Bardsey Apple

The tree was delivered in great shape. It was already budding and came with a massive root system. I have ordered from Raintree before and always have quality trees delivered.

The tree arrived in good condition with a few nice branches and a good root system. The packaging kept the roots damp for the trip and so far I've seen no issues after getting it into dirt.

The hot dry summers of Spokane, WA are worlds away from the misty Welsh island of Bardsey, and look at this beautiful tree! I planted it in the spring of 2023 and it has thrived, and has three sizable apples. No evidence of pests either. I wasn't expecting such a vigorous little tree! I have two apple trees of unknown varieties that were pollinators. I can't wait until these apples are fully ripened to taste. Yes, I did fence the tree at planting to deter nibbling moose and deer. And used hardware cloth in the planting hole to keep gophers away from the roots. So glad that Raintree carries such interesting varieties!

Mini dwarf Bardsey has brought us an apple the very first season. We had to pick it green yet because of rodents, but it finished the ripening successfully. Delicious and beautiful!

Long time customer of Raintree (former owner & new owner) Purchases always in great condition & have all done well over years. A Bardsley Apple I purchased several years ago has done very well but got hurt during a bad storm & unusually rough winter this past year. Ordered a new one during a recent good sale offer - arrived promptly with an original very nice shape. However, many of the branches - including the primary branch - were broken. Box had plenty of room so perhaps was stored in cramped area pre mailing. ?? Disappointed as it will take a while to get shape back and damaged branches develop new growth.

Lovely tree

This is the 26 of August 2025..The Bard is ripe now!

This is a beautiful tree. It was a great shape, came out of dormancy, threw out a few flowers and lots of leafy growth

I received a Bardsey Apple Tree on February 20, 2024 and planted it immediately as advised by Raintree Nursery. The roots were well hydrated and the branches carefully protected for shipment. While the Raintree Nursery environmental conditions may not be identical to where I live, it is possible that the tree may not survive. However, by March 1, 2024 leaves have began to sprout. I am writing this review on March 17, 2024 and the tree has more leaves and appears to enjoy its new home. I am most pleased with the quality of this tree and look forward to a time in the future when it produces apples.

Amazing mini-dwarf tree. Producing apples from the very first season, growing in a big growing bag :). I wanted Bardsey apple tree so much, thank you for fulfilling my dream!

Fast shipping, great packing job and nice bare root tree. Very Happy!

I bought Bardsey apple on EMLA26 from Raintree the second year it was available. (Didn't get in line soon enough the first year.) The second year after I planted it a couple dozen blooms opened and set fruit. These must be thinned due to short stems: two on the same spur pushed each other off in a summer wind. The first season produced oddly shaped fruit: lumpy at both ends. In its eighth leaf it bloomed all over & set hundreds of fruits. I live in Spokane where summers are hot and dry. Bardsey fruit is always juicy & carries a lemon overtone, even when baked. Cut & cooked into sauce, the pieces retain a soft shape. Try it slow-baked whole: cut out the core from the top, fill with some flour, sugar, spice and a speck of butter baked at 250°F for 45-60 minutes. Here Bardsey has been a moving target in bloom and harvest times. Winter/spring conditions can move bloom earliest (with Redfield) or later (first lot of mid-season bloom), and summers can move harvest from first to last of September. No disease problems, with maybe light anthracnose some seasons. Attractive to codling moth.

New Jersey USA, Jersey shore, I planted the Bardsey Apple tree in March of 2014. Where the other two apple tree varieties are struggling to survive, a winesap, and the St Cecelia, the Bardsey is producing beautiful large delicious apples. It tolerates the nor easters with a little staking for support, and doesn t seem to be affected by the salt air here as well. Highly recommend this tree if you are in a coastal region.

I bought Bardsey on EMLA26 in 14, the second year Raintree offered it. It has done well in Spokane, in a climate quite unlike that of Raintree s site, west of the Cascades. It began lightly blooming when young & fully bloomed its eighth leaf. (Mine was a two-year whip at purchase, blooming fully in 2019.) Bardsey & Liberty have been the most attractive to codling moths of those in my care over the past 12 years. As early as possible each season I cover em with orchard sox from Home Orchard Society, but you can get something similar from this company. Bardsey has juicy, good sized fruit with lemon overtone that endures in 10 weeks storage, baked or made into sauce. The flesh cooks to a soft shape. Its bloom time varies with the kind of early spring weather (or length of winter here?) ranging from earliest to mid-season apple bloom, averaging early-mid, as Raintree indicates. One other note: fruit stems are really short, so thin them to a single per spur - on every other if spurs are less than 6 inches from each other - so they don t push