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Red Dougherty


A highly coloured sport of the Australian variety Dougherty

Origin: New Zealand, 1930

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

British-grown British-grown fruit trees 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. Find out more ...

Red Dougherty 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:

FormRootstockPriceQuantity
MaidenM26Semi-dwarfing £39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2026. More details of our custom grafting service here.

Characteristics of Red Dougherty apple trees

UseDessert
ColourRed
FlavourVery Sweet
Fruit sizeMedium
Picking timeLate October
Season of useJan-Apr
Tree vigourSmall
Tree habitSpreading
Fruit-bearingTip-bearer
CroppingHeavy
Pollination date11
Pollination groupC
Self-fertilitySelf-sterile
PollinatorsPollination partners
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