uses - cooking & eating.

Fruits have coarse, but tender flesh with a subacid flavour.

November 2023

This tree was pruned to start the shaping process for future growth. The tree will form side shoots, that will eventually form an open centered goblet shape. 

The tree in its initial single stemmed growth form is called a maiden. 

on MM106 root stock  

Most fruit trees are grafted. That is the roots are are not the same as the above ground part. So you can select not only the variety of fruit, but how you want it to grow. 

https://www.rhs.org.uk/fruit/fruit-trees/rootstocks

Name of rootstock: MM106 (semi-dwarfing)

Suitable for: All forms except standards

Start fruiting: After three or four years

Ultimate height as trained as bush: 3-4m (10-13ft) x 4m (13ft)

Growing conditions: Tolerant of a range of soils including grassed orchards and poor soils. The most widely used rootstock, but unsuitable for small gardens.

Staking: 5 years; longer in exposed locations

Spacing: 3.6 (12ft) with 4.5m (15ft) between the rows