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Ballarat Seedling
A large dual purpose apple requiring a good summer in the UK to ripen well.
Origin: Australia, 1900
Pollination: Ballarat Seedling is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners
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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.
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History and description of Ballarat Seedling
Originates from Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Believed to have been a seedling of Dunn's Seedling. Grown in Australia and New Zealand until 1970's. Large, round fruit. Greenish yellow skin with a pink flush. Fails to ripen well in the UK and is often rather acid in taste. Keeps very well retaining its crispness. Heavy cropper. Spurs freely.Characteristics of Ballarat Seedling apple trees
| Use | Dual Cul & Des |
| Colour | Flushed |
| Flavour | Sharp |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | Late Oct |
| Season of use | Dec-Apr |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Heavy |
| Pollination date | 10 |
| Pollination group | C |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
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