King David

A very dark delicious red apple with good disease resistance.

Origin: USA, 1893

Pollination: 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. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification. More ...

King David apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2026

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 2027. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of King David

Found by chance by Ben Frost, Durham, Washington County, Arkansas. Believed to be a Jonathan cross with Winesap or Arkansas Black.

Characteristics of King David apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Dark red
Flavour	Sweet Sharp
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	October
Season of use	Oct-Mar
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing
Cropping
Pollination date	11
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility
Pollinators	Pollination partners