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Apple trees

Grenadier

Grenadier is an early season apple, ripening in mid-August in the UK and primarily intended for culinary purposes.  It is very easy to grow - almost foolproof in practically any situation.  The flesh cooks down to a cream puree, and is ideal for summer cooking.

Unlike late season "cookers" such as Bramley, Grenadier apples do not keep particularly well, but they do hang on the tree so picking can take place over an extended period.

Fresh fruit for sale of this variety

Grenadier apple trees for sale (2010/2011 season)

Deliver to mainland UKDelivery to the mainland UK (price includes delivery)

Mature heightSupplied as*Delivery
period		Price
inc. delivery		Quantity
Medium (2.2m - 3m)1-year - Bare-root - M26 rootstockNov-March£30.20
Large (2.5m - 4.5m)1-year - Bare-root - MM106 rootstockNov-March£30.00
Large (2.5m - 4.5m)2-year - 12L container - MM106 rootstockSept-April£36.00

Product formats | Bare-root or Container-grown | Delivery | Rootstocks

All prices include delivery. We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.

*Delivery period: Container-grown trees will be delivered from September 2010. Bare-root trees will be delivered from mid-November 2010. You can order now and your items will be reserved for you, but you will not be asked to pay until nearer the time of delivery.



Alternative varieties

Bountiful

A modern English cooker, similar uses to Grenadier.(In stock)


Uses

  • Flavour quality - Good
  • Flavour style - Sharper
  • Good for cooking
  • Good for juice
  • Cooking result - Puree
  • Picking season - Early
  • Use / keeping - 1 week

Growing

Climate

Pollination partners for Grenadier

Grenadier is in flowering group 3. It is self-sterile and needs a pollination partner nearby. The following varieties will pollinate Grenadier:

Important: advice about pollination


Horticultural characteristics of Grenadier apple trees

The best word to describe Grenadier is reliable.  It will grow almost anywhere, and tolerates wet climates better than most apples.  It grows in a compact form, making it viable in even small gardens.  It is also highly disease resistant - you almost never see a Grenadier tree with any problems, possibly aphids are the worst problem in some areas.  If you are not sure about growing apple trees, and want a cooking variety, you can't really go wrong with this one.

Grenadier produces quite good crops from an early age.  It is worth picking off apples that form in the first few years to ensure the tree grows to its full size before encouraging cropping.  Once it gets going, Grenadier becomes a very heavy-cropping tree.  The apples are quite large and there are lots of them - and you wonder if the branches can take the strain, but they usually seem to just bend down under the weight.

Grenadier is also a good pollinator of other varieties, it produces a lot of blossom over a long period.

Historical details

Unknown origins but grown commercially in the UK for a period in the early 20th century.




Example trees as supplied (container-grown only)

This is an illustration of what our products look like as delivered. Please remember that trees are natural products, so this information is for general guidance only. The trees at this stage are 1-2 years old, and will get larger as they grow older, the likely mature heights are indicated in the ordering section above. The trees you receive may differ in some respects from those shown here, for some of the following reasons:

  • Many of these photos were taken in early autumn - trees delivered during winter will not have leaves.
  • There can be a considerable size variation between different varieties of the same species.
  • Some varieties naturally "feather" or produce many side branches at an early age. Others may not feather at all.
  • In some cases we may have to "tip" the tops of trees to fit in our delivery cartons. Please do not be alarmed, as this will be carried out immediately prior to despatch, and is actually good practice when planting a new tree.

For comparison purposes the model in our photos is 5ft 6" / 1m 68cm tall. Click any of the images to view a larger one.




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2-year pre-trained apple tree in a 12L container on M27 rootstock
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2-year pre-trained apple tree in a 12L container on M26 rootstock
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2-year pre-trained apple tree in a 12L container on MM106 rootstock
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1-year apple tree in a 3L container on M9 rootstock
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Cordon apple tree in a 12L container on M9 rootstock