Smart's Prince Arthur

An old 19th Century Kent cooking apple which keeps well.

Origin: Kent UK, 1883

Pollination: Smart's Prince Arthur 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 ...

Smart's Prince Arthur 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 Smart's Prince Arthur

Smart's Prince Arthur was raised by a Mr Smart near Sittingbourne in Kent and first described in 1883. It was exhibited and distributed by the Maidstone nurseryman G Bunyard. It was grown commercially in the Maidstone area for a period.

The fruit is large and tall conical in shape. The skin is smooth with maroon stripes over a green/yellow background. The flesh is coarse, cream coloured, acid but mellowing with keeping.

Characteristics of Smart's Prince Arthur apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Subacid
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Oct
Season of use	Nov-Apr
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Pollination date	14
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners