The apple shop
Fact-checked printables for the garden, the kitchen table and the classroom, plus a short list of trees, tools and books. Every purchase helps keep this site free.
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Apple printables
Fact-checked PDFs in A4 and US Letter, sold as instant downloads from the ReallyByte store.
Grow-Your-Own Apple Tree Planner & Calendar
A month-by-month growing calendar, a rootstock chooser, a pollination partner planner, planting and pruning checklists and a tree record, for one tree or a whole orchard
Apple Varieties & Pollination Guide
The RHS flowering groups made simple, a partner-finder worksheet, triploids explained and 15 famous variety cards with their stories and Brogdale blossom dates
Apple Harvest Log & Orchard Record Book
Blossom diary, thinning log, harvest log, storage checks and tasting notes, year after year
Apple Pest & Problem ID Charts
Codling moth, scab, canker, woolly aphid, brown rot, bitter pit and more: what to look for, when, and what the RHS suggests, plus a garden check sheet
From Blossom to Apple: Kids’ Worksheets
Where apples come from, for ages 5 to 10: the apple year, parts of an apple, bees and blossom, apple maths, a maze and colouring, with answer keys
Apple History & Facts Poster Set
Six fact-checked posters, from the Tien Shan mountains to Newton’s tree and Apple Day
Best valueThe Complete Apple Printables Bundle
All six packs plus a guide, A4 and US Letter, in one download.
Free sample
Try before you buy: a free 7-page apple printables sample, with a calendar page, three variety cards, a colouring page and a poster from four of the packs. A4 PDF (1.2 MB) or US Letter PDF (1.2 MB).
Trees, tools & books
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Trees
- Apple trees (affiliate link)Check the rootstock on the label before you buy: it decides how big the tree gets.
- Dwarf apple trees for pots (affiliate link)Look for M9 or M26 on the label if it’s going in a container.
- Family apple trees (affiliate link)Three varieties grafted onto one tree, for gardens with room for one.
- Crab apple trees (affiliate link)They flower heavily for a long time, which makes them handy pollinators for apples.
Planting and feeding
- Tree stakes and ties (affiliate link)Dwarfing rootstocks such as M9 need staking for good.
- Large plant pots (affiliate link)At least 45cm (18in) across for an apple in a container.
- John Innes No 3 compost (affiliate link)The loam-based compost the RHS suggests for apples in pots.
- High-potassium fruit feeds (affiliate link)Liquid feeds for apples in pots, through the growing season.
- Garden mulch (affiliate link)A layer round young trees keeps weeds and grass down and holds in moisture.
Pruning and training
- Bypass secateurs (affiliate link)For most pruning cuts, which are on branches 1–5cm thick.
- Loppers (affiliate link)Long handles for thicker shoots and reaching into the tree.
- Pruning saws (affiliate link)For the odd bigger branch on an older tree.
- Training wire kits (affiliate link)Vine eyes and wire for cordons, espaliers and stepovers.
Picking and storing
- Fruit pickers (affiliate link)A basket on a pole for apples you can’t reach.
- Apple storage racks (affiliate link)Slatted trays so stored apples don’t touch each other.
- Apple peelers and corers (affiliate link)For the crop, once it’s in.
Pests
- Codling moth pheromone traps (affiliate link)Put up in May to see when the male moths are about.
Books
- Fruit-growing books (affiliate link)Planting, pruning and training fruit trees, step by step.
- Apple variety books (affiliate link)Hundreds of apple varieties, with pictures and histories.
- Apple books for children (affiliate link)Picture books about apple trees through the seasons.