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Primus



Reinette Rouge Etoilee x Cox's Orange Pippin, Very sweet apple.

Origin: Netherlands, 1935

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

Primus 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.

Characteristics of Primus apple trees

UseDessert
ColourRed
FlavourSweet
Fruit sizeMedium
Picking timeEarly October
Season of useOct-Dec
Tree vigourModerate
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing
Cropping
Pollination date12
Pollination groupC
Self-fertilitySelf-sterile
PollinatorsPollination partners