Malus Beauty of Bath / Fruiting Apple Tree
Price range: €45.00 through €520.00
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Description
Quick Facts
- Botanical Name: Malus ‘Beauty of Bath’
- Common Name: Apple ‘Beauty of Bath’
- Plant Type: Deciduous fruit tree
- Cropping: Early season apple (one of the first to ripen)
- Fruit: Medium-sized, yellow-green flushed red; crisp, juicy, aromatic
- Flavour: Fresh, sweet-sharp (best eaten straight from the tree)
- Harvest: Typically late summer (often August; timing varies by site)
- Flowering: Spring; pale pink buds opening to white blossom
- Pollination: Needs a pollination partner (another apple nearby that flowers at a similar time)
- Position: Full sun
- Soil: Fertile, moisture-retentive but free-draining
- Hardiness: Very hardy
- Best For: Kitchen gardens, family gardens, small orchards, blossom + fruit, pollinator-friendly planting
Description
‘Beauty of Bath’ is the apple that feels like summer.
It’s one of the earliest to crop, with fruit that ripens while the days are still long — crisp, juicy, and wonderfully aromatic, with that perfect sweet-sharp bite that makes you reach for another. It’s not a long-keeping apple; it’s a “pick it, eat it, love it” kind of tree — ideal for families, kitchen gardens, and anyone who wants fruit that actually gets enjoyed.
And even before the apples arrive, it earns its place with a generous flush of spring blossom — soft, bright, and full of pollinator life.
Caragh Garden Notebook
Planting & position
Full sun gives the best blossom and the sweetest fruit. Choose an open spot with good airflow, and avoid frost pockets if you can — late frosts can affect blossom and cropping.
Full sun gives the best blossom and the sweetest fruit. Choose an open spot with good airflow, and avoid frost pockets if you can — late frosts can affect blossom and cropping.
Soil
Apples do best in soil that’s fertile and holds moisture, but still drains freely. Improve poor soil with compost before planting, and mulch yearly to keep the root zone healthy.
Apples do best in soil that’s fertile and holds moisture, but still drains freely. Improve poor soil with compost before planting, and mulch yearly to keep the root zone healthy.
Watering
- Water well in the first couple of seasons while it establishes.
- In dry spells (especially while fruit is swelling), a deep watering helps prevent fruit drop and improves size and flavour.
Feeding
A spring mulch of compost is excellent. If growth is weak, a balanced feed in spring can help, but avoid overfeeding which can encourage lots of leaf at the expense of fruit.
A spring mulch of compost is excellent. If growth is weak, a balanced feed in spring can help, but avoid overfeeding which can encourage lots of leaf at the expense of fruit.
Pruning
Prune in winter to shape the tree and encourage a good fruiting framework. Remove any dead, crossing, or congested branches to keep light and air moving through the canopy.
Prune in winter to shape the tree and encourage a good fruiting framework. Remove any dead, crossing, or congested branches to keep light and air moving through the canopy.
Pollination (important)
For reliable crops, ‘Beauty of Bath’ needs another apple tree nearby that flowers around the same time. If you already have an apple (or crab apple) in the neighbourhood, you may be covered — but planting a partner is the safest bet for consistent harvests.
For reliable crops, ‘Beauty of Bath’ needs another apple tree nearby that flowers around the same time. If you already have an apple (or crab apple) in the neighbourhood, you may be covered — but planting a partner is the safest bet for consistent harvests.
Harvesting & storing
This is an early apple and is best eaten fresh. Pick when the fruit comes away easily and tastes sweet and juicy. It won’t store for long, but it rarely lasts that long anyway.
This is an early apple and is best eaten fresh. Pick when the fruit comes away easily and tastes sweet and juicy. It won’t store for long, but it rarely lasts that long anyway.
Design notes
- Perfect in a family garden — blossom in spring, fruit in late summer
- Lovely underplanted with spring bulbs and pollinator-friendly perennials
- Great for a small orchard feel, even with just one or two trees
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