Apple Duo Family Tree

A pair of delicious apple varieties grafted onto one apple tree!Apple Duo Family Tree is the perfect option for maximising space. This Duo Apple has been carefully grafted onto a semi-dwarfing MM106 roostock with two popular, reliable varieties selected for their suitability for the UK climate and their excellent flavour. Apple 'Golden Delicious' is a good variety for the warmer parts of the UK, which can be used both as a dessert and cooking apple. This easy-to-grow variety produces reliably heavy crops of yellow-skinned apples. The key is to wait until they turn bright yellow when they develop an exceptional honeyed sweetness and crunchy texture not normally associated with Golden Delicious in the supermarket. The fruit has superb storage ability, lasting through to March in good conditions. RHS Award of Garden Merit.Apple ‘Gala’ is a well known supermarket dessert variety producing thin-skinned fruits with a rich, sweet flavour. Fruits are ready for harvesting in September/October and are delicious eaten fresh or pressed into sweet juice that is good for blending with sharper varieties. Surplus crops can be stored through to January. RHS Award of Garden Merit.Apple Duo Family Tree has been grafted onto a dwarf rootstock, making it ideal for growing in a large container on a sunny patio, terrace or courtyard. An additional feature is provided by pinkish-white blossom in spring, making Apple Duo Family Tree a stunning ornamental tree as well. MM106 - Semi-dwarfing rootstock reaching a mature height of up to 4m (13ft). Spread: 2m (6.5ft).Apple ‘Golden Delicious’ - Pollination group: 4 Partially self-fertile. Harvest: mid-October to mid-NovemberApple ‘Gala’ - Pollination group: 4 Partially self-fertile. Harvest: September/OctoberThese two varieties will pollinate each other.Estimated time to cropping once planted: 2 years.Estimated time to best yields: 5 years.