Apple, Ashmead's Kernel
Malus domestica Ashmead's Kernel
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Maidn MM106 Br
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£24.95
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Plant Types & Availability - More information
Br = Bare Root Plant, Maidn = Maiden
Rootstock - MM106VAT is not chargeable on these plants.
Raised in the 17th century by a physician Dr. Ashmead of Gloucester or William Ashmead, clerk of Gloucester City.
Beautiful flowers, apples have a superb, intense, sweet aromatic flavour reminiscent of fruit drops, yellowish-white flesh, firm, fine-textured and crisp and is juicy and refreshing. Skin green-yellow flushed orange-brown and lightly russetted, rather dull in appearance but with its unique flavour it has been long esteemed by fruit connoisseurs. Moderately vigorous habit producing spurs freely. The blossom of apple trees attracts bees, and later any fallen fruit is eagerly consumed by thrushes and other similar birds. Bullfinches are, unfortunately, partial to the buds.
Pollinators
Apple, Ashmead's Kernel is in pollination group 3 (late season), and requires a pollinator. Choose a pollinator in group 2 or 3, click here for a list of suitable apple trees. Crab apples such as Golden Hornet and John Downie also are good pollinators for all apples. In areas where there are many apple trees already growing it may not be necessary to plant an extra pollinator.
Apple, Ashmead's Kernel is available as:
Br = Bare Root Plant
Maiden - A maiden tree is a single stemmed tree which has not been trained so can be trained into whatever form you wish. It typically is between 1-2 metres tall and will have a few side shoots.
Bare-Root Plants
Bare-root plants are sold without a pot/soil around the roots. This is a more cost effective and environmentally friendly way of growing plants. To ensure the best plant health we do not store our plants in cold storage, but they are left in our field or plant beds until they are ready for packing or collection.
Items marked Br are bare rooted plants grown from cuttings and are typically 1-2 years old.
Availability
Bare rooted plants are only available when the plants are dormant (typically from late November to March).
If a plant is currently out of stock because it is out of season (for example, bare rooted plants in summer) or we have sold out but we are expecting more to be available you can pre-order the plant. We only charge credit/debit cards when an order is despatched, not when an order is placed.
Rootstocks
Rootstocks are used to restrict the vigour of fruit trees and allow a range to grow in a small space. They can also contribute to the disease resisting abilities of the plant.[from RHS - Update]
MM106 - A semi-dwarfing rootstock that is suitable for all forms except standards. Typically fruits after 3 or 4 years and requires staking for the first 5 years or tree is established. Tree spacing 6m (20ft). Spacing: 3.6 (12ft) with 4.5m (15ft) between the rows. Ultimate height as trained as bush: 3-4m (10-13ft) x 4m (13ft)
- Fruit Type
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Fruit TypeDessert/Eater
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- Pollination
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Pollination Group3 - Late
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Self FertileYes
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Cross PollinatorYes
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- Season of Use
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MonthDecember
January
Februrary
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Season of UseDecember-March
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- Type/Rootstock
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Plant TypeMaiden
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RootstockMM106 (Semi-dwarfing)
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Type/RootstockMaiden, MM106, Bare Root
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- Old English Variety
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Old English VarietyYes
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- Awards
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AwardsRHS Award of Garden Merit
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- Native/Wildlife/Evergreen
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RHS Plants for PollinatorsYes
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