Shenandoah

A reliable cropper with an excellent flavour similar to Cox.

Origin: USA, 1942

Pollination: Shenandoah 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 ...

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History and description of Shenandoah

This is a variety that few people can resist. It's appearance is pleasing, it has a perfectly balanced sweet/acid ratio, the texture is crisp and juicy but still light. Our tree always crop well and produces perfect tasting fruit every season.

Characteristics of Shenandoah apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Red
Flavour	Rich
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Early Oct
Season of use	Oct-Dec
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Pollination date	8
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Opalescent