John Downie
An old favourite loved for making crab apple jelly.
Producing bright green young leaves, attractive pink buds in spring opening into wonderfully scented white apple blossom followed by large bright orange and red pear-shaped fruits in the autumn.
Raised in 1875, named by E. Holmes to honour his friend John Downie a Scottish nurseryman and partner at the Handsworth Nursery, Whittington, England.
It produces a vigorous, standard tree shape, tolerant to clay soils, flowering in April. As well as producing some of the best crab apple jelly it will also provide fruit for wildlife if fruit is left on the tree over winter.
M116 – Medium. Up to 3-4m (10-13
ft) high. Space trees 3.6m (12ft) with 4.5m (15ft) between the rows. Good for wet soil conditions. Start fruiting after 3-4 years.
MM106 – Semi vigorous. Up to 3-4m (10-13 ft) high. Space trees 3.6m (12ft) with 4.5m (15ft) between the rows. Good for half standards, espaliers, cordons. Start fruiting after 3-4 years.
M25 – Very vigorous. Up to 6m (20
ft) high. Space trees 4.5, (15 ft) with 6m (20ft) between the rows. Grow as full or half standard. Ideal in poorer soil in exposed sites. Start fruiting after 5-6 years.
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All of our trees are available for delivery bare rooted during the winter planting season, which runs from early December to late March.
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