Williams' Pride

A modern crisp early variety bred by Edwin B Williams in 1979

Origin: USA, 1988

Pollination: 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 ...

Williams' Pride 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	MM111Vigorous	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2027. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Williams' Pride

This large dark apple is both crisp and sweet throughout August and unlike many early apples the qualities are retained even in windfalls.

Characteristics of Williams' Pride apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	purple
Flavour	sweet
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	August
Season of use	August
Tree vigour
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing
Cropping
Pollination date	0
Pollination group
Self-fertility
Pollinators	Pollination partners