Dawn

A red late dessert apple with sweet-sharp raspberry flavour.

Origin: Hertfordshire UK, 1940

Pollination: Dawn is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. 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. Find out more ...

Dawn 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.

History and description of Dawn

Probably raised by R Staward, Ware Park Gardens, Hertfordshire. Exhibited in 1940. A late dessert apple. Medium sized, round fruit, predominantly red flushed and smooth skinned. The flesh is soft, juicy with a sweet-sharp raspberry flavour. Can be over-acidic.

Characteristics of Dawn apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Red
Flavour	Raspberry
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Late Oct
Season of use	Nov-Jan
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Pollination date	11
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners

Dawn

Dawn apple trees produced to order

History and description of Dawn

Characteristics of Dawn apple trees

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