King's Acre Pippin

Large apple with an aromatic sharp flavour.

Origin: Herefordshire UK, 1899

Pollination: King's Acre Pippin 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's Acre Pippin apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2025

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 2026. More details of our custom grafting service here.

Characteristics of King's Acre Pippin apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Rich
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Mid Oct
Season of use	Dec-Jan
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Light
Special features	Attractive Blossom
Pollination date	12
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile triploid
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Ribston Pippin Sturmer Pippin