Falstaff

Falstaff is a reliable modern dessert apple developed in Kent, producing crisp, juicy fruit with excellent balanced flavour.

Sweet-sharp at harvest, the apples mellow beautifully in storage, becoming sweeter and softer textured over time.

Features

• Crisp and juicy dessert apple with very good flavour
• Sweet-sharp when freshly harvested
• Develops sweeter flavour and balanced acidity in storage
• Moderately vigorous upright-spreading tree with slightly weeping habit
• Spur-bearing and highly productive
• Reliable annual cropper
  
• Excellent modern garden and orchard variety

Origins / Notes

Developed at the East Malling Research Station in Kent and introduced in 1966. Falstaff quickly became popular for its dependable cropping, excellent flavour, and adaptability to UK growing conditions.

Disease Resistance

Resistant to powdery mildew.

Pollination Season

Mid-season

Harvesting Season

Mid to late season, typically late September to October.

Storage

Stores for up to 4 months in cold storage. Best eating window is from autumn into mid-winter, when flavour mellows and sweetness develops further.

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