Blenheim Red

A more highly coloured sport of Blenheim Orange.

Origin: Worcestershire UK, 1966

Pollination: Blenheim Red is a self-sterile triploid 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, and have Defra plant-passport labels. More ...

Blenheim Red apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2027

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 2028. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Blenheim Red

A more highly coloured sport of Blenheim Orange discovered by F E Wastie at Welland, Malvern, Worcestershire, UK in 1966. Please see Blenheim Orange for further detail.

Characteristics of Blenheim Red apple trees

Use	Dual Cul & Des
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Nutty
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Late Sep/Early Oct
Season of use	Oct-Dec
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Partial tip-bearer
Cropping	Erratic
Disease resistance	Scab - Susceptible Mildew - Resistant
Pollination date	12
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile triploid
Pollinators	Pollination partners