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Millicent Barnes

An old mid season red flushed dessert apple from Cheshire with quite sharp flavour.

Origin: Cheshire UK, 1903

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

Millicent Barnes 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:

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 2025. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Millicent Barnes

Millicent Barnes apple was raised in about 1903 by N F Barnes the Head Gardener to the Duke of Westminster at Eaton Hall in Cheshire UK from Gascoyne's Scarlet x Cox's Orange Pippin. It is a medium sized round scarlet flushed dessert apple. It is crisp with quite a sharp brisk flavour. The tree is moderately vigorous and upright.

Characteristics of Millicent Barnes apple trees

UseDessert
ColourFlushed
FlavourBrisk
Fruit sizeMedium
Picking timeLate Sep
Season of useOct-Dec
Tree vigourModerate
Tree habitUpright
Fruit-bearingSpur-bearer
CroppingGood
Pollination date10
Pollination groupC
Self-fertilitySelf-sterile
PollinatorsPollination partners
ParentageCox's Orange Pippin
Gascoyne's Scarlet