These are BARE ROOTED plants which can be planted from the end of October - May and will be dispatched as soon as the weather turns cold and they become dormant. The dispatch date depends on the Autumn temperature and varies from year to year. This variety of apple has the distinction of being both an excellent cooking apple but also a sweet and juicy flavoured eating apple. Growing Details: Common Name: Apple Genus: Malus Species: domestica Cultivar: 'Howgate Wonder' Skill Level: Beginner Exposure: Full sun Hardiness: Hardy Soil type: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Acidic, Chalky/alkaline Mature Height: 2-2.5m Description: The apples are large, yellow striped red. It keeps its shape well when cooked but has a very light taste.This variety has good frost resistance and has very heavy crops. The leaves will start to appear autumnal and slightly shabby from mid-June onwards. This is not a disease but is mainly due to this year’s contrasting weather conditions and will not affect the performance of the tree. Pollination: It is partially self-fertile. For better fruiting plant a compatible partner: Beauty of Bath, Braeburn, Charles Ross, Cornish Aromatic, Discovery, Egremont Russet, Ellison's Orange, Elstar, Fiesta, Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Greensleeves, Grenadier, Idared, Irish Peach, James Grieve, Katy, Laxton's Superb, Lord Lambourne, Malus Evereste, Malus John Downie, Pitmaston Pine Apple, Red Devil, Reverend W. Wilks, Spartan, Worcester Pearmain