Saturn

A disease resistant modern sweet red apple bred at East Malling in Kent.

Origin: Kent UK, 1980

Pollination: Saturn is self-fertile and a pollinator is not necessary for producing a crop.Find pollination partners >

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Characteristics of Saturn apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Late Sept
Season of use	Sep-Feb
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Disease resistance	Scab - Very resistant
Pollination date	11
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Golden Delicious Jonathan