Choosing the correct pollination partner
Introduction:
This trees-online information sheet is still under construction. Its aim is to act as a guide to helping you choose the correct pollination partner when you buy a fruit tree that is not self-fertile from https://www.trees-online.co.uk/ Eventually this guide will include information on pollination partners for our complete range of fruit trees and links to the individual fruit varieties. We thought by providing you with this information now it may be of benefit.
Buying a fruit tree can be a challenge. We have produced this tree guide to try and help you identify a suitable pollination partner(s).
Whilst some fruit trees are self-fertile and do not require a another fruit tree to act as a pollination partner, many fruit trees are not self-fertile so require another fruit tree to act as a pollination partner. In the case of Bramley's apple trees, which are a triploid variety, two pollination partners are required.
In some cases fruit trees are partially self-fertile. Pollen can travel considerable distances, up to many miles, this meaning that if you live in an urban area with a great number of gardens close there is a good chance that pollen will be naturally available. There is never any guarantee!
We have grouped most of our fruit trees in flowering periods. We have avoided using times for flowering as regional differences and season will make this confusing. Rather, we have created a number of codes, C1 to C5.
How to use these codes:
To make it easy to match this apple tree with a suitable pollination partner we have used a series of codes, which are C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5 and relate to flowering periods. Every apple variety we sell will have one of these codes.
The code we have given this apple tree means that you need to find another apple with the same code or one less or one more, so for example, if the apple is code C4, then another apple variety with code C4, would be fine. Equally, an apple with code C3 or C5, would be suitable to act as a reliable pollination partner. The reason for this is that there is always an overlap of flowering periods between adjacent groups.
Where the apple variety is in stock, please click on the link and this will take you straight to the variety on our website. Those apple varieties without a link may be available later in the season. Email us at info@trees-online.co.uk for availability.
Apples in flowering period C1 (Apples in flowering periods C2 acceptable, see next category. There is no category lower than C1):
Baker's Delicious
Devonshire Quarrenden
Gennet Moyle
George Cave
Golden Spire
Keswick Codlin
Scotch Dumpling
Apples in flowering period C2 (Apples in flowering periods C1 acceptable (see previous category and apples in flowering period C3, see next category):
Adam's Pearmain
Ballerina Polka
Bardey
Beauty of Bath
Bloody Ploughman
Bountiful
Broadholme Beauty
Brownlees Russet
Byford Wonder
Carlisle Codlin
Claygate Pearmain
Cornish Aromatic
Egremont Russet
Irish Peach
King's Acre Pippin
Lord Hindlip
Lord Lambourne
Norfolk Royal Russet
Red Miller's Seedling
Red Windsor
Reverend W. Wilks
Ribston Pippin
St.Edmund's Russet
Warner's King
Yellow Ingrestrie
Yorkshire Greening
Apples in flowering period C3 (Apples in flowering periods C2 acceptable (see previous category and apples in flowering period C4, see next category):
Allington Pippin
Arthur Turner
Ballerina Bolero
Ballerina Flamenco
Blenheim Orange
Bramley 20 (A triploid variety, so requires two other varieties as pollination partners)
Bramley Original (A triploid variety, so requires two other varieties as pollination partners)
Bramley's Seedling (A triploid variety, so requires two other varieties as pollination partners)
Captain Tom
Catshead
Charles Ross
Cobra
Court of Wick
Cox's Orange Pippin
Crimson Quoining
Crispin
D'Arcy Spice
Discovery
Doctor Hogg
Dummellor's Seedling
Elstar
Epicure
Fiesta (Syn. Red Pippin)
Fortune
Galloway Pippin
Gladstone
Granny Smith
Greensleeves
Grenadier
Herefordshire Russet
Honeycrisp
Howgate Wonder
