George Cave

A sharp, juicy red summer apple.

Origin: Essex UK, 1945

Pollination: George Cave is self-fertile and a pollinator is not necessary for producing 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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Characteristics of George Cave apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Sweet-sharp
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Early/Mid Aug
Season of use	Aug
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping
Suitable for	Late Frost Northern Britain
Pollination date	8
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners