Apple Dunkerton Late Sweet Discovered by a Mr. Dunkerton as a seedling in his Somerset orchard in the 1940s, Apple Dunkerton Late Sweet is a cider apple which produces a light, sweet, fruity cider, low in acid and tannin. The fruit is small and yellowish-green with a light flush of red; the flesh is greenish-yellow and firm. Moderately vigorous tree with spreading habit. Spurs readily and is very disease-resistant, especially to scab. Site: Some shelterSoil: Any reasonably well drainedPosition: Crops best in full sunPick: Late NovemberKeep: December–JanuaryHardiness: HardyPollination: Pollination Group 4 (pollinates with Groups 3, 4 and 5)Uses: Cider apple Learn more about fruit tree rootstocks During the bareroot season, our apples are pre pruned before being dispatched by mail order.