Apple Varieties - Pollination Guide

Below are apple varieties in six pollination groups. Apples in any group will be good pollinators for other varieties of apples in the same group, one group lower and one group higher.

For example, an apple tree in group 4 will be pollinated not only by others in group 4 but also those in groups 3 and 5. The lower the group, the earlier in the year the flowers are produced.

Those marked triploid are not more difficult for pollination because they require two other varieties within the same group for pollination to occur. These are not good varieties to choose unless your area has several other apple trees nearby.

Group 1
Gravenstein
Lord Suffield
Vistabella

Group 2
Alkmene
Ambassy
Beauty of Bath
Beauty of Blackmoor
Christmas Pearmain
Devonshire Quarrenden
Egremont Russet
George Cave
George Neal
Idared
Irish Peach
Lord Lambourne
Rev. W. Wilks
Ribston Pippin - Triploid
Ross Non Pareil
St Edmunds Russet

Group 3
Arthur Turner
Blenheim Orange - Triploid
Bramley's Seedling - Triploid
Brownlees Russet
Charles Ross
Cox's Orange Pippin
Crispin - Triploid
Discovery
Epicure
Falstaff & Red Falstaff
Fiesta
Greensleeves
Grenadier
Granny Smith
Holstein - Triploid
James Grieve
Jonagold - Triploid
Jupiter - Triploid
Katy
Kidd's Orange Red
Lane's Prince Albert
Malling Kent
Norfolk Royal Russet
Peasgood's Nonsuch
Red Devil
Rosemary Russet
Spartan
Sturmer Pippin
Sunset
Tydeman's Early
Winter Gem
Worcester Pearmain

Group 4
Annie Elizabeth
Ashmead's Kernel
Chivers Delight
Claygate Pearmain
Cornish Aromatic
Cornish Gillyflower
D'Arcy Spice
Ellison's Orange
Gala/Royal Gala
Gloster 69
Golden Delicious
Golden Noble
Herrings Pippin
Howgate Wonder
Joybells
Laxtons Superb
Lord Derby
Monarch
Orleans Reinette
Pixie
Tydeman's Late Orange
Winston

Group 5
(American) Mother
Merton Beauty
Newton Wonder
William Crump

Group 6
Edward VII
Court Pendu Plat

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Name: jim@GardenAction
E-mail: webmaster@gardenaction.co.uk
Date posted: November 05, 2011 - 11:46 am
Message: Sorry, not familiar with Braemar variety, can find no reference.

Name: Gennette
E-mail: jesshoskin96@googlemail.com
Date posted: November 04, 2011 - 04:48 pm
Message: is a brambley apple tree able to pollinate a braemar apple tree and what other tree should we have

Name: D S Bhooi
E-mail: dbhooi@yahoo.com
Date posted: May 06, 2011 - 10:56 pm
Message: Hi
I live in Rudrapur Uttranchal India.
I have a apple tree in my garden which is producing fruit for the first time. I have no idea what varity it is. Apple tree are unheard of in my area. ( very hot in summer 48 C). the closest apple tree i know is 50 km and 1200meters higher. How have the flowers been pollinated?
I have some pictures of the apples on facebook. Any advice will be welcome.
Thank you
Bhooi

Name: Ian Dolman
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Date posted: December 27, 2010 - 11:10 am
Message: On your Apple Pollination Guide, you say "Those marked triploid are not more difficult for pollination". Do you perhaps intend, "Those marked triploid are a lot more difficult for pollination".
Regards

Name: s k negi
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Date posted: October 09, 2010 - 03:43 am
Message: I want to plant apple trees that will yield fruit in another 6 to 7 years for commercial purposes. The land is situated at 7000 feet height above mean sea level and receives lot of rainfal even excess in some years. would any one suggest appropriat variety of apples and procedure for panting and raising those trees ?