Cordon Apple 'Isaac Newton's Tree'

Malus domestica 'Isaac Newton's Tree'

NEW! A direct descendent of one of the most historically important trees in Britain, a celebrated national treasure for over 300 years. As legend goes, Newton was sitting under an apple tree when an apple fell on his head, leading him to think of the Universal Law of Gravitation. Although the story is almost certainly embellished, the original tree from where the apple is thought to have fallen still stands in his garden at Woolsthorpe Manor, near Grantham, Lincolnshire. Despite falling over in a storm in 1814 it is still growing well having rooted where the trunk touched the ground. Grafts were taken in the early 19th century and in 1940 material from these trees were transferred to East Malling, Kent. It is from this tree that this Issac Newton’s Tree has been propagated, offering a rare opportunity to grow a piece of history in your own garden. It seems certain that the original tree in Newton’s garden is the ‘Flower of Kent’, first recorded in Kent in 1629.  A first rate cooker, the large green fruits flush red in direct sunlight and cook to a delicately flavoured, sweet puree.

Pollination: Group B.

Season: Nov - Jan.

Tree Form: Cordon.

Available for delivery: late November - early May.