First appearing in Essex in 1949, Discovery (Malus domestica 'Discovery') is the result of a cross between the apple varieties Worcester Pearmain x Beauty of Bath.  Very pretty bright red flushed apples which are crisp  and juicy and with a hint of strawberry make this a highly popular apple variety.  An excellent early dessert apple with good disease resistance.

Month of Picking: August

Type of Apple: EatingSelf-fertile/Not self-fertile: This apple is not self-fertile and requires another apple to act as a pollination partner. 

This apple is in flowering period is C3. 

How to chose a suitable pollination partner:

To make it easy to match this apple with a suitable pollination partner we have used a series of codes, which are C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5 and relate to flowering periods.  Every apple variety we sell will have one of these codes. 

The code we have given this apple tree means that you need to find another apple with the same code or one less or one more, so for example, if the apple is code C3, then another apple variety with code C2 or C4 would be suitable to act as a reliable pollination partner.

This variety of apple tree is supplied in a 12 litre container, which means that the tree can be planted any time of the year and with better results than either bare-root or rootballed trees.

Choosing the type of tree and rootstock:

Dwarf Rootstock M9 (Cordon Type), supplied at a height of between 1.25 and 1.50 metres and the tree will reach an approximate height of 2.6 metres

Semi-Dwarf Rootstock M26 (Bush), supplied at a height of between 1.25 metres and 1.50 metres and the tree will reach an approximate height of 3.0 metres

Semi-Vigorous Rootstock MM106 (Bush), supplied at a height of between 1.25 and 1.50 metres and the tree will reach an approximate height of 3.6 metres

Please tell us at checkout when ordering this apple which tree type and rootstock you require.