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John Apple

An old English cooking apple.

Origin: Middlesex UK, 1921

Pollination: John Apple 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 ...

John Apple 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 John Apple

John Apple was an old variety from the 16th and 17th centuries. It was said to keep from one apple season to the next. The existing apple received by the National Fruit Collection UK in 1921 is probably not the same as it does not normally keep beyond November. It is a smooth skinned culinary apple, with a sharp, soft flesh.

Characteristics of John Apple apple trees

UseCulinary
ColourFlushed
FlavourAcid
Fruit sizeMedium
Picking timeLate Sep
Season of useOct-Nov
Tree vigourSmall
Tree habitUpright-spreading
Fruit-bearingSpur-bearer
CroppingHeavy
Pollination date8
Pollination groupC
Self-fertilitySelf-sterile
PollinatorsPollination partners
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