Choosing the correct pollination partner
Introduction
This page is to act as a guide to helping you choose the correct pollination partner when you buy a fruit tree that is not self-fertile from https://www.trees-online.co.uk/ Eventually this guide will include information on pollination partners for our complete range of fruit trees and links to the individual fruit varieties. We thought by providing you with this information now it may be of benefit.
Buying a fruit tree can be a challenge. We have produced this tree guide to try and help you identify a suitable pollination partner(s). Whilst some fruit trees are self-fertile and do not require a another fruit tree to act as a pollination partner, many fruit trees are not self-fertile so require another fruit tree to act as a pollination partner. In the case of Bramley's apple trees, which are a triploid variety, two pollination partners are required.
In some cases fruit trees are partially self-fertile. Pollen can travel considerable distances, up to many miles, this meaning that if you live in an urban area with a great number of gardens close there is a good chance that pollen will be naturally available. There is never any guarantee! We have grouped most of our fruit trees in flowering periods. We have avoided using times for flowering as regional differences and season will make this confusing. Rather, we have created a number of codes, C1 to C5.
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How to use these codes
To make it easy to match this apple tree 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 C4, then another apple variety with code C4, would be fine. Equally, an apple with code C3 or C5, would be suitable to act as a reliable pollination partner. The reason for this is that there is always an overlap of flowering periods between adjacent groups.
Where the apple variety is in stock, please click on the link and this will take you straight to the variety on our website. Those apple varieties without a link may be available later in the season. Email us at info@trees-online.co.uk for availability.
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Apples in flowering period C1
(Apples in flowering periods C2 acceptable, see next category. There is no category lower than C1):
Baker's Delicious
Devonshire Quarrenden
Gennet Moyle
George Cave
Golden Spire
Keswick Codlin
Scotch Dumpling
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Apples in flowering period C2
(Apples in flowering periods C1 acceptable (see previous category and apples in flowering period C3, see next category):
Adam's Pearmain
Ballerina Polka
Bardey
Beauty of Bath
Bloody Ploughman
Bountiful
Broadholme Beauty
Brownlees Russet
Byford Wonder
Carlisle Codlin
Claygate Pearmain
Cornish Aromatic
Egremont Russet
Irish Peach
King's Acre Pippin
Lord Hindlip
Lord Lambourne
Norfolk Royal Russet
Red Miller's Seedling
Red Windsor
Reverend W. Wilks
Ribston Pippin
St.Edmund's Russet
Warner's King
Yellow Ingrestrie
Yorkshire Greening
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Apples in flowering period C5
(Apples in flowering periods C4 acceptable, see previous category. There is no higher category than C5):
Ashmead's Kernel
Court Pendu Plat
Crawley Beauty
Dabinett (Cider)
Edward VII
Harry Master Jersey (Cider)
Herefordshire Redstreek (Cider)
Michelin (Cider)
Newton Wonder
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Damsons in flowering period C2
(Damsons in flowering periods C1 acceptable (see previous category and damsons in flowering period C3 acceptable, see next category):
Delma
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Gages in flowering period C1
(Gages in flowering periods C2 acceptable, see next category):
Jefferson
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Gages in flowering period C2
(Gages in flowering periods C1 acceptable (see previous category and gages in flowering period C3 acceptable, see next category):
Coes Golden Drop
Denniston's Superb
Reine Claude De Bavay
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Gages in flowering period C4
(Gages in flowering periods C3 acceptable (see previous category acceptable):
Ouillins Golden
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Mirabelles in flowering period C1
(Mirabelles in flowering periods C2 acceptable) all mirablles are in category C1:
De Nancy
Golden Sphere
Gypsy
Ruby
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Pears in flowering period C1
(Pears in flowering periods C2 acceptable, see next category):
Blakeney Red (Perry)
Doyenne D'Ete
Gorham
jargonelle
Judge Amphlet (Perry)
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Pears in flowering period C2
(Pears in flowering periods C1 acceptable (see previous category and pears in flowering period C3 acceptable, see next category):
Emile D'Heyst
Glou Morceau
Invincible Delwinor
Louise Bonne of Jersey
Precoce de Trevoux
Tettenhall Dick
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Pears in flowering period C3
(Pears in flowering periods C2 acceptable (see previous category and pears in flowering period C4 acceptable, see next category):
Beth
Beurre Superfin
Cannock
Conference
Durondeau
Fondante D'Automne
Hellens Early (Perry)
Merton Pride
Moonglow
Packham's Truimph
Robin
Sensation
Thorn (Perry)
William's Bon Cretien
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Plums in flowering period C1
(Plums in flowering periods C2 acceptable, see next category):
Methley
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