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One Planet Organics

Plum Vite Apple Tree

Dessert & cooking apple tree with juicy, sweet-sharp fruit, ready for harvest early in the season.

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Plum Vite is a dual-purpose apple tree producing juicy, sweet-sharp fruit ideal for fresh eating, cooking, or puree.

Fruit Features:

  • Soft texture with a rich, fruity flavour
  • Cooks to a delicate puree, unsurpassed among early cookers
  • Ready early in the season

Tree Features:

  • Moderately vigorous, upright growth
  • Naturally resistant to scab and other diseases
  • Reliable annual crops

Origins:
Plum Vite originates from Exeter in Devon, bred to provide an early, versatile apple suitable for both eating and cooking.

Pollination 

Pollination is Mid Season

Available on Rootstock 
  • M26 
  • MM106    (please select the rootstock you want below)

Please refer to our Rootstock Guide for more information

Help selecting your organic apple tree 

You might want to have a read of our Guide - How to Choose the Right Apple Tree - that gives an overview of all the decisions you'll need to make and tips on how to make them. 


Choosing a Rootstock

Whereas varieties determine the type of apple you get, the rootstock determines the growing characteristics, vigour and ultimate height of the tree.

Selecting the right rootstock for your site and preference is just as important as the variety you chose. The different rootstocks we graft with and their uses are listed below.

M26 – Semi dwarf. Up to 3m high. Requires staking. Used for bush trees. Suitable for small gardens & allotments, for training into cordons & espaliers. Startsbfruiting after 2-3 years. Space bush trees 2-4m apart.

M116 – Medium. A semi-vigorous rootstock, with trees growing up to 3-4m high. Good for wet soil conditions. Start fruiting after 3-4 years.  Space trees 3.6m with 4.5m between the rows.

MM106 – Medium. A semi-vigorous rootstock, with trees growing up to 3-4m high. Good for half standards, espaliers, cordons. Start fruiting after 3-4 years. Space trees 3.6m with 4.5m between the rows.     

M111 – Large. A vigorous rootstock, with trees growing up to 4m high. Tolerates wet ground, more exposed sites, higher altitudes, and shallower soil conditions, has good disease resistance. Good for farms, larger smallholdings. Start fruiting after 4-5 years   Space trees 4-6m apart with 6m between the rows.

M25– Very Large. A very vigorous rootstock, with trees growing up to 6m (20ft) high. Grow as full or half standard. Ideal in poorer soil in exposed sites. Not ideal for the most gardens unless the soil is poor. Start fruiting after 5-6 years.  Space trees 4.5m apart with 6m between the rows.

Pollination Group

Early Season

For more information about pollination groups, please click here.

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