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.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 ...

Red Dougherty 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	Quantity
Maiden	M26Semi-dwarfing	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2027. More details of our custom grafting service here.

Characteristics of Red Dougherty apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Red
Flavour	Very Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Late October
Season of use	Jan-Apr
Tree vigour	Small
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Tip-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Pollination date	11
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners