Misc	Pollinator, Spur Fruiting
Pollination Group	Pollination Group F
Fruiting	Mid Season Fruiting
Type	Cider / Perry

Malus domestica Major

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Apple Trees - Major - Cider needs...

Spirals, Perforated
Clear Spirals Perforated. Recycled plastic guards to protect young hedge plants and trees against

From £0.42
Buckle and Strap Ties
Buckle and Strap Tree Ties Rubber strap with buckle & buffer. Buffer prevents tree from rubbing

From £2.28
Stakes - Tree Planting
Tree Stake - 150cm x 5cm Rounded & treated. Necessary for all standard ornamental trees. Also fo

From £5.76
Tree Planting Pack
All the accessories you need to plant a large tree, i.e. any Ornamental Standard or Bush or Half-Sta

From £10.19

Major Bittersweet Apple Trees

Anyone up for a bit of homebrewing? If so, a Major Apple Tree is definitely one to consider. The apples have that really full flavour beloved of cider aficionados that encompasses sweetness tempered by a bitterness to stop your cider becoming cloying and sickly. In practice what this means is that the apples are low in acid and high in tannins. Traditionally cider was made to the following proportions of cider apples: a third sweet, a third bittersweet and a third sharp. Major is a bittersweet apple. The fruit is quite small with opaque white flesh and a yellowy green skin that overlaid by flushes of slightly stripy orange red colouring. Like all cider apples, the flesh is quite fibrous which makes it easier to juice.

Browse our full range of apple trees or see the full variety of fruit trees for sale.

A Major Improvement to your Orchard

All apple trees look pretty in spring when clothed in blossom with their bright green leaves, so do not forget this additional benefit of indulging your brewing habit. But one of the real merits of this tree is that it does not need pruning and will continue to give you wonderful apples year after year without any interference at all. Which makes it a great host for a rambling rose by the way. When planting cider apples, it is important to consider the style of cider you want to make, and then splash out on appropriate cider soulmates. A good selection might be the sharp Browns Apple and the irresistibly named Sweet Coppin which could all combine well and would all pollinate each other.

Features

Height: Half standards to 4.5m
Use: Cider. Full bitter sweet
Pruning: Spur bearer
Pollination: Self sterile
Picking: Sept- Oct
Apple colour: yellow flushed with red/orange
Pollination Group: Group E

Major Digression

A Devonshire cider tree, it used to be very popular in the orchards of South Devon and into Somerset many of which were ripped out as cider became less popular as a drink and home-brewing with it. Now with the resurgence in interest in growing your own more and more orchards are being re-planted and Major is one of the sought after varieties for its bittersweet qualities and vigour.

Read our full terms and conditions here.

Delivery: Our standard delivery charges are:

Small box (Orders containing only seedlings or rooted cuttings) £7.20 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £60 inc VAT)
Standard box (Bareroots up to 1.2m) £11.40 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £60 inc VAT)
Large box (Pots up to and incl. 7.5L) £15.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £100 inc VAT)
Trees & Hedging (Bareroots & trees 1.2m+) £18.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £120 inc VAT)
Pallets (Root balls, large pots, trees etc) £60.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £240 inc 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.
We will email you the day before your plants are due to arrive.

*Surcharges to the Highlands and Islands still apply.

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 hedging must be watered in dry weather while it is 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 hedging plants to gardeners, farmers and town planners since 1949. Our website started in 2003, so we do understand the concerns that you may have about buying hedging plants 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.

Ashridge Nurseries is working as normal and the despatching of bareroot plants is underway.

You can see Current Delivery Information Here. We are now taking orders for delivery in January 2021.

Major Apple Trees

Malus domestica Major

Spirals, Perforated

From £0.42

Buckle and Strap Ties

From £2.28

Stakes - Tree Planting

From £5.76

Tree Planting Pack

From £10.19

Major Bittersweet Apple Trees

A Major Improvement to your Orchard

Major Digression

Bareroot planting is best done between October and April
Bareroot and potted - what's the difference?

Ashridge Nurseries is working as normal and the despatching of bareroot plants is underway.

You can see Current Delivery Information Here. We are now taking orders for delivery in January 2021.

Major Apple Trees

Malus domestica Major

Spirals, Perforated

From £0.42

Buckle and Strap Ties

From £2.28

Stakes - Tree Planting

From £5.76

Tree Planting Pack

From £10.19

Major Bittersweet Apple Trees

A Major Improvement to your Orchard

Major Digression

Bareroot planting is best done between October and April Bareroot and potted - what's the difference?

Bareroot planting is best done between October and April
Bareroot and potted - what's the difference?