Sabaros

A French cooking apple which keeps it shape when cooked

Origin: France, 1895

Pollination: Sabaros 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 ...

Sabaros 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 Sabaros

Originates from Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France. First described 1895. Small flushed fruit. Sharp flavour mellows with keeping. Keeps its shape when cooked. Known to be very tollerant of salt winds.

Characteristics of Sabaros apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Sharp
Fruit size	Small
Picking time	Late Oct
Season of use	Nov-Mar
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Special features	Cooked Keeps Shape
Pollination date	12
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners