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Neild's Drooper
A rich and juicy sweet dual purpose apple.
Origin: Avon UK, 1915
Pollination: Neild's Drooper 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.
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Characteristics of Neild's Drooper apple trees
| Use | Dual Cul & Des |
| Colour | Flushed |
| Flavour | Sharp |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | Mid Sep |
| Season of use | Oct-Nov |
| Tree vigour | Small |
| Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | |
| Pollination date | 19 |
| Pollination group | E |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
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