Apple ‘Herefordshire Russet’ (PBR)
Original price was: £59.99.£41.99Current price is: £41.99.
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- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: fast-growing
- Ultimate size on MM106 rootstock: 4 x 3m
- Flowering period: April and May
- Hardiness: fully hardy
- Pollination Group: this apple belongs to pollination group 3 (late flowering)
Despite its name, this new variety was cultivated in Kent in 2002. Noted for its abundant crop of fruit (that ripens in October), these have a golden russet skin and a rich, aromatic flavour that is similar to a Cox. This top-ranked eating apple also stores well. An attractive as well as productive tree, it is small enough to be grown in a large pot on the patio.
- Garden care: Keep the base of the tree weed free, fertilise at the beginning of each year and water regularly during hot, dry spells. The main prune should be done in the winter as long as it isn’t frosty or freezing. Take out the 3D’s (dead, dying and diseased wood) and create an open shape. Then reduce the leaders back by a third. Aim to create an airy structure without any crisscrossing branches. Summer prune in August by shortening any side shoots (or laterals) which are longer than 20cm back to three leaves. This will allow the sun to ripen the fruit and encourage more fruit buds. Make sure that the growth you’re cutting away feels firm to the touch.
- Pollination information: This apple belongs to pollination group 3, so you will need to plant one other different variety of apple to guarantee cross pollination, and a subsequent bumper crop. Ideally this should come from the same pollination group, however it is possible to use one from group 2 or 4 as well.
| Option | bare root, MM106 root stock, 1.2m, bare root, M26 root stock, 1.2m, 9 litre pot, M26 root stock, 1.2m, 11.5 litre pot, M27 root stock, 1.2m, 12 litre pot, MM106 root stock, 1.5m |
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