Ponyik Alma

Queen of Transylvanian apples

Origin: Romania, 1872

Pollination: Ponyik Alma is a self-sterile triploid 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 ...

Ponyik Alma 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 Ponyik Alma

Discovered in a wood called Pojana-mik in Also-Feher, Romania. First recorded 1872. Large yellow fruit. Firm, pale yellow flesh. Quite sweet, almost honeyed flavour. Vigorous tree.

Characteristics of Ponyik Alma apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Yellow
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Mid Oct
Season of use	Nov-Jan
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Pollination date	14
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile triploid
Pollinators	Pollination partners