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Varieties
27 varieties
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- M25
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Categories
Apples
18
Early eating apples
2
Mid-season eating apples
4
Late eating apples
4
Cooking apples
7
Dual-purpose apples
2
Red-flesh apples
1
Cider apples
9
Stock availability
All
27
In stock
27
Not in stock
0
Form
1-year
23
1-year bush-trained
2-year
2-year bush-trained
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
6
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
1/4 standard
Each
Mature size
Very small
Small
Medium
Large
Very large
27
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
33
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Very dwarf
1
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M9
26
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Dwarf
2
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VVA-1
22
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Quince Eline
10
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Gisela 5
12
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M26
45
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Semi-dwarf
2
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Wavit
1
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Weiwa
11
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M116
17
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MM106
86
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Colt
11
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Own-roots
1
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Quince A
18
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Semi-vigorous
64
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St. Julien
64
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MM111
15
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Pyrodwarf
14
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M25
27
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Brompton
15
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Supplied as
Bare-root
27
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
8
Average
15
Experienced
3
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
1
Partially self-fertile
8
Not self-fertile
18
Flowering group
?
1
2
3
3
11
4
9
5
3
6
1
Pollinating others
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Good
Average
20
Poor
7
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
17
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
7
Tip-bearer
2
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
26
Mild damp climates
18
Warm climates
2
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
2
Early
2
Mid
5
Late
14
Very late
4
Cropping
?
Heavy
8
Good
16
Light
2
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1
1-3 days
1
1 week
2
2-3 weeks
11
1-2 months
5
3 months or more
4
Food uses
Eating fresh
13
Culinary
8
Traditional cooker
5
Dual purpose
2
Juice
9
Hard cider
11
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
9
Average
11
Poor
2
Canker
Very resistant
2
Some resistance
5
Some susceptibility
3
Very susceptible
1
Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
5
Some resistance
10
Some susceptibility
3
Very susceptible
1
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
6
Some susceptibility
2
Fire blight
Very resistant
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
2
Very susceptible
Bacterial canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Woolly aphid
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
1
Germany
1
Hungary
Ireland
1
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
23
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
2
1750 - 1799
3
1800 - 1849
5
1850 - 1899
12
1900 - 1949
3
1950 - 1999
2000
1
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
7
Cream
Pink - light
6
Pink
1
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
1
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
1
Gold
Green
1
Green - light
2
Green / Red
1
Green / Yellow
1
Orange
Orange / Red
5
Orange flush
7
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
2
Red - dark
1
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
1
Russet
2
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
3
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
1
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
9
RHS AGM (former)
1
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Adams Pearmain
Adams' Pearmain is a popular Victorian-era English apple with a distinctive 'pearmain' shape.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Ashmead's Kernel
A versatile English 17th century russet apple, Ashmead's Kernel is noted for its distinctive pear-like flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Beauty of Bath
One of the earliest English apples, ripening in early August.
Picking season: Very early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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
Bramley's Seedling
Bramley is the essential English cooking apple, famous for its rich sharp acidity.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not 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
Dabinett
Dabinett is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 6
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Ellison's Orange
Ellison's Orange is a well respected Cox-style apple which can achieve very good flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially 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
Irish Peach
Irish Peach is a popular early season apple, ripening in July / August. It is easy to grow and low maintenance.
Picking season: Very early
Flowering group: 2
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
Laxton's Superb
Laxton's Superb is a deservedly popular English late-season dessert apple from the Victorian era.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Lord Lambourne
Lord Lambourne is a popular versatile garden apple variety, with a good balance of sweet and sharp flavours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially 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
Newton Wonder
A traditional English cooking apple, a good alternative to Bramley.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Peasgood's Nonsuch
Peasgood Nonsuch is a highly-regarded old-fashioned English cooking apple.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Pitmaston Pine Apple
A small English 18th century apple with a distinctive fruity pineapple-like flavour.
Picking season: Late
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
Saint Edmund's Russet
Not as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Scotch Bridget
A popular Scottish cooking apple, well-suited to damp wet conditions.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
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
Tickled Pink
A new red-fleshed apple variety, with attractive crimson blossom, also known as Baya® Marisa.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
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
Warner's King
An 18th century English cooker which remains popular. Cooks to a sharp-flavoured puree.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Worcester Pearmain
Worcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially 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