Close

A large attactive sharp flavoured summer apple from America.

Origin: USA, 1938

Pollination: Close is a self-sterile triploid 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 ...

Close apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2026

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 2027. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Close

Raised by C P Close at the US Department of Agriculture Arlington Experimental Farm in Virginia. Introduced in 1938. Grown in northern USA. Attractive large fruit with a pinky red flush. Soft, juicy white flesh. Quite sharp in taste. Vigorous, upright, triploid tree. Very hardy and suitable for locations with harsh cold winters.

Characteristics of Close apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Red
Flavour	Sharp
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Early Aug
Season of use	Aug
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Upright
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Suitable for	Hardy
Pollination date	6
Pollination group	B
Self-fertility	Self-sterile triploid
Pollinators	Pollination partners