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Potts' Seedling



A cooking apple which cooks to a juicy froth needing little added sugar.

Origin: Lancashire UK, 1849

Pollination: Potts' Seedling is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.  Pollination partners

Potts' Seedling apple trees produced to special order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2024

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 2025. More details of our custom grafting service here.

Characteristics of Potts' Seedling apple trees

UseCulinary
ColourGreen
FlavourSubacid
Fruit sizeMedium
Picking timeEarly Sep
Season of useSep-Oct
Tree vigourModerate
Tree habitSpreading
Fruit-bearingSpur-bearer
CroppingGood
Suitable forNorthern Britain
Special featuresAttractive Blossom
Pollination date13
Pollination groupD
Self-fertilitySelf-sterile
PollinatorsPollination partners
ProgenyJames Grieve