Surprise

Quite sweet with a pear-like flavour which keeps its shape when cooked. NOT RED FLESHED.

Origin: England UK, 1905

Pollination: Surprise 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, and have Defra plant-passport labels. More ...

Surprise apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2027

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
Maiden	M9Dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	M26Semi-dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	MM106Semi-vigorous	£39.00
Maiden	MM111Vigorous	£39.00
Maiden	M25Very vigorous	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2028. More details of our custom grafting service here.

Characteristics of Surprise apple trees

Use	Dual Cul & Des
Colour	Yellow
Flavour	Pear-like
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Mid Sep
Season of use	Sep-Oct
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Light
Pollination date	15
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners