Berkshire, 1920, from a Cox’s Orange x Worcester cross. A useful late storing apple that is easy to grow and disease resistant.
Winston apple tree – Season:
Very late; harvest in November and eat from storage December to April.
Winston – appearance:
Small to medium in size, green with purplish flush and stripes, becoming brighter in storage.
Winston apple trees – flavour:
An aromatic Cox-type flavour, mellows later.
Uses:
A dessert apple for late use.
Cropping & Growth
Moderately vigorous, suitable for growing everywhere and easy to grow.
Winston Apple Trees - Pollination: Partly self fertile so will yield on it’s own. Pollination group ‘D’
Tree sizes for Winston apple trees for sale
M27 is a miniature stock, ideal for very small gardens, pots on the patio etc. Grows to around 180cm’s. Good hearty soil is preferred.
M9 is classed as dwarfing and a good intermediate stock. Matures to 200cm’s plus with a similar spread. M9 is heavy cropping and promotes larger fruits, but needs permanent staking and good soil.
M26 stock Is classed as semi-dwarfing. Does well on poorer soil. Reaches 300cm’s+ with the same spread.
MM106 is vigorous and the best choice for where a larger ‘orchard sized’ tree is required. Grows 4m+ with the same spread and suitable for most soils.
