Barnack Orange

A late season aromatic Cox like dessert apple.

Origin: Leicestershire UK, 1904

Pollination: Barnack Orange is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners

Barnack Orange apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2024

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 2025. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Barnack Orange

Raised from Barnack Beauty x Cox's Orange Pippin by W H Divers, Head Gardener at Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, UK in 1904. Medium sized, round fruit. Red flush and stripes on a yellow skin. Juicy, firm, yellow flesh. Intense, rich, aromatic flavour. Prefers chalky soils.

Characteristics of Barnack Orange apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Aromatic
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Early/Mid Oct
Season of use	Nov-Jan
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Suitable for	Chalky Soils
Pollination date	10
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Barnack Beauty Barnack Beauty Cox's Orange Pippin Cox's Orange Pippin