Tower of Glamis

An old Scottish cooking apple.

Origin: Scotland UK, 1800

Pollination: Tower of Glamis is a self-sterile triploid and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Tower of Glamis

Tower of Glamis apple arose in Scotland and was known before 1800. It was grown particularly in the orchards of Clydesdale and the Carse of Gowrie in the 19th century and still to be found in Scottish gardens.

A large cooking apple. Conical shape and distinctly four-sided. Green skin turning deep yellow when fully ripe with some green spots and a light scattering of russet dots. Greenish white flesh, very juicy, crisp, brisk and perfumed. Cooks to a soft and sweet pale lemon puree.

Characteristics of Tower of Glamis apple trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Green
Flavour	Subacid
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Early Oct
Season of use	Oct-Dec
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Suitable for	Northern Britain
Pollination date	5
Pollination group	B
Self-fertility	Self-sterile triploid
Pollinators	Pollination partners