Morgenrot

A Cox's Orange Pippin seedling, a juicy sweet apple.

Origin: Germany, 1973

Pollination: Morgenrot 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 ...

Morgenrot apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2025

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	Quantity
Maiden	M26Semi-dwarfing	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2026. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Morgenrot

Raised by Max-Planck Institute, Cologne, Germany

Characteristics of Morgenrot apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Red
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	September
Season of use	Oct-Nov
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Light
Pollination date	12
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners