Strengths:

• A very therapeutic and educational activity which is fun for both children and adults

• Will enhance your garden patio or balcony with stunning shapes and colours.

• Excellent appeal to senses as they look, smell and taste delightful.

• Very easy to care for plants which will reward you well.

The Golden Delicious Apple is a well known, versatile garden variety. The apple is best used for cooking or deserts. It produces fruit which yellows with age, with a very sweet honey taste. Golden Delicious are heavy, regular crops and store well once harvested. Their best season of use is November to February.

Growing your own fruit is educational, therapeutic, fun and also environmentally friendly - You won’t have to carry bags from the supermarket and there is no cost on mileage. They look great on the garden patio and also on balconies. A lovely plant which will make a great addition to the home.

These Dwarf Fruit trees are ideal for growing in pots or small gardens. They produce fruit at a much younger age than larger varieties, with most fruiting at 2-3 years. Larger varieties take around 5 years to start fruiting. A mature tree can reach 5-6ft and produce a fruit yield of 15-25lb. For this tree variety to reach maximum size, it takes around 10-15 years and needs to be given the space to grow. However to keep trees to a manageable size they can be kept potted or pruned to the desired height. They reach their full cropping capacity at 4-5 years old. This rootstock variety is M27, Extremely Dwarfing.

Pot size: 18cm Height: 90cm approximate.

Growing Tips

• Best grown in pairs

• Best planted from late autumn until early spring for bare-root trees.

• Apple trees in the UK are fully hardy

• Apple trees require little maintenance.

• Full Sun position

• Best in well drained chalky/alkaline soils

• Produces pink blossom in spring