Fruit tree height calculator
The mature height of a fruit tree is traditionally considered to be determined by the rootstock. However the natural vigour of the chosen variety (the scion vigour), and the quality of the soil also have a big effect. Our tree height calculator uses a formula to relate these 3 factors to predict the mature height of your fruit tree more accurately than is possible if just using the rootstock.
Use the form below to compare up to 3 variations at a time. The tree height calculator is particularly useful if you want to know what rootstock or variety combination will produce a tree of the desired height for a particular location in your garden.
Variety vigour*
Here is a list of varieties broken down by vigour:
Weak growing- Allens Everlasting,
- Bolero,
- Court Pendu Plat,
- Golden Spire,
- Greensleeves,
- Harry Masters Jersey,
- Herefordshire Russet,
- Honeycrisp,
- Junami,
- Michelin,
- Reverend W Wilks,
- Rosette,
- Yellow Ingestrie
Slightly small
- Adam's Pearmain,
- Alkmene,
- Ananas Reinette,
- Baumann's Reinette,
- Braddick's Nonpareil,
- Brownlees russet,
- Calville Blanc d'Hiver,
- Christmas Pearmain,
- Crawley Beauty,
- D'Arcy Spice,
- Discovery,
- Edward VII,
- Egremont Russet,
- Elstar,
- Falstaff,
- Fiesta,
- Gavin,
- Golden Noble,
- GoldRush,
- Grenadier,
- Idared,
- Jester,
- Keswick Codlin,
- King of the Pippins,
- Lane's Prince Albert,
- Laxton's Fortune,
- Limelight,
- Mairac®,
- Merton Knave,
- Merton Worcester,
- Pixie,
- Red Falstaff,
- Red Windsor,
- Saint Edmund's Pippin,
- Scrumptious,
- Sturmer Pippin,
- Winston,
- Worcester Pearmain
Average growth
- Akane,
- Alderman,
- Allington Pippin,
- Almata,
- Ambrosia,
- Apricot,
- Arlet,
- Arthur Turner,
- Arthur W Barnes,
- Ashmead's Kernel,
- Barnack Beauty,
- Baya® Marisa,
- Beeley Pippin,
- Benoni,
- Bismarck,
- Bonza,
- Bountiful,
- Braeburn,
- Catshead,
- Cellini,
- Charles Ross,
- Chieftain,
- Chivers Delight,
- Cockpit Improved,
- Cox's Orange Pippin,
- Dorsett Golden,
- Duke of Devonshire,
- Ellison's Orange,
- Empire,
- Fameuse,
- Fuji,
- Gala,
- George Cave,
- Ginger Gold,
- Golden Delicious,
- Golden Reinette,
- Granny Smith,
- Grimes Golden,
- Honey Pippin,
- Ingrid Marie,
- Jazz,
- Jonathan,
- Kidd's Orange Red,
- Kingston Black,
- Lady Sudeley,
- Lord Hindlip,
- Lord Lambourne,
- Margil,
- McIntosh,
- Meridian,
- Merton Prolific,
- Nonpareil,
- Norfolk Royal,
- Orleans Reinette,
- Pink Lady®,
- Pinova,
- Queen Cox,
- Rajka,
- Red Delicious,
- Red Devil,
- Red Jonaprince PROBABLY THE SAME AS RED PRINCE,
- Red Jonathan,
- Red June,
- Red Prince,
- Red Rome,
- Ribston Pippin,
- Rubens®,
- Rubinette,
- Sans Pareil,
- Sansa,
- Saturn,
- Scotch Bridget,
- Spartan,
- Stoke Red,
- Sundance,
- Sundowner®,
- Sunrise,
- Sunset,
- Winesap,
- Zabergau Reinette
Slightly large
- Annie Elizabeth,
- Ard Cairn Russet,
- Baldwin,
- Beacon,
- Beauty of Bath,
- Burgundy,
- Candy Crisp®,
- Cheerfull Gold,
- Chisel Jersey,
- Claygate Pearmain,
- Coeur de Boeuf,
- Duchess of Oldenburg,
- Dumelow's Seedling,
- Enterprise,
- Esopus Spitzenburg,
- Feltham Beauty,
- Golden Russet,
- Holstein,
- Irish Peach,
- James Grieve,
- Katy,
- Liberty,
- Lord Derby,
- Newtown Pippin,
- Norfolk Beauty,
- Oriole,
- Redfree,
- Roxbury Russet,
- Scotch Dumpling,
- Tom Putt,
- Tydeman's Early Worcester,
- Wickson,
- Winter Gem,
- Zestar!
Large
- Alexander,
- Antonovka,
- Ariane,
- Arkansas Black,
- Beauty of Hampshire,
- Belle de Boskoop,
- Charden,
- Cornish Aromatic,
- Dalitron,
- Florina,
- Gascoyne's Scarlet,
- Gravenstein,
- Howgate Wonder,
- Jonagold,
- Jupiter,
- King of Tompkins County,
- King's Acre Pippin,
- Laxton's Superb,
- Lodi,
- Monarch,
- Morgan Sweet,
- Mutsu,
- Newton Wonder,
- Northern Spy,
- Reinette du Canada,
- Reinette Grise du Canada,
- Rhode Island Greening,
- Siberian Crab,
- Tydeman's Late Orange
Very large