Origin: Berkshire UK, 1890
Pollination: Charles Ross is partially self-fertile and would produce some crop without a pollinator but would benefit considerably from a pollinator.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.
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Use | Dual Cul & Des |
Colour | Flushed |
Flavour | Sweet |
Fruit size | Medium |
Picking time | Mid Sep |
Season of use | Sep-Dec |
Tree vigour | Moderate |
Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
Cropping | Good |
Disease resistance | Scab - Resistant |
Suitable for | Chalky Soils Hardy Late Frost Northern Britain |
Special features | Good for Juice |
Pollination date | 11 |
Pollination group | C |
Self-fertility | Partially self-fertile |
Pollinators | Pollination partners |
Parentage | Cox's Orange Pippin Cox's Orange Pippin Peasgood's Nonsuch Peasgood's Nonsuch |
Progeny | Eros Jumbo |