Plants by Soil Type

Malus (Apple) domestica 'Discovery'

Common Name: Aplpe 'Discovery'

Plant Family: Rosaceae

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Price: £30.00

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Availability:

3 in stock

Size/Qty: COLLECT FROM NURSERY ONLY (too bulky to ship)

Suggested Use: Kitchen Garden
Planting Style: Orchard
Season of Interest: Spring to autumn
Position/ Situation: Sheltered
Sun/ Shade: Sun
Flower Colour: White
Berries or Fruit: Yes
Height: tall (over 12 feet)
Habit/Shape: Tree
Evergreen: No
Soil Type: Normal, well-drained but moisture retentive
Soil PH: Neutral soil
RHS Award of Garden Merit: Yes
Hardiness/minimum temperature: Hardy
Bee and Butterfly: Bee
Resistance to Honey Fungus: Occasionally Affected
Cooking Use: Dessert

An excellent dessert apple ripening early in August-September, will store for a few weeks. Fairly compact so good for smaller gardens. Pollination group 3, plant near another group 2,3 or 4 Apple. Half-standard

THIS ITEM MUST BE COLLECTED FROM OUR NURSERY OR DELIVERED LOCALLY BY OUR OWN TRANSPORT. IT IS TOO LARGE TO SHIP VIA COURIER

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Pot Sizes

Mainland UK	£8.50-£10	Local delivery Postcodes IP1-IP8 & CO10 (minimum order value applies please click here for details)	FREE
Seeds & cuttings only	£2	Collect from our Nursery (Elmsett, Suffolk, IP7 6LZ)	FREE
Scottish Highlands & offshore Islands	From £10

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Unless otherwise indicated our plants are supplied in the following pot sizes according to category. Dimensions refer to either the pot diameter (cm) or volume (litre);

Exotics/Conservatory & House Plants, Succulents: mostly as young plants in 9cm or 1 litre pots
Hardy Perennials, Ferns and Grasses: 1 litre (approx 12cm diameter)
Herbs: 9cm
Hardy Shrubs and Climbers: 1.5 or 2 litre
Potted Bulbs: variable- please see "Size/Qty" on product information page
Dormant Bulbs, Tubers and Bare-root perennials come either bagged or wrapped without a pot

The exact size of plants will vary with the growing season and may be cut back in accordance with normal pruning regimes or to fit in the box if they are excessively tall

Goes well with

Malus (Apple) domestica 'Bramley's Seedling' - Bare Root Tree£30.00

Bramley Apple

The famous cooking variety, making a large tree bearing larger fruits which cook down to a flavoursome puree. Ideally needs two different pollinating apples located nearby for the best crop Pollination group 3.

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Malus (Apple) domestica 'Cox's Orange Pippin'£30.00

Apple 'Cox's Orange Pippin'

Dessert (eating) Apple. A deservedly popular variety, with medium sized fruit with a sweet flavour, ripens in October and keeps into January. Pollination group 3, plant near another group 2,3 or 4 Apple. Half-standard.

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Malus x robusta 'Red Sentinel'£35.00

Crab Apple

A medium size tree, useful for its blossom, which will pollinate other apples and attracts bees. The attractive cherry-sized deep red fruit can persist into the winter for birds to enjoy, but you can pick some to make into delicious jellies and jams. Also acts as a pollinator for any early flowering Apple. Half-standard.

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