Scotch Dumpling

An old Scottish cooking apple.

Origin: Scotland UK, 1949

Pollination: Scotch Dumpling 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 ...

Scotch Dumpling 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.

Characteristics of Scotch Dumpling apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Green
Flavour	Acid
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Late Aug
Season of use	Sep-Nov
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Special features	Attractive Blossom
Pollination date	5
Pollination group	B
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners