Limelight apple
Developed by UK apple breeder H. Ermen, based on the Greensleeves apple from East Malling Research Station.
A wonderfully attractive crisp and refreshing apple with a smooth yellow/green skin. A modern variety developed in Kent by Hugh Ermen with the amateur gardener and small grower in mind, this apple is an improved 'Greensleeves' type and is ready for picking in September.
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Summary
- Species: Malus domestica
- Parentage: Discovery and Greensleaves
- Origin: England, United Kingdom
- Introduced: Hugh Ermen, 1980s
- Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 104000
Using
- Good for eating fresh
- Good for juice
- Flavour quality: Good
- Flavour style: Sharper
- Ripening period: Mid season
- Use / keeping: 2-3 weeks
Growing
- Cropping: Heavy
- Flowering group: 3
- Fertility: Self-sterile
- Triploid: No
- Vigour: Slightly small
- Gardening skill: Very easy
- General disease resistance: Good
Climate
- Suitable for temperate climates
- Suitable for NW. Scotland?: Yes
- Suitable for N. England?: Yes
Relationships to other varieties
Parents and other ancestors of this variety:
- Discovery (parent)
- Greensleeves (parent)
See also:
- Herefordshire Russet - Also developed by Hugh Ermen
- Scrumptious - Also developed by Hugh Ermen
Limelight identification photos from official fruit collections
Limelight identification photos from website visitors
Fruit tree register
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 Limelight trees have been registered - click the name to view more details of each tree.
You can also view these trees on a map.
United Kingdom
- Angus Gordon Basil in BARNSTAPLE, DEVON
- John Dench in ETCHINGHAM, EAST SUSSEX
- Lyn Eryl Jones in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Meadowcopse in CHESTER, CHESHIRE
- Michael Lane in AUCHENMALG, WIGTOWNSHIRE
- Stan Watt in GARDENSTOWN, ABERDEENSHIRE
Latest Spring blossom records for this variety
2011 season
- 3rd May 2011 - tree owned by Stan in GARDENSTOWN, United Kingdom
2009 season
- May 2009 - tree owned by Lyn in Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Latest harvest records for this variety
2011 season
2009 season
- September 2009 - tree owned by Lyn in Cambridge, United Kingdom
Mature heights for Limelight trees
This table shows the likely mature height for a Limelight 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 | 2.1 ft 0.6 m |
2.6 ft 0.8 m |
3.2 ft 1.0 m |
3.7 ft 1.1 m |
4.2 ft 1.3 m |
| M27 | 2.4 ft 0.7 m |
3.0 ft 0.9 m |
3.6 ft 1.1 m |
4.2 ft 1.3 m |
4.8 ft 1.5 m |
| M9 | 3.6 ft 1.1 m |
4.5 ft 1.4 m |
5.4 ft 1.7 m |
6.3 ft 1.9 m |
7.2 ft 2.2 m |
| Bud.9 | 3.6 ft 1.1 m |
4.5 ft 1.4 m |
5.4 ft 1.7 m |
6.3 ft 1.9 m |
7.2 ft 2.2 m |
| Geneva 16 | 3.6 ft 1.1 m |
4.5 ft 1.4 m |
5.4 ft 1.7 m |
6.3 ft 1.9 m |
7.2 ft 2.2 m |
| Geneva 11 | 4.2 ft 1.3 m |
5.3 ft 1.6 m |
6.3 ft 1.9 m |
7.4 ft 2.3 m |
8.4 ft 2.6 m |
| M26 | 4.5 ft 1.4 m |
5.6 ft 1.7 m |
6.8 ft 2.1 m |
7.9 ft 2.4 m |
9.0 ft 2.8 m |
| Geneva 30 | 4.8 ft 1.5 m |
6.0 ft 1.8 m |
7.2 ft 2.2 m |
8.4 ft 2.6 m |
9.6 ft 2.9 m |
| MM102 | 4.8 ft 1.5 m |
6.0 ft 1.8 m |
7.2 ft 2.2 m |
8.4 ft 2.6 m |
9.6 ft 2.9 m |
| M7 | 5.4 ft 1.7 m |
6.8 ft 2.1 m |
8.1 ft 2.5 m |
9.5 ft 2.9 m |
10.8 ft 3.3 m |
| M116 | 5.4 ft 1.7 m |
6.8 ft 2.1 m |
8.1 ft 2.5 m |
9.5 ft 2.9 m |
10.8 ft 3.3 m |
| MM106 | 6.0 ft 1.8 m |
7.5 ft 2.3 m |
9.0 ft 2.8 m |
10.5 ft 3.2 m |
12.0 ft 3.7 m |
| MM111 | 7.2 ft 2.2 m |
9.0 ft 2.8 m |
10.8 ft 3.3 m |
12.6 ft 3.9 m |
14.4 ft 4.4 m |
| Bud.118 | 7.8 ft 2.4 m |
9.8 ft 3.0 m |
11.7 ft 3.6 m |
13.7 ft 4.2 m |
15.6 ft 4.8 m |
| M25 | 9.0 ft 2.8 m |
11.3 ft 3.5 m |
13.5 ft 4.1 m |
15.8 ft 4.8 m |
18.0 ft 5.5 m |
From an idea by N. Buck - more details.
Where to buy apple trees
The following fruit tree nurseries offer Limelight apple trees for sale:
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Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK)
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Where to buy apples
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