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C2 Bare Root Reverend W. Wilks Cooking Apple, LARGE APPLES + AWARD + SELF FERTILE + DISEASE RESISTANT **FREE UK MAINLAND DELIVERY + FREE 100% TREE WARRANTY**

Bare root Reverend W Wilks cooking apple tree
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 £49.50 
Available Options:
Option Qty
2 Year Bush MM106 grows 3.5m  
Maiden MM106 grows 3.5m  
Half Standard (+£10.00)   


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Bare Root Reverend W. Wilks Apple Tree Click The Link For Containerised Reverend W Wilks Cooking Apple Tree
One of the few outstanding cooking apple trees as you should expect as it carries the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Compared to most other cooking apple trees you should experience noticeably less health and disease problems. Expect to get a large harvest of early and large cooking apples . These cook down to a light and sweet puree (apple mush to the average Joe/Jane).

Considered to be a little more compact than your average cooking apple.

Reverend W. Wilks cooking apple trees are self fertile which means you do not have to plant another apple tree nearby for it to pollinate and provide apples. Your harvest should be improved however by having another apple tree nearby in pollination groups C1,C2 or C3.

The catalogue lists it as first recorded in 1904. We assume that not to mean it sang into a gramophone.

Reverend W. Wilks Cooking Apple Bare Root Options Explained
Maiden MM106 grows 3.5m
1-2 years old, no pruning applied, grows to around 3.5 metres tall.
2 Year Bush MM106 Grows to 3.5m 2-3 years old, pruned to be a bush shape. grows to around 3.5 metres tall.
Half Standard 2-3 years old, pruned to be a lollipop shape, grows to around 3.00 metres tall, M26 Rootstock

Feeling Confused About The Amount Of Options Available For Our Reverend W Wilks 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 For Reverend W. Wilks
Month Of Fruiting: Late August but the apples do not store for very long.
Type Of Apple: Cooking
Fertility: (C2) SELF-FERTILE. Does not require another apple tree nearby to pollinate however another one planted nearby from groups C2, C3 or C4 should increase apple harvest.

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Compare All Our Bare Root Cooking Apple Trees

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.

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 Heights
Taller does not mean more value for money. A 1 year old fruit tree can easily be substantially higher than a 2 year old, this is because they are hard pruned at 1 year old to create the desired shape. Some trees have over 100cm of height removed. They can then have another pruning at 2 years old to increase fruit growing real estate. Most fruit trees will benefit from having a third to half of the seasons new growth cut back in the Autumn to prevent long whippy branches which break easily. Age and pruning completed determine real value. 


Do I Need To Stake My Bare Root Tree?
9 out of 10 times the answer will be no, especially if under 200cm tall. However our article on Tree Staking should help guide you.  

Planting In The Corner Of A Garden
Air and light is reduced in this location which could promote fungus and bacterial issues. If the corner is of the house and a fence then you also have leeching issues to contend with from cement and wood preservatives. Also when it rains, that area would experience higher water levels so we advise against it unless the plant is very hardy. 

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

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