DescriptionDelivery & Guarantee
Malus Isaac Newton's Tree - Mid-Late Season
Description of Isaac Newton's Trees & Fruit:
Also known as the Flower of Kent, this hefty cooker has an old-fashioned, bumpy shape with green skin that flushes red where the sun shines on it.
It cooks to a soft puree and has a refined, sweet flavour.
This tree is a piece of history and we recommend it to people that have or are making a good size apple collection.
It's a fine apple, but we wouldn't choose it as the only cooker in our orchard.
Browse all our apple trees here or read our guide to buying the right apple tree.
Characteristics of Isaac Newton's Trees:
- Cooking Apple.
- Modest crop size.
- Big fruit.
- Spreading growth.
- Partial tip bearer.
- Harvest: Mid October
- Store & ripen in a cool, dry place: 3 months / Until end of Jan
Growing Isaac Newton's Apple Tree:
Rich soil is important - dig in plenty of good manure and compost before planting. Soil drainage must be good. The more sun your trees get the better your crops will be.
Pollination Partners for Isaac Newtons Tree:
Your Trees are in Group F with a flower date of 20.
This means that they will cross-pollinate with:
- All trees in Group F.
- Trees in Group E with a flower date of 17 or 18.
See our Guide to Apple Tree Pollination for more tips about pollination (it's really simple, we promise!) & a full list of partners.
History & Parentage of Isaac Newton's Tree:
It seems certain that the Flower of Kent, first recorded in Kent in 1629, is the same tree that inspired Newton at his home in Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire in 1666.
According to the National Trust, the original tree fell over in 1820, but then rooted happily and is still growing today, which means that it must be pushing 400 years old.
According to the Brogdale National Fruit Collection, the original tree died when it fell over, implying that the tree in Newton's garden now is really a cutting of the original.
To be fair, the tree is so twisted & its roots so gnarled that we can believe that it is the original!
Cuttings from this tree have been grown at several world universities, including one outside Newton's old college at Cambridge and one at MIT.
There is no record of Isaac Newton being hit on the head by the apple, nor did the falling apple lead him to discover gravity - scientists had been developing the modern theory of gravity for over 100 years before young Newton was inspired by his apple.
Newton used the story of an apple falling to explain to his friends concepts like these:
- The centre of the earth, not its edges, is the centre of its gravity.
- There is a direct relationship between an object's mass and its gravitational pull.
- The force of gravity fades with distance from an object's centre with an inverse-square proportion.
There is no reason to doubt that the apple story was true, but, through retelling, it has been embellished it to make it seem that this single event was a breakthrough moment for him.
In fact, it would be many years after the apple incident before he brought all of his ideas together.
In 2010, a piece of the original tree was taken onboard a space shuttle to experience zero gravity.
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Delivery:
The basic delivery charge for all orders containing fruit trees of any size (bareroot or pot-grown) is £12.55 + VAT.
Because couriers sometimes experience delays, we schedule delivery by week, not by day. Therefore, please plan your planting day for the weekend at the end of the delivery week or for the week following delivery, at the earliest.
You can choose the delivery week that suits you during checkout and we will email you the day before your plants are due to arrive.
Payment: We do not charge your card until we begin to prepare your order for packing.
Guarantee: If any plants die within a year, we will replace them. We only ask that you follow our planting & growing instructions and sent us clear photographs of the dead plants in situ, so we can help to make sure that the replacement plants succeed. You only pay for the delivery of the replacements.
Please note that our guarantee is void if there is a hosepipe ban in your area: your newly planted fruit trees must be watered in dry weather while they are establishing. The best way to water is very thoroughly every few days: at least once a week if there is no heavy rain.
Our nursery has been supplying container grown and bareroot fruit trees to gardeners and orchard owners since 1949. Our website started in 2003, so we do understand the concerns that you may have about buying fruit trees online. If any of your plants are damaged when they arrive or if you are otherwise not satisfied with your order after you inspect it, please repackage it and contact us. We will give you a refund or send replacements and send a courier to come and collect the unwanted plants.
Your 12 Month Guarantee
If any of the plants that you buy from our nursery die within a year of delivery, we will replace them.
You only pay for the delivery of the replacements.
We do ask for clear photos of the plants in the soil, both taking in the planting area and close up. These will help us to work out what went wrong so we can give you the right advice for looking after your replacements.
The most important thing to do with establishing plants is to water them in dry weather. Water very thoroughly, but not too frequently: allow the top 2 inches of soil to dry out before you water again. In hot summer weather, this should mean that you are watering 1 to 3 times per week, depending on your site's drainage and exposure to wind and sun.
If there is heavy rain, that counts as a watering for your plants. If there is only very light rain during hot weather, this probably won't be of much use to your plants and they will still need watering.
Weeding is also very important; we strongly recommend using a mulch mat (for trees) or mulch fabric (for hedges) if weeding your new plants will be impractical.
Outside your 1 Year Guarantee period?
If your plants die or get sick after their first year, you are still welcome to take some photos and send them in: we will still be happy to give you what advice we can.
We can't make any promises, but if you want to buy replacements from us, give us a call and we'll see if we can arrange a discount for you.
Place an order for £250 excluding VAT and delivery and we deliver it for FREE!
Bare-root Plants are only delivered in the winter season, from November to March. Pot grown plants can be delivered all year round
Advantages of Bare-root plants:
You pay less for the same size plants.
You can carry and plan them easily.
You only plant them in winter, so they need less maintenance after
planting. The rain will water them for their first few months.
You get the biggest selection: Many trees are not sold pot-grown.
They are "asleep" in winter - this is the best time to transplant any tree.
They use fewer fertilisers & fungicides, less water and fuel in their production & delivery.
Advantages of Pot Grown plants:
Pot grown plants can be delivered & planted all year round.
Plants with tender roots & larger specimens must be delivered in pots.
Plants in pots can be kept for months longer if there is a delay in planting.
Our Advice to You:
If you can't wait to get planting, order Pot grown plants now.
If you are not in a hurry, order bare-root plants for delivery this winter. Simply add them to your basket and choose a winter delivery date that suits you during checkout.
This will reserve your plants before they sell out.
We won't charge you until the day before delivery, so cancelling your order is always easy.
If you are only ordering chemicals and other small items, delivery is £3.50
Our delivery charge for most bareroot plants is £9.49 + VAT.
If your order contains any standard sized trees, fruit trees or pot-grown plants, then the delivery charge is £12.55 + VAT in TOTAL.
If you live in the Scottish Highlands or the Isle of Wight, there will be an extra charge of £15 + VAT on top of the appropriate basic charge, as listed above.
If your order is over £250 exc. VAT, there will be no delivery charge.
If you are uncertain, just add items to your basket which will calculate the basic shipping charge for you.
