A very beautiful heirloom apple that stores well.
Stoke Red Apple on G.41 (Spring 2025)
A traditional vintage-quality, bittersharp cider apple from England. Also known as Neverblight, Stoke's Red.
Late blooming and late ripening, Stoke's Red is cold-hardy and highly resistant–perhaps immune–to scab. On the down side, it is slow to bear and susceptible to fireblight. The tree is moderately vigorous, spreading, and has a tendency to biennialism; it should be well thinned in years when it crops heavily. This tree is an excellent pollenizer for other late-blooming varieties.
Stoke Red is an English heirloom apple originating from Somerset that yields a vintage-quality bittersharp juice (suitable for a single-variety cider) with a perfect tannin/acid balance. The fruit is small, red striped over yellow, and slightly flat. The white flesh is tinged red, soft, and juicy. Gary Moulton from WSU writes: "Stoke Red is quite disease resistant and a very late bittersharp; makes an excellent cider second only to Kingston Black. Tree habit not favorable, as it has more of a bush habit. For some of our more dense orchards that might not be a bad thing." From WSU: Tannin (percent tannic acid) 0.28; Acid (percent malic acid) 0.66; pH 3.49; SG 1.045; oBrix 11.7.
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Heirloom, Cider
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: cider
Cider classification: bittersharp
Storage duration: (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: unknown
Origin: Stoke, Somerset, England
Introduced in:
Introduced by:
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 7
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Oct 27 (approximate, in New York State) + 42 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: G.41 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 8'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Apple Scab: Very Resistant
Fireblight: Susceptible
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 5
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Stoke Red Apple on G.41. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.
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Macoun Apple on G.41 | 342 |
Dabinett Apple on G.41 | 298 |
Chisel Jersey Apple on G.41 | 259 |
Sweet Coppin Apple on G.41 | 233 |
Redfield Apple on G.41 | 223 |
Brown Snout Apple on G.41 | 220 |
Campfield Apple on G.41 | 201 |
Graniwinkle Apple on G.41 | 188 |
Tolman Sweet Apple on G.41 | 168 |
Harrison Apple on G.41 | 149 |
Cortland Apple on G.41 | 140 |
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