James Grieve Apple Trees

Malus domestica James Grieve. Eating, Cooking

One of the best versatile apples, James Grieve was awarded his RHS AGM in 1993 for its handsome fruit and overall demeanour in the garden. The green fruit are large and attractively streaked with red, the cream flesh is very, very juicy.
Early in the season, the flavour is sharp and best for cooking, where they keep their shape in apple tarts or strudel. As the apple ages on the tree, it sweetens but always retains that slight edge to make it so wonderfully refreshing.
The texture is relatively soft, almost more like a firm pear.

Once picked in September, they will store for a month or two; early windfalls make marvellous juice.

The predominantly pink but quite discreet blossom is remarkably frost proof.

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Delivery season: Bareroot plants are delivered in late Autumn to Spring, about November-March inclusive. Pot grown plants, year round.

Features

• Possibly the best all round apple for eating, cooking, juicing!
• Spur bearer (good for cordons & espaliers)
• Self fertile
• Pollination Group C
• Picking: August onwards
• Apple colour: green / red
• Scab resistant
• Recommended for the North and Scotland
• RHS Award of Garden Merit

Growing James Grieve Apples

Apples like rich, well drained soil, and will thrive on clay in locations that do not get waterlogged in winter.
A full day of sun and shelter from the wind is ideal.

The blossom of apple trees coincides with the best of the bulbs; surround yours with Triumph tulips or lovely daffodils like Ice Follies.

Rootstocks:
We use MM106 for James Grieve, the UK standard for medium-sized trees, ideal for gardeners. It gives a half-standard about 4m tall, and a bush about 3m.
MM106 maidens are suitable for cordons and espaliers, but we use the less vigorous M9 for our ready-made cordons.

Disease Notes:
Resistant to scab.

Pollination Partners for James Grieve

Your trees are self fertile, making decent crops without a pollination partner, but still perform best with one.
James Grieve is in Pollination Group C, which cross-pollinates with other apple trees in Groups B, C and D.

Use our Fruit Pollination Checker to quickly find pollination partners, or Apple Pollination Guide to learn more.