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Garnet

A bright red early season dessert apple.

Origin: Essex UK, 1936

Pollination: Garnet is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

British-grown UK flag 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 ...

Garnet 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:

FormRootstockPriceQuantity
MaidenM9Dwarfing £39.00
MaidenM26Semi-dwarfing £39.00
MaidenMM106Semi-vigorous £39.00
MaidenMM111Vigorous £39.00
MaidenM25Very vigorous £39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2028. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Garnet

Raised by W.P.Seabrook, nurseryman, of Boreham, Essex from a Rival, Worcester Pearmain cross. Received by the National Fruit Collection UK in 1936. Bright red flushed fruit. Crisp and somewhat chewey flesh with a brisk flavour. Small tree.

Characteristics of Garnet apple trees

UseDessert
ColourRed
FlavourSubacid
Fruit sizeMedium
Picking timeEarly Sep
Season of useSep-Oct
Tree vigourSmall
Tree habitUpright-spreading
Fruit-bearingSpur-bearer
Cropping
Pollination date11
Pollination groupC
Self-fertilitySelf-sterile
PollinatorsPollination partners
ParentageRival
Worcester Pearmain
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