Carswell's Orange

A handsom aromatic mid season dessert apple.

Origin: Surrey UK, 1938

Pollination: Carswell's Orange 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 ...

Carswell's Orange apple trees for sale

1-year maiden trees

These are the most versatile choice for home orchards, community fruit tree projects, and for training on in any form you require.

Form	Rootstock	Price	Quantity
Maiden	M9Dwarfing	£25.00	< 5 in stock
Maiden	M26Semi-dwarfing	£25.00	< 5 in stock
Maiden	MM106Semi-vigorous	£25.00	< 5 in stock

If you do not see the rootstock you require it is likely we can graft a tree especially for you - click here for more details of our custom-grafting service.

Orders placed now will be delivered in the winter 2025/26 planting season.

History and description of Carswell's Orange

Raised from a Cox's Orange Pippin Seedling by J W Carswell at Ashtead, Surrey, UK in 1938. Large, conical fruit. Handsome with scarlet flush and stripes over yellow skin. Yellow flesh. Good, well balanced, sweet-sharp, aromatic flavour.

Characteristics of Carswell's Orange apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Aromatic
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Mid/Late Sep
Season of use	Sep-Oct
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Pollination date	14
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile triploid
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Cox's Orange Pippin Cox's Orange Pippin