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C4 Bare Root Lord Derby Cooking Apple, SELF FERTILE + LARGE CROP + DISEASE RESISTANT + LARGE FIRM APPLES + NORTH UK
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£49.50

Available Options:
Option	Qty
Maiden M26 grows 3.0m
2 Year M26 grows 3.0m (+£6.00)
Half Standard (+£11.00)

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Bare Root Lord Derby Cooking Apple Tree
A good choice of apple tree if you are looking for an easy tree to grow, especially in the Midlands and further North. That also means stop at Scotland as the warranty does not cover any place with penguins or extreme weather research stations.

A self fertile cooking apple tree so you can plant this with no other apple trees nearby and still get a decent crop. The harvest should be quite large when compared to most other cooking apple trees and the fruits should have a higher resistance to the usual apple tree diseases such as scab. Lord Derby is the cooking apple of choice for some of the commercial UK growers.

The green apples are large, firm but maybe a little dry. Best cooked "early" for a more acidic taste. This doesn't mean set the alarm for 04:00 hours and going to bed with your apron and chef hat on. It means using them just as they start to ripen.

Lord Derby Cooking Apple Bare Root Options Explained
Maiden M26 Grows to 3.0m 1-2 years old, no pruning applied, grows to around 3.0 metres tall.
2 Year M26 grows 3.0m 2-3 years old, pruned to be a bush shape, grows to around 3.0 metres tall.
Half Standard 2-3 years old, pruned to be a lollipop shape, grows to around 3.00 metres tall, M26 Rootstock
Fan/Espalier 1-2 years old, M26 rootstock. Comes with 3 branches for you to train as Fan or Espalier.

Feeling Confused About The Amount Of Options Available For Our Lord Derby Cooking Apple Tree?
The average Joe/Jane will go for a 2-3 year old Bush or Half Standard on M26 or M106.

Most important information
Month Of Fruiting: late September, may keep until December once picked.
Type Of Apple: Cooking
Fertility: (C4) SELF-FERTILE. Will produce cooking apples without another apple tree nearby however yields can be improved by having another apple tree in group C3, C4 or C5 nearby. Lord Derby cooking apple tree is also good for pollinating other apple trees in groups C3, C4 or C5.

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Species	Self Fertile	Award	Disease Resistant	Other Prominent Characteristics
Arthur Turner(C3)		Yes		Sweet, large apples, big crop, grow anywhere, reliable.
Bountiful(C2)			Yes	Cooking and eating, grow anywhere, reliable.
Bramleys Seedling(C3)		Yes		Juicing, popular, large apples.
Grenadier(C3)		Yes	Yes	Grow anywhere, compact, good pollinator.
Howgate Wonder(C3)		Yes	Yes	Big crop, stores well.
Isaac Newton(C3)				Large apples.
Lord Derby(C4)	Yes			Big crop, grow anywhere.
Monarch(C4)			Yes	Large juicy apple, big crop.
Newton Wonder(C5)		Yes	Yes	Cooking and eating, big crop, juicing, stores well.
Reverend W Wilks(C2)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Big crops.

Do I Need To Stake My Bare Root Tree?
Usually no, especially if under 200cm tall. Our article on Tree Staking should help guide you.

Planting In The Corner Of A Garden
Usually air and light is reduced and if it is a corner with a wooden fence and the house then leeching from both could compound issues. Try to avoid.

1 Year Maiden Bare Root Trees
If you plant a 1 Year maiden tree and do not prune it at all, it will grow a little more upright and have more clear stem.

Bare Root Apple Tree Jargon Explained
The options we give you when selecting an Apple tree are made up of the following terms.

	M25	Mature height around 4.5 + metres, slower to reach full fruit production but much more of it.
	MM106	Mature height of around 3.6 metres, slower to reach full fruit production but more of it compared to M9, M26 and M27.
	M9	Grows to a final height of around 2.5 metres. Reaches full fruiting potential quite quickly.
	M26	Grows to a final height of around 3.0 metres. Reaches full fruiting potential quite quickly.
	M27	Grows to a final height of around 1.5 metres. Reaches full fruiting potential quickly.
	Straight Lead	1m or clear trunk i.e. no branches
	Cordon	Pruned to produce apples very quickly (1-3 years), favoured with commercial growers. More columnar than round shape. Less of a harvest compared to MM106.
	Bush	Clear stem of 45cm before branches grow out. A vase like shape with an open centre.
	Half Standard	Clear stem of around 1 m. Conventional tree shape e.g. lollipop, allowing easy grass mowing or companion planting.
	Maiden	1-2 years old, no pruning or shaping has taken place. A blank slate for you to shape and train e.g. fan or espalier. Not advisable to plant and leave, will need pruning for 2 more years.
	Patio	Ideal for container growing. Usually comes with a root stock that keeps the fruit tree quite small so can be grown in pots.
	Self Fertile	Will produce fruit without another apple tree nearby.
	C1,C2,C3,C4,C5	If your apple tree is NOT SELF FERTILE (they will be listed if they are) then you will need a second apple tree nearby of a similar number i.e. the same or one above or one below. So an apple tree from a C3 requires a C2, C3 or C4 planted close by for it to produce fruit. Triploids are an exception, see below.
	Bare Root	Available from November to March only. Comes with no pot or dirt around roots and is cheaper than potted options. Orders purchased outside this time will be held for delayed delivery until the next season starts.
	1 or 2 Year	How old the tree is. The roots are usually 2 years older than the rest of the tree.
	TRIPLOID	You have a selfish tree. It will be pollinated by other trees but the pollen it has to offer is useless. See TRIPLOID POLLINATION for more information.

Planting A Maiden Apple Tree And Leaving
The tree will grow but will likely have problems. You may have long thin branches that snap under the weight of a heavy apples crop, the foliage could become too dense trapping moisture and allowing disease in and it may have an odd unbalanced shape to it. We strongly advise pruning for 3 years. Have a look on Youtube for pruning maiden fruit trees.

Bare Root Apple Tree Ages And Heights
Heights vary depending on root stock however 1.25 to 2 metres tall is an average apple tree height at delivery.

Bareroot Season
All bare root plants need to be planted between November and March whereas our containerised apple trees can be planted all year round. Height can be restricted by pruning or putting the apple tree in a container to restrict growth (minimum 30 litres, smaller the pot, smaller the tree will be)

Select the root stock you desire from the list above or if you are unsure, telephone us on 0800 043 1057 or use the enquiry page.

Fruit Tree Rootstocks Explained

C4 Bare Root Lord Derby Cooking Apple, SELF FERTILE + LARGE CROP + DISEASE RESISTANT + LARGE FIRM APPLES + NORTH UK