James Grieve
Jupiter
Katy
Kent
Kidd's Orange Red
King of the Pippins
Lady Henniker
Melrose
Limelight
Meridian
Monarch
Northern Greening
Peasgood's Nonsuch
Pitmaston Pine Apple
Queen Cox Self Fertile 18
Rajka
Red Devil
Red Falstaff
Redprince
Redsleeves
Rosemary Russet
Rubinette Rosso
Saturn
Scotch Bridget
Scrumptious
Spartan
Sturmer Pippin
Sunlight
Sunrise
Sunset
Tom Putt
Topaz
Tydeman's Late Orange
William Crump
Winter Banana
Winter Gem
Worcester Pearmain
Apples in flowering period C4 (Apples in flowering periods C3 acceptable (see previous category and apples in flowering period C5, see next category):
Annie Elizabeth
Braeburn
Chivers Delight
Cornish Gilliflower
Ellison's Orange
Gala
Golden Delicious
Golden Noble
Herefordshire Beefing
Laxton's Superb
Lemon Pippin
Lord Derby
Orleans Reinette
Pinova
Pixie>
Red Pixie
Sweet Society
Apples in flowering period C5 (Apples in flowering periods C4 acceptable, see previous category. There is no higher category than C5):
Ashmead's Kernel
Court Pendu Plat
Crawley Beauty
Dabinett (Cider)
Edward VII
Harry Master Jersey (Cider)
Herefordshire Redstreek (Cider)
Michelin (Cider)
Newton Wonder
Damsons in flowering period C2 (Damsons in flowering periods C1 acceptable (see previous category and damsons in flowering period C3 acceptable, see next category):
Delma
Damsons in flowering period C3 (Damsons in flowering periods C2 acceptable (see previous category and damsons in flowering period C4 acceptable, see next category):
Farleigh
Langley Bullace
Merryweather
Shropshire Prune
Gages in flowering period C1 (Gages in flowering periods C2 acceptable, see next category):
Jefferson
Gages in flowering period C2 (Gages in flowering periods C1 acceptable (see previous category and gages in flowering period C3 acceptable, see next category):
Coes Golden Drop
Denniston's Superb
Reine Claude De Bavay
Gages in flowering period C3 (Gages in flowering periods C2 acceptable (see previous category and gages in flowering period C4 acceptable, see next category):
Cambridge
Early Transparent
Old Green Gage
Stella's Star
Willingham
Gages in flowering period C4 (Gages in flowering periods C3 acceptable (see previous category acceptable):
Ouillins Golden
Mirabelles in flowering period C1 (Mirabelles in flowering periods C2 acceptable) all mirablles are in category C1:
De Nancy
Golden Sphere
Gypsy
Ruby
Pears in flowering period C1 (Pears in flowering periods C2 acceptable, see next category):
Blakeney Red (Perry)
Doyenne D'Ete
Gorham
jargonelle
Judge Amphlet (Perry)
Pears in flowering period C2 (Pears in flowering periods C1 acceptable (see previous category and pears in flowering period C3 acceptable, see next category):
Emile D'Heyst
Glou Morceau
Invincible Delwinor
Louise Bonne of Jersey
Precoce de Trevoux
Tettenhall Dick
Pears in flowering period C3 (Pears in flowering periods C2 acceptable (see previous category and pears in flowering period C4 acceptable, see next category):
Beth
Beurre Superfin
Cannock
Conference
Durondeau
Fondante D'Automne
Hellens Early (Perry)
Merton Pride
Moonglow
Packham's Truimph
Robin
Sensation
Thorn (Perry)
William's Bon Cretien
Pears in flowering period C4 (Pears in flowering periods C3 acceptable, see previous category):
Beurre Hardy
Brandy (Perry)
Catillac
Concorde
Doyenne Du Comice
Hendre Huffcap (Perry)
Josephine De Malines
Onward
Pitmaston Duchess
Winter Nelis
Plums in flowering period C1 (Plums in flowering periods C2 acceptable, see next category):
Methley
Plums in flowering period C2 (Plums in flowering periods C1 acceptable (see previous category and plums in flowering period C2 acceptable, see next category):
Avalon
Blue Tit
Edda
Herman
Heron
Mallard
River's Early Prolific
Warwickshire Drooper
Yellow Pershore
Plums in flowering period C3 (Plums in flowering periods C2 acceptable (see previous category):
Belle De Louvain
Czar
Excalibur
Giant Prune
Gordon Castle
Guinevere
Jubilee
Kirke's Syn. Kirke's Blue
Laxton's Cropper
Manns No 1
Marjorie's Seedling
Opal
Purple Pershore
Queens Crown
Reeves
Sanctus Hubertus
Seneca
Valor
Verity
Victoria
Violetta
