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Traditional apple trees
A collection of traditional English and Scottish apple varieties from the Victorian era or earlier.
42 varieties
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Period of origin
- 1550 - 1599
Period of origin
- 1600 - 1649
Period of origin
- 1650 - 1699
Period of origin
- 1700 - 1749
Period of origin
- 1750 - 1799
Period of origin
- 1800 - 1849
Period of origin
- 1850 - 1899
Category
- Apple trees
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Categories
Apples
42
Early eating apples
2
Mid-season eating apples
6
Late eating apples
15
Cooking apples
17
Dual-purpose apples
8
Apricots
1
Cherries
4
Sweet cherries
3
Sour cherries
1
Cider apples
10
Crab apples
5
Damsons
3
Inter-specific trees
1
Mirabelles
1
Nectarines
1
Peaches
2
Pears
20
Dessert pears
16
Cooking pears
5
Ornamental pears
1
Perry pears
4
Plums
20
Eating plums
16
Cooking plums
6
Dual-purpose plums
4
Quinces
1
Ornamental cherry trees
13
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
1
Stock availability
All
42
Available to pre-order
40
Not in stock
2
Form
1-year
36
1-year bush-trained
2-year
12
2-year bush-trained
23
Spindlebush
2
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
8
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
22
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
Each
Mature size
Very small
8
Small
8
Medium
14
Large
36
Very large
22
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
8
?
M9
8
?
M26
12
?
M116
6
?
MM106
36
?
MM111
3
?
M25
22
?
Supplied as
Bare-root
40
12L pot
19
11.5L pot
8
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
17
Average
23
Experienced
2
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
2
Partially self-fertile
15
Not self-fertile
25
Flowering group
?
1
2
7
3
18
4
15
5
1
6
1
Pollinating others
?
Good
5
Average
25
Poor
12
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
41
Mild damp climates
26
Warm climates
4
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
3
Early
4
Mid
9
Late
23
Very late
3
Cropping
?
Heavy
12
Good
28
Light
2
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1
1-3 days
2
1 week
4
2-3 weeks
6
1-2 months
15
3 months or more
14
Food uses
Eating fresh
30
Culinary
25
Traditional cooker
12
Dual purpose
8
Juice
17
Hard cider
5
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
21
Average
15
Poor
1
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
1
Belgium
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
3
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
1
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
36
United States
1
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
2
1650 - 1699
1
1700 - 1749
3
1750 - 1799
3
1800 - 1849
15
1850 - 1899
18
1900 - 1949
19
1950 - 1999
28
2000
11
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
15
Cream
Pink - light
11
Pink
2
Pink - dark
1
Red - dark
Crimson
1
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
6
Green - light
4
Green / Red
1
Green / Yellow
3
Orange
Orange / Red
2
Orange flush
13
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
3
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
2
Red striped
Russet
5
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
1
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
3
Cream
1
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
15
RHS AGM (former)
2
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
1
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
Annie Elizabeth
A traditional English cooking apple, with a sweet flavour, which keeps its shape when cooked.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially 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
Bloody Ploughman
An old Scottish apple variety, named for the crimson-red colour of its skin and stained flesh.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 4
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
Brownlees Russet
Brownlees Russet is a high quality late-season dessert russet apple.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Charles Ross
Charles Ross is a very attractive classic English dual-purpose apple.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cornish Aromatic
An attractive late-season apple from Cornwall, with a good aromatic flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cornish Gilliflower
Cornish Gilliflower is a popular English eating apple with an excellent sweet aromatic flavour.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Coul Blush
Coul Blush is an early-season dual-purpose apple from Scotland.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Court Pendu Plat
Court Pendu Plant is a traditional French apple with an aromatic pear-drop flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 6
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
Devonshire Quarrenden
A very old English summer apple, with a vinous strawberry flavour, grown throughout the UK.
Picking season: Very early
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Egremont Russet
Egremont Russet is the most popular English russet variety, and a good apple tree for the garden.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially 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
Galloway Pippin
A traditional Scottish cooking apple which keeps its shape when cooked.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Awards: RHS 1st class
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
Grenadier
Grenadier is an early-season cooking apple, and one of the most foolproof apple varieties.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially 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
Isaac Newton's Tree
Also known as Flower of Kent, this is the variety the famous scientist Sir Isaac Newton sat under.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 5
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
Keswick Codlin
Keswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially 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
Lady Henniker
A well-regarded Victorian dual-purpose apple, easy to grow.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Lane's Prince Albert
A classic Victorian cooking apple. Plenty of juicy acidity and stores well.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: 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 Derby
Lord Derby is a high-quality mid/late-season traditional English cooking apple, cooks to a chunky puree.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not 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)
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
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
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
Rosemary Russet
A classic English russet apple with excellent flavours, but not as well known as its Victorian contemporaries.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
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
Stirling Castle
A traditional Scottish cooker from the Victorian era, with a good sharp flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially 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
Yellow Ingestrie
One of the prettiest of all apples, perfect for a table display, with a rich fruity flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile