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Pollination of Gravenstein apple trees
Your
Gravenstein apple tree is in
flowering group 1.
It is a
triploid variety and needs
two pollination partners nearby which must both be of
different varieties and able to cross-pollinate each other as well as the Gravenstein. Alternatively choose a single self-fertile pollination partner.
The following varieties will pollinate this apple tree.
(Most
white-blossom crab-apples will also be good pollinators for this variety).
Pollination partner apple varieties in our catalog
Alkmene is a mid-season apple from Germany, related to to Cox but with a more robust flavor.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Self-fertile
- Picking: Early-Mid season
- Available rootstocks:
- Semi-dwarf
Malus Dolgo, also known as Pink Glow, offers early-season white flowers and dark pink fruits.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Self-fertile
- Picking: Early season
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
An old culinary variety from Russia, popular in North America, and noted for its winter hardiness.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Self-sterile
- Picking: Early season
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
Egremont Russet is the most popular English russet variety, and a good apple tree for the garden.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Late season
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
Golden Russet is an antique apple from New York, considered the best-flavored of American russets.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Self-sterile
- Picking: Late season
- Available rootstocks:
- Dwarf
- Semi-dwarf
A traditional versatile apple popular in the northern states of the USA. Also known as Macintosh.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Self-sterile
- Picking: Late season
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
A very hardy north country apple, known both as the Snow Apple and Fameuse, and the probable parent of McIntosh.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Self-sterile
- Picking: Late season
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
Wickson crab is a popular crab apple variety which is also useful in cider blends.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Self-sterile
- Picking: Late season
- Available rootstocks:
- Dwarf
- Semi-dwarf
- Semi-standard
An early summer apple, with excellent disease-resistance and a pleasant tart flavor.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Self-sterile
- Picking: Early season
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
A traditional very early-season dual-purpose apple, which is also very winter-hardy.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Early season
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
A crisp attractive early-season apple which stores well.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 1
- Self-sterile
- Picking: Early season
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
Other compatible varieties
We do not sell these varieties but they may be available from other fruit tree nurseries. Use our contact form and we will help you find a supplier.
- Airlie Red Flesh,
- Akero,
- Almata,
- American Summer Pearmain,
- Ariane,
- Bardsey,
- Beauty of Bath,
- Beeley Pippin,
- Bountiful,
- Christmas Pearmain,
- Clark's Seedling,
- Davey,
- Delprim,
- Devonshire Quarrenden,
- Dog's Snout,
- Elton Beauty,
- Golden Spire,
- Green Balsam,
- Hazen,
- Huonville Crab,
- Jonafree,
- Jonagrimes,
- Kerry Pippin,
- Keswick Codlin,
- Lady Hollendale,
- Lady Williams,
- Lakeland,
- Laura,
- Liset,
- Lord Peckover,
- Louisa,
- Mairac,
- Maltster,
- Malus floribunda,
- Merton Charm,
- Merton Russet,
- Milton,
- Paula Red,
- Perrine Yellow Transparent,
- Pink Pearmain,
- Profusion,
- Quinte,
- Red Sentinel,
- Red Windsor,
- Reverend W Wilks,
- Roberts Crab,
- Rosette,
- Scotch Dumpling,
- Sunrise,
- Vista Bella,
- Idared,
- Irish Peach,
- Lord Lambourne,
- State Fair
More advice about pollination
Please note that our whilst our system takes many relevant factors into account, it is certainly not completely accurate
Our article on the pollination of fruit trees gives more details of the factors involved in pollination.
Crab apples
It is worth remembering that most white-blossom crab apple trees make excellent pollinators for almost any apple variety. This is because they produce very large quantities of pollen over a long period and are (with some exceptions) only distantly related to mainstream apple varieties so their pollen is highly compatible.
