Fruit Tree Of The Week (Apple Tree)

Common Name: Scrumptious Apple Tree

Latin Name: Malus domestica 'Scrumptious'

Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil

Position: Full sun

Flowering period/colour: April and May/ White

Fruit picking time: September

Fruit Size/colour: Medium/ Bright Red

Pollination group: *3*

Malus domestica 'Scrumptious' is something very special. Named for its wonderful complexity of flavours and because it has been carefully bred and selected, specifically for our garden conditions. It is a mid season variety, suitable for planting in all areas of the UK. It is self fertile, frost hardy when in flower, thin skinned for children and can be eaten straight from the tree without falling. When tasted by apple lovers, descriptions include ''fragrant and honeyed, liquorice and wine, a bunch of cherries, fresh, aromatic, soft and delicate, crisp and sweet... the tree habit is neat, flowers freely on one-year wood, making it suitable for all forms of tree chosen. Although this tree is self fertile, it can also be used to cross pollinate other apple trees in the same flowering group (e.g. Crispin).

This 2 year old, dwaf Apple Tree (M27) is supplied bare rooted suitable for planting from November until March. The total height of this tree is approximately 1.2-1.5m (4-5ft).

Our bare rooted trees are hand lifted from our nursery on the day or day before despatch. There will be no soil around the roots but they are covered with a bag to prevent them drying out. If you are unable to plant the trees immediately there is no need to panic. The trees are completely dormant this time of year, which means as long as the roots are kept out of the frost and well wrapped up no harm will come to them, although the sooner you can get them planted in the ground the better.