Hunt's Early

A sharp early season apple once grown in Kent.

Origin: Warwickshire UK, 1884

Pollination: Hunt's Early is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. 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. Find out more ...

Hunt's Early 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.

Characteristics of Hunt's Early apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Sharp
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Aug
Season of use	Aug
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Pollination date	7
Pollination group	B
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners

Hunt's Early

Hunt's Early apple trees produced to order

Characteristics of Hunt's Early apple trees

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