Apple (Malus) James Grieve - 12L

James Grieve is a well known, well flavoured early dessert apple. Red flush stripes over pale green with a creamy white, juicy, rather soft flesh. Excellent refreshing flavour and a reliable cropper. A deservedly popular apple which is grown commercially in the UK, usually as a pollinator for Cox. Can be used for eating, juicing and cooking, keeps its shape when cooked and is known to be one of the best apples to accompany a cheese board!

Root Stock: M26
Semi Dwarf. Useful for those wanting a cmpact free-standing tree. There is enough vigour for covering walls as fan-trained trees and spur pruned forms such as traditional crodons. Requires support on most sites. Good for bush and cordons in limited spaces..

Planting Guide:
1. Choose a well drained position. Dig a square hole slightly larger than the pot, loosen the soil in the bottom.

2. Add some compost, a handful of bone meal or sprinkle mycorrhizal fungi over the root ball.

3. Make sure when planting that the trunk of the tree is not buried below the soil.

4. The tree stake should be at an angle, attached about 18 inches up the stem, with the stake on the side that the wind blows from, and the point of the stake driven into firm ground.

5. Note that the 3 ft diameter circle around the tree is free from grass, this means your tree is not competing with the grass for water.

6. The tree tie should be attached in a figure of eight, this provides a cushion between the stake and the stem of the tree.

7. Make sure your tree stays well-watered whilst it has leaves on and check the stake and tie are secure after blustery nights.