{"product_id":"apple-malus-scrumptious®-mm106","title":"Apple (Malus) Scrumptious® MM106","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA modern British-bred dessert apple and RHS Award of Garden Merit holder, 'Scrumptious' has quickly built a reputation as one of the best garden apples around — thin-skinned, child-friendly, and genuinely delicious. Grafted onto the semi-vigorous MM106 rootstock, it makes a robust, well-anchored tree reaching around 4–5m in height and spread, suited to larger gardens or orchards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePale pink blossom appears in April and May, followed by bright red fruit, sometimes dappled with yellow, with crisp, white flesh. The flavour is complex and fragrant — honeyed and sweet with notes of berry and a hint of liquorice. Harvest from early September, one of the earliest apples of the season, though the fruit doesn't store for long, keeping for around one to two weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e'Scrumptious' is self-fertile and will crop reliably alone, though it fruits even better with a pollination partner in the same period (Group 2 or 3, depending on source) or an adjacent group. It's a naturally good pollinator itself, disease-resistant, and bred specifically to cope well with UK garden conditions, including some frost resistance at blossom time. MM106 tolerates a wide range of soils and generally doesn't need permanent staking once established, though it takes a little longer to come into fruit than more dwarfing rootstocks — usually 4–5 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlant in full sun in moist, well-drained soil, and prune each winter to maintain an open, productive shape. As with all apple varieties, the pips contain small amounts of naturally occurring toxins, so they're best removed if the fruit is being used for cooking with children in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach tree is hand-selected before dispatch. Available from Pengelly Garden Centre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pengelly Garden Centre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58793839231350,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0380\/1766\/3020\/files\/Scrumptious1.jpg?v=1790079982","url":"https:\/\/www.pengellygardencentre.co.uk\/products\/apple-malus-scrumptious%c2%ae-mm106","provider":"PengellyGardenCentre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}