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 available rootstock, M27. Plant 120-150cm’s apart. Discovery is an Essex raised variety, believed to be a Worcester x Beauty of Bath cross. This famous variety is probably the best early dessert apple. One of the best and most popular of garden varieties. Discovery stepover Apple tree – Season: Enjoy straight from the tree, from early August through to mid September. Discovery Apple - appearance: A medium sized apple partly or completely covered by a spread of glorious crimson red. Base colour is yellow-green. Discovery apple trees – flavour: Clean white flesh with a pleasant, sweet, clean and refreshing flavour. Has a pleasing scent when freshly picked. Uses: A dessert apple through and through. Cropping & Growth A tree of medium vigour, freely cropping and generally trouble free. Discovery - Pollination: ‘B’ Pollination group, so use varieties with the same or adjacent pollinating prefixes. Some suggested varieties are given here: Cox's Orange Pippin Bakers Delicious Alkmene Arthur Turner Bountiful Crimson Queening
