerous rather narow ribs. Distinctly five crowned at apex. Very pale green background skin colour. Sometimes slightly flushed pale purplish brown. Smooth skin becoming greasy if stored. Creamy white flesh tinged green under the skin. Rather soft and coarse textured and dry. Cooks to a sweet, dark gold puree. Acidity fades with keeping.

Moderately vigorous upright tree. Moderate cropper.

Characteristics of Gloria Mundi apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Green
Flavour	Acid
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Early Oct
Season of use	Oct-Dec
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Pollination date	13
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners