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John Standish
A small red flushed apple with an intensely fruity flavour.
Origin: Berkshire UK, 1873
Pollination: John Standish 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.
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History and description of John Standish
Believed to have been raised in about 1873 by a nurseryman called John Standish of Ascot, Berkshire. Introduced in 1921 by Isaac House and Sons, nurserymen, of Bristol. Exhibited at the Imperial Fruit Show in 1922. Received RHS Award of Merit in 1922. Was grown commercially in the UK as a late red dessert apple.A small apple. Flat-round to round or round-conical shape. One-half to three-quarters flushed bright scarlet with indistinct stripes on white background. Skin shiny and a little greasy. White flesh, very firm, fine- textured and juicy with an intense flavour of fruit. An upright tree of great vigour. Good cropper.
Characteristics of John Standish apple trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | Red |
| Flavour | Fruity |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | Mid Oct |
| Season of use | Dec-Feb |
| Tree vigour | Vigorous |
| Tree habit | Upright |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Good |
| Disease resistance | Canker - Resistant |
| Suitable for | Wet Regions |
| Pollination date | 9 |
| Pollination group | C |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
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