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Ashmead’s Kernel Apple

Great addition to hard ciders

Product Description

Intensely flavorful sweet-tart tang
Slightly oblate fruits in shades of russet, gold and green
Stores well for months
One of the most popular English dessert apples
Winter-hardy trees begin bearing at a young age

An English heirloom dating back to the 1700s, Ashmead’s Kernel is celebrated as one of the finest-flavored apples ever grown! This variety produces small to medium fruits with distinctive green-gold-russet skin and yellow flesh that’s aromatic, crisp and richly sweet-tart. Ripening in fall just after Red Delicious, this dessert apple can be enjoyed fresh or makes a sharp addition to ciders or sauces. Picked early, the flavor is lively and tangy, then mellows beautifully after a few weeks in cold storage—and keeps well for 3-4 months. A winter-hardy variety, it begins bearing at a young age, with the best yields occurring with cross pollination. It resists powdery mildew and has moderately good resistance to apple scab. Requires 800-1000 chill hours. Zones 5-9.

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Zone
4-9
Light
Full Sun
Height
25 feet
Spacing
20 - 25 feet
Yield
Typical yield - 30 - 50lbs. Can be prone to light or erratic cropping.

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Zone
4-9
Light
Full Sun
Height
25 feet
Spacing
20 - 25 feet
Yield
Typical yield - 30 - 50lbs. Can be prone to light or erratic cropping.

BloomsLate Spring

Botanical NameMalus domestica 'Ashmead Kernel'

ColorWhite flowers; russetted fruit has green skin with an orange-red blush.

FormFruit tree, apple

FruitSmall to medium russet apples.

Height25 feet

Size2-4 Ft

Spread15 - 25 feet

YieldTypical yield - 30 - 50lbs. Can be prone to light or erratic cropping.

Hardiness Zone4-9
LightFull Sun

Soil RequirementsLoamy Soil, Sandy Soil

Spacing20 - 25 feet

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Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

2026 Spring Shipping Schedule

Fruit Trees

Zones	Shipping Dates	Last Order Date
3A - 5A	3/23/26 - 6/5/26	6/1/26
5B	3/9/26 - 6/5/26	6/1/26
6A - 7A	2/23/26 - 6/5/26	6/1/26
7B - 10B	2/2/26 - 5/8/26	5/4/26

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

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Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

2026 Spring Shipping Schedule

Fruit Trees

Zones	Shipping Dates	Last Order Date
3A - 5A	3/23/26 - 6/5/26	6/1/26
5B	3/9/26 - 6/5/26	6/1/26
6A - 7A	2/23/26 - 6/5/26	6/1/26
7B - 10B	2/2/26 - 5/8/26	5/4/26

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

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