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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: Mid
- 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
- 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
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Early
- 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
- 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
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- Semi-dwarf
Golden Russet is an antique apple from New York, considered the best-flavored of American russets.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- Semi-dwarf
- Semi-standard
Idared is a popular American late-season apple variety, notable for its excellent keeping qualities.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- Semi-dwarf
A traditional versatile apple popular in the northern states of the USA. Also known as Macintosh.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
Pink Pearl features bright pink flesh, and pink apple blossom.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 1
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Early
- 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
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Available rootstocks:
- Dwarf
- Semi-dwarf
An early summer apple, with excellent disease-resistance and a pleasant tart flavor.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Very early
- Available rootstocks:
- Dwarf
- Semi-dwarf
- Full-size
A traditional very early-season dual-purpose apple, which is also very winter-hardy.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Very early
- Available rootstocks:
- Semi-dwarf
- Full-size
A crisp attractive early-season apple which stores well.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 1
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Early
- Available rootstocks:
- Dwarf
- Semi-dwarf
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.
