Discovery Apple Fruit Tree – M26 Semi-Dwarf Rootstock – Large 5–6ft Tall in a 7.5 Litre Pot – Early Season Dessert Apple – By Direct Plants
Enjoy delicious homegrown apples earlier in the season with the outstanding Discovery Apple Tree, supplied here as a premium large specimen approximately 5–6ft tall in a 7.5 litre pot, professionally grafted onto M26 semi-dwarf rootstock by Direct Plants. Carefully grown and selected at our award-winning family nursery in Norfolk, this exceptional fruit tree is renowned for producing heavy crops of crisp, juicy apples with a wonderfully sweet flavour and attractive bright red skin.
Discovery is one of the UK's favourite early dessert apple varieties, producing beautiful apples that are perfect for eating fresh straight from the tree. With its crisp white flesh, refreshing sweetness, and slight strawberry-like flavour, Discovery is often one of the first apples ready for harvest each year, making it a fantastic choice for extending your fruit season.
Grafted onto M26 semi-dwarf rootstock, this tree is ideal for modern gardens where space is limited. It produces excellent yields while maintaining a compact, manageable size, making pruning, harvesting, and maintenance simple for gardeners of all experience levels.
During spring, the tree produces masses of beautiful white blossom tinged with soft pink, attracting bees and other beneficial pollinators. By late summer, attractive bright red apples are ready for picking and enjoying fresh.
Supplied as a strong, healthy, well-established specimen in a large 7.5 litre pot, this premium fruit tree provides instant impact and excellent establishment potential.
(Malus domestica 'Discovery' on M26 Rootstock – Deciduous Fruit Tree, approx. 8–10ft / 2.5–3m at maturity depending on pruning and growing conditions)
Spring:
Masses of fragrant white blossom with soft pink buds create a beautiful display while attracting bees and pollinators.
Summer:
Fresh green foliage forms a healthy canopy while the colourful apples develop.
Late Summer Harvest:
Produces generous crops of crisp, juicy bright red apples with sweet, refreshing flavour, making Discovery one of the earliest apples ready to harvest.
Autumn Colour:
Leaves develop attractive golden-yellow shades before leaf fall, providing additional seasonal beauty.
Habit:
Develops into a compact, rounded fruit tree with excellent branching, making it ideal for gardens, patios, kitchen gardens, and home orchards.
Fully hardy and easy to grow, Discovery on M26 rootstock thrives in fertile, well-drained soil and performs best in a sunny position.
• One of Britain's favourite early dessert apples
• Sweet, crisp apples with a refreshing flavour
• Beautiful bright red fruits
• One of the earliest apple varieties to harvest
• Grafted onto M26 semi-dwarf rootstock for compact growth
• Easy to maintain and harvest
• Heavy cropping and reliable year after year
• Beautiful spring blossom attracts bees and pollinators
• Smaller gardens and home orchards
• Kitchen gardens and edible landscapes
• Growing your own dessert apples
• Family gardens
• Patio and productive planting schemes
• Gardeners wanting an early apple harvest
• Plant in fertile, well-drained soil in a sunny position
• Water regularly during the first growing season until established
• Apply mulch annually to retain moisture and suppress weeds
• Prune during winter to maintain shape and encourage productive fruiting
• Feed each spring with a suitable fruit tree fertiliser for optimum crops
• Plant with a compatible pollination partner nearby for the heaviest and most reliable harvests.
• Discovery Apple Fruit Tree
• Grafted onto M26 semi-dwarf rootstock
• Approx. 5–6ft tall
• Supplied in a large 7.5 litre pot with strong established roots
• Premium large specimen for instant impact
• Beautiful white spring blossom
• Produces sweet, crisp early-season dessert apples
• Ideal mature height approximately 8–10ft
• Easier harvesting and maintenance
• Hardy deciduous fruit tree
• Excellent for gardens and home orchards
• Check out our planting guide to help your fruit tree thrive
Our range of fruit trees is professionally grown and selected at our nursery in Norfolk. We specialise in large, established trees that provide instant impact and long-term value, delivered directly to your door in our bespoke, high-quality live tree packaging via one of our trusted couriers.
All our fruit trees are fully hardy outdoor varieties suitable for most garden soil types and planting schemes. Our M26 rootstock trees are ideal for gardeners wanting outstanding fruit production from a compact, manageable tree.
From Direct Plants, an award-winning nursery and trusted family brand, known for producing strong, healthy, high-quality trees and plants.
You will receive 1 Discovery Apple Fruit Tree, grafted onto M26 semi-dwarf rootstock, approximately 5–6ft tall in a 7.5 litre pot – a premium fruit tree producing delicious early-season sweet red apples, perfect for smaller gardens, kitchen gardens, and productive home orchards.
