King of Tompkins County

An old American apple popular in the 19th Century.

Origin: USA, 1804

Pollination: King of Tompkins County is a self-sterile triploid and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.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 of Tompkins County 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.

Characteristics of King of Tompkins County apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Red
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Mid Oct
Season of use	Nov-Mar
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Disease resistance	Scab - Resistant
Suitable for	Wet Regions
Special features	Good for Cider Good for Drying
Pollination date	10
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile triploid
Pollinators	Pollination partners