Roter Eiserapfel

A very attractive apple, syns Eiser Rouge

Origin: Germany, 1700

Pollination: Roter Eiserapfel 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 ...

Roter Eiserapfel 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.

History and description of Roter Eiserapfel

Arose early 18th Century in Germany. Widely grown throughout Europe in the 19th Century. Very attractive pink flush over a yellow bloomy skin. Firm, moderately flavoured flesh. Vigorous triploid tree.

Characteristics of Roter Eiserapfel apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Red
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Mid Oct
Season of use	Nov-Feb
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Pollination date	15
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile triploid
Pollinators	Pollination partners