Clopton Red

A bright red flushed aromatic, sweet apple.

Origin: Suffolk UK, 1946

Pollination: Clopton Red is self-sterile 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 ...

Clopton Red 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.

History and description of Clopton Red

Clopton Red apple was raised from a Cox's Orange Pippin seedling by Justin Brooke, Clopton Hall, Wickambrook, Suffolk 1946. Bright red flushed fruit. Sweet and juicy with a delicate aromatic flavour.

Characteristics of Clopton Red apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Red
Flavour	Aromatic
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Late Sep
Season of use	Oct-Nov
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Pollination date	18
Pollination group	E
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Cox's Orange Pippin