Coronation

A large handsome dual-purpose apple named in 1902 to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII.

Origin: Sussex UK, 1902

Pollination: Coronation is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners

Coronation apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2024

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 2025. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Coronation

Raised by H C Princep at Buxted Park, Sussex and introduced by Pyne of Topsham, Devon. First recorded in 1902 when it received an Award of Merit from the RHS (as ‘Edward’s Coronation’ in honour of the coronation of King Edward VII) An attractive dual-purpose apple.

Large sized, regular, round, slightly flattened fruit. Light green to yellow skin up to three-quarters flushed orange-red. Short, broken bright red stripes. Fine russetting around the eye. Rather soft, coarse-textured, creamy flesh. Somewhat dry and sweet and slightly aromatic.

Vigorous, upright-spreading tree. A part-tip bearer.

Characteristics of Coronation apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Mid Sep
Season of use	Sep-Nov
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Partial tip-bearer
Cropping
Pollination date	13
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners