Striped Beefing

A large handsome apple with dark red stripes which give its name.

Origin: Norfolk UK, 1794

Pollination: Striped Beefing 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, and have Defra plant-passport labels. More ...

Striped Beefing apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2027

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 2028. More details of our custom grafting service here.

Characteristics of Striped Beefing apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Rich
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Early/Mid Oct
Season of use	Dec-Apr
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Pollination date	9
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners