Gloster 69

An attractive large, red flushed apple. Crisp, sweet with a good flavour.

Origin: Germany, 1951

Pollination: Gloster 69 is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners

Gloster 69 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 Gloster 69

Raised 1951 in Germany at the Jork Fruit Research Station near Hamburg from a Weisser Winterglockenapfel X Richared Delicious. Introduced 1967. Widely grown over Northern Europe and also North Italy, but being displaced to some extent by Elstar. Used as a dual purpose apple on the continent.

Very attractive, medium/large sized fruit. Oblong-conical shape, sometimes waisted. Distinctly ribbed. Pale greenish yellow background skin colour. Flushed almost overall with deep dull red. Creamy white flesh tinged green near the core and stalk. Juicy and sweet, fine textured with good flavour. Prone to develop mouldy core if stored.

A vigorous tree. Crops well.

Characteristics of Gloster 69 apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Red
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Mid Oct
Season of use	Nov-Feb
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Pollination date	17
Pollination group	E
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Glockenapfel Red Delicious