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Saint Edmund's Russet apple trees

$39.95

Saint Edmund's Russet has received the RHS Award of Garden Merit

Saint Edmund's Russet is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators

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Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Pollination group: 3

Not as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best.

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Saint Edmund's Russet apple trees for sale

Pre-order for delivery in spring 2027

1Dwarf, 1-year bare-root tree $39.95
Mature height: 6ft-9ft after 10 years
Dwarf rootstock
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2Semi-standard, 1-year bare-root tree $39.95
Mature height: 10ft-16ft after 10 years
Semi-vigorous rootstock
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All about Saint Edmund's Russet apple trees

Saint Edmund's Russet (sometimes known as St. Edmund's Pippin) is one of the best English russet apple varieties. It looks superb with its dull matt russet coloring, and tastes great.

The flavor is perhaps richer than its better-known compatriot Egremont Russet, and noticeably juicier.

How to grow

Saint Edmund's Russet is a good backyard apple variety, it crops reliably and grows in a wide range of conditions. Like many russet varieties, it has some natural resistance to many of the main apple diseases, including cedar apple rust.

The only thing to look out for is that it can be a partial tip-bearer - some apples are borne on the ends of shoots rather than the more usual short fruit-bearing spurs. For this reason it is best to keep pruning to a minimum, to avoid accidentally pruning the fruit-bearing tips of shoots. Like many tip-bearers it has a slightly weeping growth habit.

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