Apple ‘Grenadier’

In the realm of early cooking apples, ‘Grenadier’ reigns supreme and ripens by mid-August in the UK. This culinary cultivar is particularly well-suited for northerly, colder, and higher rainfall areas. Its fruits, distinctly ribbed and adorned with a pale green skin, gradually transform into a charming pale yellow-green hue. Bursting with a sharp, zesty flavour, these medium to large apples are perfect for pies, crumbles, and desserts. They also cook down effortlessly into a luscious cream-coloured puree. Less vigorous than ‘Bramley’s Seedling,’ where it can be used as a pollinating partner, it boasts resistance to common apple diseases.

Pollination information: This apple belongs to pollination group 3, and is not self fertile, so does not need a pollinating partner to produce a crop of apples. Cross-pollinate with other apples in this group or those from group or those from groups 2 or 4.