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Ashmead’s Kernel on M111 Bare Root Apple Tree
Ashmead’s Kernel on M111 Bare Root Apple Tree
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Small to medium russeted apples with aromatic, crisp, complex sweet-tart flesh. Useful for dessert, sauce, or cider.
Winter 2027 reservation · No payment when you submit your request.
Quick Facts
| Format | Bare root · dormant young tree, without a pot or soil |
|---|---|
| Fruit type | Apple |
| Winter chill | 800–1,000 hours estimated; a higher-chill heirloom that may be poorly suited to some mild-winter South Orange County sites |
| Pollination | Partner Recommended |
| Listed rootstock | MM.111 |
| Harvest season | Cultivar-specific timing needs confirmation; local weather affects ripening. |
| Mature size | Confirm for the supplied cultivar/rootstock and intended pruning plan. |
| Season | Winter 2027 · allocation and delivery date confirmed individually |
Fruit & pollination
Partly self-fruitful; best crops with cross-pollination.
Check bloom overlap before choosing a partner. Chill estimates describe winter cooling, not frost hardiness; coastal and inland Orange County sites differ.
Understand your rootstock
A semi-vigorous apple rootstock producing a larger tree than M7 in many settings; valued for anchorage and adaptability, but still needs pruning and room to grow. The rootstock influences vigor and site adaptation but does not guarantee a specific mature height. Learn how fruit-tree rootstocks work.
Sun, soil & irrigation
Full sun, well-drained soil, consistent deep irrigation during establishment, dormant structural pruning, fruit thinning as needed, and monitoring for codling moth and fire blight.
Planting your bare-root tree
- Keep roots cool, shaded and moist until prompt planting.
- Spread roots naturally in a wide hole. Set the root flare at finished grade and keep any graft union above the soil.
- Backfill, water thoroughly and add mulch clear of the trunk. Avoid fertilizer-heavy backfill and waterlogged soil.
Your first year
Focus on roots and branch structure. Check moisture regularly, adjust irrigation with weather, remove rootstock suckers, and follow species-appropriate pruning and fruit-thinning guidance. Meaningful crops may take several growing seasons.
Reserve Now — what happens next?
- Select your quantity and click Reserve Now. Submit the reservation without paying.
- We verify supplier availability, health, variety, rootstock, final price and delivery.
- After confirmation, prepay the secure invoice for your trees and applicable delivery.
- Optional installation is quoted separately and paid after completion on installation day.
Delivery only; no nursery pickup. Shared-route delivery starts at $99 for tree-only subtotals of $299 or less and is free for tree-only subtotals greater than $299, subject to confirmed service area, access and route terms. Any exception is quoted before payment.
Serving Laguna Beach and South Orange County. Browse the Winter 2027 collection or ask us to help choose your trees.
Featured photography is representative, not a photograph of the nursery tree supplied.
Image credit: Ashmead's Kernel fruit cultivar photograph; representative only, not the actual tree. USDA, Ashmead's Kernel, public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ashmead%27s_Kernel.JPG
Cultivar and care references: Dave Wilson Nursery fruit variety catalog · UC IPM: Planting Fruit and Nut Trees · UC Master Gardeners: Backyard Orchard—Orange County
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