Cheddar Cross

An apple with a sharp savoury flavour with a hint of fennel.

Origin: Avon UK, 1916

Pollination: Cheddar Cross 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 ...

Cheddar Cross 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 Cheddar Cross

Raised from Allington Pippin x Star of Devon by G T Spinks at Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol, UK 1916. Itroduced 1949. Medium sized, flat-round fruit. Dark pink flush and stripes over a cream coloured skin. Crisp, juicy, yellow flesh. Quite sharp tasting sometimes developing a trace of fennel flavour.

Characteristics of Cheddar Cross apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Sharp
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Late Aug/Early Sep
Season of use	Aug-Sept
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Disease resistance	Scab - Very resistant
Suitable for	Wet Regions
Pollination date	8
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Allington Pippin Star of Devon