‘Ashmead’s Kernel’ Apple Tree Online

‘Ashmead’s Kernel’ Apple Tree

• An heirloom 18th century English russet apple with a delightful pear-like flavour
• So versatile – eat fresh, cook, juice or make cider!
• Late season – harvest in October. Excellent keepers, store for three months +
• Good pest and disease resistance
• RHS Award of Garden Merit and Plants for Pollinators winner
• M26 Rootstock – Max size H3m x W3m Rootstocks restrict the size of a tree to make it more suited to an average gardenMORE
• Not self fertile – Pollination Group 4 Requires pollination by another apple tree within a mile’s radius. They need to flower at the same time. Apples in the same pollination group, or one either side, can pollinate each other. In built up areas it is unlikely that there won’t be a suitable pollination partner within a mileMORE
• Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming “leggy”, and promote stronger, bushier growth.MORE