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, and have Defra plant-passport labels. More ...

Clopton Red apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2027

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 2028. 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