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Kentish Fillbasket Scionwood

Scionwood is not a tree, yet!

Scionwood, or scions (pronounced 'sigh-ons'), are the young, one-year shoots you graft with in order to propagate a variety. If you want to propagate a Gala apple tree, for example, you would graft with Gala scionwood!

We collect these scions from trees in our test orchards and are happy to be able to offer rare/heritage varieties!

For more information on scionwood and grafting, click HERE!

History: Originating in Kent, England sometime before 1820, Kentish Fillbasket was named for its exceptionally large fruit. Similar to other English varieties like Bramley's Seedling, it is primarily known as a cooking apple. 

Why We Grow It: These large, red apples boast a high acid content along with high sugars and a strong fruity flavour, making them excellent cooking apples. Like other English cooking apples, it breaks down when cooked.

$8.50

Propagation Material:

10 low in stock

Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Fresh eating, baking, cooking, sauce

Fruit Size: Large

Storage: Keeps until March when stored in refrigerated conditions

Harvest: October - Early

Plant Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 4

Flowering Time: Middle

Pollination Requirements: Triploid. This variety is sterile and cannot pollinate other trees. Requires a pollinator of a different apple variety that blooms around the same time in order to produce fruit.

Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

General Growth Habit: Vigorous with an upright growth habit, produces good crops. Susceptible to scab.

Shipping: Scionwood can be shipped anytime in the spring, although we generally recommend that customers receive their scionwood by mid-April at the latest to ensure it arrives dormant. We can hold it longer if customers accept the risk that the scionwood may start breaking dormancy after this time.

Pickup: We will notify you as soon as your scionwood is ready. We recommend picking it up as soon as you are able and storing it at home.

Click HERE for tips on storing scionwood!

CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

Each scion will have at least 2-4 grafts' worth of material and ideally will be approximately 12-18" or 30cm+ long. Since we specialize in so many varieties/species, there will be natural differences in growth habit and vigour so some varieties may be shorter or thinner. We will provide the best quality we can, within natural restraints.

If a scion is less than 6" or 15cm, it will be discounted accordingly.

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