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D'Arcy Spice

D'Arcy Spice apples
D'Arcy Spice is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators

D'Arcy Spice apple trees for sale

  • 1-year bare-root tree on MM111 rootstock£34.95
    Mature height: 3m-5m after 10 years
    Can be trained on as a large free-standing apple tree, a half-standard apple tree, a large apple fan or espalier, or a pleached apple tree.
    Available next season

History

D'Arcy Spice was first recorded growing in the village of Tolleshunt d'Arcy in Essex in 1785, and is assumed to have been in the area for some time before that. It was popularised in the 1840s by John Harris, an Essex nurseryman, initially under the name Baddow Pippin - but the original name seems to have stuck.


D'Arcy Spice characteristics

  • Gardening skillExperienced
  • Self-fertile?Partially self-fertile
  • Pollinating othersPoor
  • Pick seasonVery late
  • Picking periodearly November
  • Keeping3 months or more
  • Food usesEating freshCulinaryJuice
  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1750 - 1799
  • Fruit colourRusset

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More about apple trees

Apples are very versatile, and all varieties can be eaten or used in the kitchen. However varieties specifically grown as eating apples tend to have the best flavours for eating raw.

The main thing to decide when choosing an eating apple is when you intend to eat the apples. Early season apples are typically ready in August, and generally don't keep very long. Mid-season apples are ripe in early September, while late-season apples start to become ripe in late September and October. Many of the late-season varieties can also be stored in a fridge or cold shed for several months into the winter.

Some apple varieties are self-fertile, but most are not. However in most areas of the UK you do not need to worry whether your apple trees are self-fertile or not, as there will be other apple trees in nearby gardens to help with pollination.


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