Which apples are self-pollinating?

Would you like to have an apple tree in your garden, too?

But do you only have room for one tree or sapling?

Then choose a self-pollinating apple!

In order to bear fruit, most apple trees need another apple tree.

This must be a different variety, with the same flowering period. The bees will then ensure that the apples pollinate each other. This is called cross-pollination.

Although cross-pollination is necessary for many apple varieties, there are also self-pollinating apple trees (also known as self-fertile). These do not need a second apple tree to produce apples.

Self-pollinating apple trees are ideal for a small garden.

Since you don't need a second tree, you save a lot of space. That's handy if your yard isn't very big.

Which apples are self-pollinating?

In the list below, you'll find well-known self-pollinating apple trees (Malus domestica).

• Benoni
• Sweet Flower (sweet bloemee)
• Bellefleur from Brabant
• Ecolette
• Elstar
• Gloster
• Groninger Kroon
• Jonagold
• Gypsy Woman
• Sweet Crown

Higher yield?

Although self-pollinating varieties do not need another tree, the yield is often higher or of better quality if a second apple tree is within reach. In practice, some varieties are only partially self-pollinating, such as Elstar and Jonagold.

Incidentally, a pollinator doesn't have to be a large tree; it can also be a low-stemmed tree, a columnar tree, or an ornamental apple tree.

Check out these self-pollinating fruit trees as well:

Self-Pollinating Cherry Varieties

Self-Pollinating Pear Varieties

Self-Pollinating Plum Varieties