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Categories
Almonds
2
Apples
104
Early eating apples
7
Mid-season eating apples
19
Late eating apples
40
Cooking apples
25
Dual-purpose apples
14
Red-flesh apples
5
Apricots
14
Cherry plums
4
Cherries
28
Sweet cherries
26
Sour cherries
1
Cider apples
17
Crab apples
43
Damsons
7
Inter-specific trees
6
Hazels
13
Medlars
3
Mirabelles
6
Mulberries
7
Nectarines
5
Peaches
10
Pears
37
Dessert pears
28
Cooking pears
8
Ornamental pears
3
Asian pears
4
Perry pears
9
Plums
48
Eating plums
34
Cooking plums
12
Dual-purpose plums
18
Japanese plums
2
Quinces
8
Walnuts
7
Ornamental cherry trees
46
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
22
Figs
4
Juneberries
3
Stock availability
All
17
In stock
13
Not in stock
4
Form
1-year
12
1-year bush-trained
2-year
7
2-year bush-trained
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
2
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
1/4 standard
Each
Mature size
Very small
Small
Medium
6
Large
12
Very large
9
N/A
Rootstocks
M116
6
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MM106
7
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MM111
9
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M25
9
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Bare-root
13
12L pot
2
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
3
Average
13
Experienced
1
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
2
Partially self-fertile
1
Not self-fertile
14
Flowering group
?
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
3
Pollinating others
?
Good
1
Average
14
Poor
2
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
15
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
Tip-bearer
1
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
15
Mild damp climates
13
Warm climates
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
2
Mid
2
Late
5
Very late
8
Cropping
?
Heavy
7
Good
9
Light
1
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
2-3 weeks
9
1-2 months
1
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
Culinary
1
Traditional cooker
1
Dual purpose
Juice
4
Hard cider
17
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
4
Average
5
Poor
1
Canker
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
2
Very susceptible
Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
2
Some resistance
6
Some susceptibility
3
Very susceptible
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Fire blight
Very resistant
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
3
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
1
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
16
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
3
1800 - 1849
1
1850 - 1899
5
1900 - 1949
5
1950 - 1999
2
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
1
Cream
Pink - light
1
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
1
Gold
Green
1
Green - light
1
Green / Red
1
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
7
Orange flush
1
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
1
Red / Black
1
Red / Green
Red striped
2
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
2
Cream
1
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Black Dabinett
Black Dabinett is darker-skinned sport of Dabinett, but otherwise very similar to the original.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 6
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Brown's Apple
Brown's Apple is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a sharp juice.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 5
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Dabinett
Dabinett is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 6
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Dunkerton's Late
Dunkerton's Late is a traditional cider variety, producing a light sweet cider.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not 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
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
Michelin
Michelin is a traditional French cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Morgan Sweet
Morgan Sweet is a traditional English cider variety producing a full sweet juice.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Porter's Perfection
Porter's Perfection is a 19th century English cider variety producing a bittersharp juice.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Prince William
Prince William is a modern bittersweet cider variety from the famous Long Ashton Research Station.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Red Foxwhelp
Red Foxwhelp also known as Herefordshire Redstreak, is an old English cider apple variety which produces a dull red bittersweet juice.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 5
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Somerset Redstreak
An English cider apple variety producing a very high-quality bittersweet juice.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 5
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Stoke Red
A traditional English cider apple producing a bittersharp juice.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 6
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Three Counties
Three Counties is an early-ripening bittersweet cider apple.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Tom Putt
An old traditional English cider variety with a sharp juice, which can also be used for cooking.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Tremlett's Bitter
Tremlett's Bitter is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 5
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