Dredge's Fame

A large late dessert apple with a rich fruity flavour.

Origin: Wiltshire UK, 1802

Pollination: Dredge's Fame is a self-sterile triploid and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners

Dredge's Fame 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 Dredge's Fame

First recorded in 1802. Believed to have been raised by William Dredge of Wishford, Salisbury, Wiltshire. A late dessert apple. Large, round fruit. Smooth skinned with a bright red flush. Sweet-sharp with a rich fruity flavour. Very prone to bitter pit.

Characteristics of Dredge's Fame apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Rich
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Early/Mid Oct
Season of use	Nov-Dec
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Pollination date	9
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile triploid
Pollinators	Pollination partners