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Varieties
4 varieties
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Flowering group
- 3
Picking season
- Late
Self-fertility
- Not self-fertile
Category
- Dual-purpose apples
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Categories
Apples
24
Late eating apples
17
Cooking apples
5
Dual-purpose apples
4
Cherries
2
Sweet cherries
2
Cider apples
1
Pears
4
Dessert pears
3
Cooking pears
2
Perry pears
4
Plums
8
Eating plums
6
Cooking plums
2
Dual-purpose plums
2
Stock availability
All
4
In stock
3
Not in stock
1
Form
1-year
3
1-year bush-trained
2-year
2-year bush-trained
3
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
2
Premium half-standard
1
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
1/4 standard
Each
Mature size
Very small
1
Small
Medium
1
Large
2
Very large
1
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
1
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M26
1
?
MM106
2
?
M25
1
?
Supplied as
Bare-root
3
12L pot
1
11.5L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
Average
3
Experienced
1
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
Partially self-fertile
Not self-fertile
4
Flowering group
?
1
2
1
3
4
4
3
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
Average
Poor
4
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
3
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
1
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
4
Mild damp climates
2
Warm climates
1
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
Mid
1
Late
4
Very late
Cropping
?
Heavy
1
Good
3
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
2-3 weeks
1-2 months
2
3 months or more
2
Food uses
Eating fresh
4
Culinary
4
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
3
Juice
1
Hard cider
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
1
Average
2
Poor
1
Canker
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
Fire blight
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Bacterial canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Woolly aphid
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
1
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
3
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
2
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
1900 - 1949
1
1950 - 1999
1
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
1
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
1
Green - light
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
1
Orange flush
2
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
Cream
1
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
2
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Blenheim Orange
Blenheim Orange is a classic English dual-purpose apple, useful for dessert and culinary purposes.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Crispin
Crispin (also known as Mutsu) is a high quality apple from Japan, with a good flavour, and also sharp enough for cooking.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Jumbo
A dual-purpose apple, named for the exceptionally large size of its fruits.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Ribston Pippin
A handsome English apple from the 18th century.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile