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Alfriston apple

Large, first class cooking green colored apple.

Last updated 18 Mar 2012.

Summary

  • Species: Malus domestica
  • Origin: Sussex, England, United Kingdom
  • Introduced: Late 1700s
  • Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 160800

Growing

  • Vigour: Slightly large
  • Fruit bearing: Partial tip-bearer

Alfriston identification photos from official fruit collections


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Alfriston identification photos from website visitors



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Visitor comments

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16 Nov 2011 N. BuckCAMBRIDGESHIRE, United Kingdom
Yes, Alfriston apples keep for a very long time in simple conditions. So far, my bush-tree has not been as resistant to powdery mildew as I had hoped - resistance to mildew seems to be only about average. No problems with other pests or diseases. My tree is a part-tip bearer, which I have not seen mentioned in literature (part-tip-bearers are arguably the most attractive-looking trees). This tip-bearing tends to pull the branches down - into the slightly more spreading shape mentioned by Bob. Its growth rate is slightly faster than average.

14 Nov 2011 Bob HaresWORCESTERSHIRE, United Kingdom
Excellent keeper (once used on long voyages by sailing ships for its good keeping qualities) and very good flavour in my opinion. Regular cropper and the apples are very resistant to low temperatures. Should be grown much more than it is as a good garden variety. Fairly upright in growth in its early years but more spreading as the tree develops. Hope this encourages more people to grow it!

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Do you have a tree of this variety in your garden or orchard? If so please register the details here and contribute to our international register of fruit trees.

The following Alfriston trees have been registered - click the name to view more details of each tree.

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  • N. Buck in CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE


Mature heights for Alfriston trees

This table shows the likely mature height for a Alfriston tree taking into account the vigor of the variety, the rootstock, and soil conditions.

Rootstock Soil quality
Poor Below average Average Above average Very good
P22 2.8 ft
0.9 m
3.5 ft
1.1 m
4.2 ft
1.3 m
5.3 ft
1.6 m
6.3 ft
1.9 m
M27 3.2 ft
1.0 m
4.0 ft
1.2 m
4.8 ft
1.5 m
6.0 ft
1.8 m
7.2 ft
2.2 m
M9 4.8 ft
1.5 m
6.0 ft
1.8 m
7.2 ft
2.2 m
9.0 ft
2.8 m
10.8 ft
3.3 m
Bud.9 4.8 ft
1.5 m
6.0 ft
1.8 m
7.2 ft
2.2 m
9.0 ft
2.8 m
10.8 ft
3.3 m
Geneva 11 4.8 ft
1.5 m
6.0 ft
1.8 m
7.2 ft
2.2 m
9.0 ft
2.8 m
10.8 ft
3.3 m
Geneva 16 5.6 ft
1.7 m
7.0 ft
2.1 m
8.4 ft
2.6 m
10.5 ft
3.2 m
12.6 ft
3.9 m
M26 6.0 ft
1.8 m
7.5 ft
2.3 m
9.0 ft
2.8 m
11.3 ft
3.5 m
13.5 ft
4.1 m
Geneva 30 6.4 ft
2.0 m
8.0 ft
2.5 m
9.6 ft
2.9 m
12.0 ft
3.7 m
14.4 ft
4.4 m
MM102 6.4 ft
2.0 m
8.0 ft
2.5 m
9.6 ft
2.9 m
12.0 ft
3.7 m
14.4 ft
4.4 m
M7 7.2 ft
2.2 m
9.0 ft
2.8 m
10.8 ft
3.3 m
13.5 ft
4.1 m
16.2 ft
5.0 m
M116 7.2 ft
2.2 m
9.0 ft
2.8 m
10.8 ft
3.3 m
13.5 ft
4.1 m
16.2 ft
5.0 m
MM106 8.0 ft
2.5 m
10.0 ft
3.1 m
12.0 ft
3.7 m
15.0 ft
4.6 m
18.0 ft
5.5 m
MM111 9.2 ft
2.8 m
11.5 ft
3.5 m
13.8 ft
4.2 m
17.3 ft
5.3 m
20.7 ft
6.3 m
Bud.118 10.4 ft
3.2 m
13.0 ft
4.0 m
15.6 ft
4.8 m
19.5 ft
6.0 m
23.4 ft
7.2 m
M25 11.6 ft
3.6 m
14.5 ft
4.4 m
17.4 ft
5.3 m
21.8 ft
6.7 m
26.1 ft
8.0 m

From an idea by N. Buck - more details.

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