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Varieties
25 varieties
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Scab (Apple and Pear)
- Some susceptibility
Scab (Apple and Pear)
- Very susceptible
Category
- Apple trees
Category
- Cider apple trees
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Categories
Apples
22
Mid-season eating apples
4
Late eating apples
15
Cooking apples
1
Dual-purpose apples
5
Red-flesh apples
1
Cider apples
3
Crab apples
6
Pears
5
Dessert pears
5
Perry pears
1
Stock availability
All
25
In stock
20
Not in stock
5
Form
1-year
19
1-year bush-trained
2-year
6
2-year bush-trained
13
Spindlebush
4
2-year half-standard
5
Premium half-standard
6
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
7
Premium cordon
7
1/4 standard
Each
Mature size
Very small
8
Small
11
Medium
14
Large
18
Very large
5
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
8
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M9
11
?
M26
12
?
M116
3
?
MM106
17
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MM111
3
?
M25
5
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Supplied as
Bare-root
20
12L pot
14
11.5L pot
8
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
7
Average
15
Experienced
3
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
5
Partially self-fertile
5
Not self-fertile
15
Flowering group
?
1
2
2
3
13
4
9
5
1
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
5
Average
13
Poor
6
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
22
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
2
Tip-bearer
1
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
23
Mild damp climates
5
Warm climates
10
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
Mid
5
Late
13
Very late
7
Cropping
?
Heavy
10
Good
10
Light
5
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
1
2-3 weeks
7
1-2 months
8
3 months or more
9
Food uses
Eating fresh
21
Culinary
11
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
4
Juice
13
Hard cider
6
Drying
1
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
2
Average
13
Poor
8
Canker
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
7
Very susceptible
1
Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
27
Some resistance
27
Some susceptibility
22
Very susceptible
3
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
3
Some susceptibility
8
Fire blight
Very resistant
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
11
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
1
Belgium
Canada
2
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
2
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
1
Netherlands
New Zealand
2
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
1
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
12
United States
4
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1
1800 - 1849
2
1850 - 1899
6
1900 - 1949
7
1950 - 1999
8
2000
1
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
10
Cream
Pink - light
7
Pink
1
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
2
Gold
Green
3
Green - light
2
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
2
Orange
Orange / Red
5
Orange flush
9
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
1
Red - dark
1
Red / Black
Red / Green
1
Red striped
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
2
Cream
2
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
1
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
6
RHS AGM (former)
1
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Braeburn
Braeburn is one of the best-flavoured supermarket apple varieties.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Cox's Orange Pippin
Cox is widely acknowledged as having the best flavour of any apple variety.
Picking season: Mid
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
Eden
®
A new dual-purpose apple which has a naturally non-browning flesh, ideal for salads and fresh apple juice.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Gala
Gala is popular supermarket apple - but better when home-grown, with a sweet pleasant flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Golden Delicious
The flavour of home-grown Golden Delicious is far better than its supermarket reputation.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Granny Smith
Granny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Harry Masters Jersey
Harry Masters Jersey is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Hidden Rose
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Hidden Rose is named for the unexpected pink flesh hidden behind the plain green skin.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
James Grieve
James Grieve is the classic Scottish dual-purpose apple. It can be eaten fresh, and is also excellent for juicing and cooking.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Jonagold
Jonagold is a high quality American apple, with a good balanced sweet/sharp flavor.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
King of the Pippins
A popular and versatile dual-purpose apple, widely grown in the Victorian era.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
King's Acre Pippin
A traditional late-season English apple with a robust flavour.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Kingston Black
Kingston Black is one of the premier English cider varieties and produces a bittersharp juice.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Limelight
Limelight is an attractive green mid-season dessert apple, ideal for beginners.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Little Pax
TM
A new English apple variety, recently discovered on the Isle of Wight - but its appearance and flavour hark back to the Victorian era.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Melrose
Melrose is a well-regarded American apple, with a pleasant sweet flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Orleans Reinette
Orleans Reinette is a traditional French apple variety, and remains popular for its old-fashioned flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Queen Cox
A modern self-fertile form of the renowned Cox's Orange Pippin, with arguably even better flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Red Falstaff
®
Red Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Rubinette
Considered by many to be the best-tasting apple ever, Rubinette has a perfect sweet / sharp flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Spartan
Spartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, delicate "vinous" flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Sunset
Sunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Winter Gem
Winter Gem is a late-season apple variety with a very good aromatic flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Yarlington Mill
Yarlington Mill is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 5
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile