Apple Malus Arthur Turner
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Product description
ARTHUR TURNER
Characteristics
Arthur Turner was introduced in 1915 and is a cooking apple with large yellow-green fruits. It will cook to a delicious yellow puree and requires very little sugar. It is considered one of the best apples for baking.
The fruit lasts well on the tree so can be picked from late August to early November.
Arthur Turner is a good choice for cold and exposed sites. It also has some ornamental qualities as attractive pink flowers cover the tree in April and has good resistance to scab.
Pollination
Pollination group 3 so will cross pollinate with any apple in group 2, 3 and 4.
Rootstock
All of our apple trees are grown on the rootstock MM106; this is a semi vigorous stock that will grow to the ultimate height of 14 to 16 ft (4 metres). It is suitable for growing as espaliers and cordons.
Did you know?
Arthur Turner is the only apple variety to receive the Award of Gardening Merit as a flowering tree in England.
Features
- Mature height
- Very Small up to 5 metres
- Spread
- 0-5 metres
- Shape / habit
- Round Headed
- Open
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Soil type
- All soil types
- Sun levels
- Full sun
- Difficulty / hard to grow
- Medium
- Evergreen / Deciduous
- Deciduous
- Season of interest
- Autumn
- Spring
- Leaf
- Green
- Foliage
- Small leaves
- Flower colour
- Pink
- White
- Flowering type
- Single
- Flowering month
- April
- Fruit pollination group
- Three
- Fruiting period
- August
- September
- October
- Fruit attributes
- Sweet
- Cooking
- Fruit pollination type (SF)
- Dual
- Self Fertile
- Fruit storage period
- August
- September
- October
- November
- Fruit colour
- Yellow
- Green
- Fruit size
- Large
- Uses
- Encourages wildlife
- Bird Food
- Edible Fruit/Nuts
Features
- Mature height
- Very Small up to 5 metres
- Spread
- 0-5 metres
- Shape / habit
- Round Headed
- Open
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Soil type
- All soil types
- Sun levels
- Full sun
- Difficulty / hard to grow
- Medium
- Evergreen / Deciduous
- Deciduous
- Season of interest
- Autumn
- Spring
- Leaf
- Green
- Foliage
- Small leaves
- Flower colour
- Pink
- White
- Flowering type
- Single
- Flowering month
- April
- Fruit pollination group
- Three
- Fruiting period
- August
- September
- October
- Fruit attributes
- Sweet
- Cooking
- Fruit pollination type (SF)
- Dual
- Self Fertile
- Fruit storage period
- August
- September
- October
- November
- Fruit colour
- Yellow
- Green
- Fruit size
- Large
- Uses
- Encourages wildlife
- Bird Food
- Edible Fruit/Nuts
Aftercare
For the continued healthy growth of your trees, shrubs or hedging it is vital that you follow the advice below.
Watering
The main reason that plants die within 12 months of having been planted is lack of water. It is essential throughout the spring and summer, to give a heavy enough watering to enable the water to penetrate right down to the deepest root level of the tree. In hot dry spells give the equivalent of 2 bucketfuls every three days.
Weed Control
One of the most common causes of lack of water is competition from grass. When trees are first establishing, the grass roots would be at the same level as the tree roots and are far more efficient at taking up water and thus choke the tree. It is vital for 3 years after planting that your tree or hedge has a circle or strip one metre wide completely free of grass. The way to eliminate grass in order of effectiveness is:
- Spray off the grass with a glyphosate based weed killer such as Roundup. Apply each year for the first 3 years. It is best applied when the tree is dormant as it is absorbed through green leaves and kills the plant off at the roots.
- Firmly fit a mulch mat around the base of the tree by tucking the edges into the soil and put a thick layer of bark mulch on top of this. This can be done after the initial spraying with glyphosate and should avoid the need for further spraying.
Mowing or strimming is NOT an answer to the problem. Each time you mow, the grass will grow back more vigorously and strimming invariably leads to lacerated trunks.
Staking
If trees are not correctly secured they will rock in the planting pit. Roots not firmly in contact with the soil are unable to take up moisture and nutrients, resulting in die back or death of the tree. Check, particularly after windy weather, that stakes are still solidly in the ground keeping the base of the trunk firm. The purpose of the stakes is to anchor the roots. Flexing in the wind, higher up the trunk, is not necessarily a problem if the roots are firm.
Bellow is list of the correct system to use to secure your trees.
- 40/60, 60/80, 80/100 whips - Unless rabbit/deer problem no need to stake.
- 100/125, 125/150 1.2m Cane and Easi tie.
- 150/175 1.2m square stake and a buckle tie and spacer.
- 175/250, 6/8, 8/10 15L 1.65 Tree stake and a buckle tie and spacer.
- All larger trees. 2 x 1.65 Tree stake and cross rail with 38mm cushion spacer and 1m of 38mm strapping.
Ties
Always use our recommended tree ties or strapping. These are designed and manufactured with the correct amount of give to hold the tree firm without strangling it. They should be checked at the end of each growing season for adjustment as the trunk thickens. Non proprietary materials such as baler twine will cut into the bark and should not be used.
Protection from Animal Damage
Rabbits, deer, sheep, cattle and horses can all potentially damage trees. Ask us for advice on the most appropriate guards for your trees or hedge. Squirrels are also a terrible pest when trees get to about 20ft tall but there is no protection available.
By Nicola Godfrey on 22/05/2014
Hi, I am interested in purchasing 15L pot size tree. Can you tell me if the height quoted of 6-9ft is its current size or the size it will reach when mature?
By Simon on 24/05/2014
Hello Nicola,
That is the current size, all of our fruit are on root-stocks that will ultimately get to 14-16ft. The Apples are on MM106.
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Simon
By Lin oakley on 15/10/2019
Which apple small apple tree would be happy to live in a pot?
By Simon on 21/10/2019
Hello Lin,
All of our apple trees are on the semi-vigorous rootstock MM106, which means they will all broadly reach around 4m / 16ft. This is too large to ultimately be happy in a pot, so i would recommend looking for apples on smaller rootstocks, such as M27.