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Schoolmaster



A late cooking apple once grown commercially for canning.

Origin: Lincolnshire UK, 1855

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

Schoolmaster apple trees produced to 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 Schoolmaster apple trees

UseCulinary
ColourGreen
FlavourSubacid
Fruit sizeMedium
Picking timeMid Oct
Season of useNov-Jan
Tree vigourModerate
Tree habitUpright-spreading
Fruit-bearingSpur-bearer
CroppingHeavy
Pollination date13
Pollination groupD
Self-fertilitySelf-sterile
PollinatorsPollination partners
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