Stepover trees are used primarily for edging a border or pathway or to divide the kitche/vegetable garden. These very tiny trees are just 18” in height with two side laterals from the main stem forming a capital ‘T’ shape. The stepover tree is an ormamental addition to your garden and these trees are grown on the smallest avaailable rootstock, M27. Plant 120-150cm’s apart. One of the best garden cookers, being fertile, easy to pollinate, trouble free and prolific. Bountiful apple tree was raised by EMRS Kent in 1964 from a cross between Cox’s Orange and Lanes Prince Albert. Bountiful stepover – Season: Harvest from early October; stores very well – into the Spring. Bountiful stepover tree – appearance: Medium sized, shiny skin of clean medium green, with just the occassional brownish orange flush on the sunny side. Bountiful apple trees – flavour: Much sweeter than most cookers, it can be enjoyed without the addition of sugar. When cooked keeps some shape but is tender and juicy. Uses: Bountiful is a dynamic variety, being a very good culinary apple but is sweet enough for dessert use also later on. Cropping & Growth A compact and freely spurring little tree that is hardy and quite disease resistant. Bountiful - Pollination: Pollination group is ‘B’ so choose any varieties in that group to partner. Bountiful is generally easy to pollinate with many other varieties, and also a good polinator itself.
