Early season eating apple trees

The season for early eating apples runs from early August to mid September. Early varieties tend not to keep well and are best eaten straight from the tree. Click here for a guide to choosing apple trees.

1Discovery
Available £19.50 to £54.50
A popular disease resistant early dessert apple.
2Gravenstein
Available £20.50 to £33.50
An old dual purpose apple with a distinctive savoury flavour popular in Scandanavia and Northern Europe.
3James Grieve
Available £19.50 to £54.50
A good heavy cropping early season dual purpose apple from Scotland.
4Laxton's Epicure
Sold-out(might be available next season)
A very good summer dessert apple. Sweet and juicy with some Cox flavour.
5Nuvar® Freckles
Available £21.50 to £56.50
A very tasty sweet red apple with small russet patches giving it a frecked appearance.
6Nuvar® Golden Hills
Available £21.50 to £56.50
A striking golden yellow apple with crisp juicy flesh and a rich sweet flavour.
7Scrumptious
Available £20.50 to £55.50
An excellent disease resistant early dessert apple with a fragrant honeyed flavour.
8Sunrise
Available £33.50 to £55.50
One of the best early apples with a very long season.
9Worcester Pearmain
Available £19.50 to £54.50
A very popular sweet early dessert apple particularly suitable for growing in colder regions.