Winston

An aromatic Cox like apple but sharper and later season than Cox.

Origin: Berkshire UK, 1920

Pollination: Winston is self-fertile and a pollinator is not necessary for producing 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 ...

Winston 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
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 2027. More details of our custom grafting service here.

Characteristics of Winston apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Aromatic
Fruit size	Small
Picking time	Mid Oct
Season of use	Dec-Apr
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Disease resistance	Scab - Very resistant Mildew - Very resistant Canker - Very resistant
Suitable for	Dry Regions Late Frost Northern Britain Wet Regions
Pollination date	14
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Cox's Orange Pippin Worcester Pearmain