Red Astrachan

An old Russian apple. Quite a sharp tasting eater but good summer cooker.

Origin: Russia, 1780

Pollination: Red Astrachan 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 ...

Red Astrachan 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 Red Astrachan apple trees

Use	Dual Cul & Des
Colour	Red
Flavour	Subacid
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Early/Mid Aug
Season of use	Aug
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Pollination date	1
Pollination group	A
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners