Pitmaston Pineapple Apple
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Pitmaston Pineapple - sometimes called Radcliffes NonPareil for reasons which are lost in history is a remarkable apple that does "what it says on the tin". It has a distinctive nutty flavour, sweet and sharp and with an unmistakeable touch of pineapple. The apples are a warm yellow (pineapply) colour too.
Pitmaston Pineapples are very small, about 5cms across, and the trees tend to crop biennially laden with fruit in alternate years. This, combined with their size means that they are rarely grown commercially, so they make an outstanding addition to any domestic apple orchard. You will also be very popular at harvest time as your friends won't be able to get their hands on them anywhere else! Whilst they not really a cooking apple, the flavour is so remarkable that you should try them in pies and other desserts. (and they make a brilliant apple sauce). The tree is upright and quite vigorous, and the blossom is large and well formed. Pitmaston Pineapple trees need regular thinning but on the plus side they are a notably scab resistant breed.
The first Pitmaston Pineapple apple tree was bred in the 1780's by a Mr White, an employee of Lord Foley of Witley, who sold the breed to a nursery called Williams of Pitmaston. One parent was almost certainly the Golden Pippin. The fruit are ready to eat in mid-October
Pollination Partners for Pitmaston Pineapple
You can't go wrong with a crab apple, the Red-Berried variety is great choice as is also very pretty. Otherwise, the Pitmaston is a mid-season variety and can be pollinated by any of the fertile Trees- in the Apple Tree Pollination guide, though another mid-season variety is the best choice if you only have two Trees.
Pitmaston Pineapple Rootstocks
MM106 rootstocks give you the freedom to train your tree as you like or let it grow to a manageable 4 metres in height. They are also more drought resistant than most other rootstocks.
If you are unclear about fruit tree sizes take a look at our Guide to Fruit Tree Sizing
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Please note that these are pot grown for summer planting.
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