Discovery Eating Apple

First raised in Essex in 1949, this hugely popular eating apple has rosy flesh and a sharp but crisply sweet taste. It was a bumper harvest for UK apples in the autumn of 2015, and a piece on BBC Radio 5 labelled it ‘superb’ in a live taster trial.

The spring blossom starts as pink buds and matures into beautiful white flowers, while the sizable green leaves transition to a vibrant yellow in autumn.

Malus Discovery thrives on most free-draining soils, including heavier clay ones. If you want a tree for its spring flower but have soil too heavy to suit a cherry, then Malus is an excellent alternative, especially if you get autumn fruit thrown in for the autumn!

It is a small growing tree, so it is suited for most gardens.

We recommend rabbit guards for these trees if you live in an area prone to rabbits or deer.

Mature height: 3-7m

Common names

Discovery Eating Apple

Height of tree

3-7m

Soil type

Well drained, Clay, Will tolerate most soil types

Shape

Rounded

Blossom Colour

White

Foliage Colour

Green

Fruit and Nut

Apple

Information Flags

Good for bees

Looks good in

Summer

Location

Garden

Genus

Malus