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RosetteTM

Rosette apples
Rosette is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators

For something a bit different, try Rosette.  Slice it it half and you will immediately see how it got its name as a rosette-like pattern of marbled pink flesh is revealed inside.  Most of the pink fleshed apples are for show rather than flavour but Rosette kicks that habit, providing you with a refreshing sweet-sharp flavour.

The unusual flesh is not just distinctive in terms of its colour as it also has the benefit in culinary terms of not browning quickly either, so Rosette is a great variety to cut up into chunks and add to a salad.  

However, Rosette is probably best of all when pressed as it produces a very attractive pink juice with a perfect sweet-sharp flavour.

Rosette apple trees for sale

  • RF12-year bare-root tree on M9 rootstock£43.00
    Mature height: 1.5m-2.5m after 10 years
    Suitable for growing a small bush-trained dwarf apple tree, will need a permanent stake.
    Available next season
  • RF2Spindlebush bare-root tree on M9 rootstock£44.00
    Mature height: 1.5m-2.5m after 10 years
    For growing a dwarf spindlebush apple tree, will need a permanent vertical stake.
    Available next season
  • RF31-year bare-root tree on M26 rootstock£34.95
    Mature height: 2m-3.5m after 10 years
    Suitable for a semi-dwarf apple tree, a medium apple spindlebush, a medium apple fan or espalier, a large apple cordon or U-cordon.
    Available next season
  • RF42-year bare-root tree on M26 rootstock£43.00
    Mature height: 2m-3.5m after 10 years
    Suitable for a medium bush-trained semi-dwarf apple tree.
    Available next season
  • RF5Spindlebush bare-root tree on M116 rootstock£44.00
    Mature height: 2m-3.5m after 10 years
    Suitable for growing on as a spindlebush apple tree with a permanent stake.
    Available next season
  • RF61-year bare-root tree on MM106 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
  • RF72-year bare-root tree on MM106 rootstock£43.00
    Mature height: 3m-5m after 10 years
    Suitable for a large bush-trained free-standing apple tree.
    Available next season

Growing and Training

Rosette has a compact growth habit with good resistance to scab so it a good variety to grow in all parts of the country, including the far north of Scotland.  It ripens early in the season and tends to drop 5-10% of its fruit before they are fully ripe so make sure you do not pick the apples too early allowing the sugars to develop their flavour for longer.


Rosette characteristics

  • Gardening skillBeginner
  • Fruit persistenceNormal ripening
  • Self-fertile?Not self-fertile
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • Pick seasonEarly
  • Picking periodmid-August
  • Keeping1 week
  • Food usesEating freshJuice - Produces a superb pink-coloured sweet/sharp juice
  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin2000

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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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