Shoesmith

A large handsome cooking apple.

Origin: Surrey UK, 1930

Pollination: Shoesmith 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 ...

Shoesmith 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 Shoesmith apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Early Oct
Season of use	Oct-Dec
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Biennial
Pollination date	14
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Golden Noble Lane's Prince Albert