Cooking apples

Cooking apples are usually large, easy to grow, and with the strong sharp flavours needed for culinary uses.

Annie Elizabeth
A traditional English cooking apple, with a sweet flavour, which keeps its shape when cooked.
£34.95 - £43.00buy
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
Arthur Turner
A mid-season cooking apple, producing a light yellow puree. Very attractive blossom.
£34.95 - £43.00buy
- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Blenheim Orange
Blenheim Orange is a classic English dual-purpose apple, useful for dessert and culinary purposes.
£34.95 - £61.50buy
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Bloody Ploughman
An old Scottish apple variety, named for the crimson-red colour of its skin and stained flesh.
£34.95 - £43.00buy
- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
Bountiful
Bountiful is an easy-to-grow cooking apple, it retains its shape when cooked, fairly sweet for a cooker.
£34.95 - £60.50buy
- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Bramley 20
Bramley 20 is a naturally smaller version of Bramley's Seedling (the apples are the same size though).
£34.95 - £60.50buy
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Bramley's Seedling
Bramley is the essential English cooking apple, famous for its rich sharp acidity.
£34.95 - £61.50buy
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Galloway Pippin
A traditional Scottish cooking apple which keeps its shape when cooked.
£34.95 - £56.50buy
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Awards: RHS 1st class
Grenadier
Grenadier is an early-season cooking apple, and one of the most foolproof apple varieties.
- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Hidden Rose®
Hidden Rose is named for the unexpected pink flesh hidden behind the plain green skin.
£34.95buy
- Picking season: Very late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Howgate Wonder
Howgate Wonder is a large cooking apple which keeps well. Produces an excellent sharp juice.
£34.95 - £56.50buy
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
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
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 5
Keswick Codlin
Keswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.
£34.95 - £56.50buy
- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Lady Henniker
A well-regarded Victorian dual-purpose apple, easy to grow.
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
Lane's Prince Albert
A classic Victorian cooking apple. Plenty of juicy acidity and stores well.
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Lord Derby
Lord Derby is a high-quality mid/late-season traditional English cooking apple, cooks to a chunky puree.
£34.95 - £56.50buy
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
Morgan Sweet
Morgan Sweet is a traditional English cider variety producing a full sweet juice.
£34.95buy
- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
Newton Wonder
A traditional English cooking apple, a good alternative to Bramley.
£34.95 - £56.50buy
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
- Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Peasgood's Nonsuch
Peasgood Nonsuch is a highly-regarded old-fashioned English cooking apple.
£34.95 - £35.75buy
- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Reverend W. Wilks
A widely-grown and well-regarded English cooking apple.
£34.95buy
- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Scotch Bridget
A popular Scottish cooking apple, well-suited to damp wet conditions.
£34.95 - £56.50buy
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Scotch Dumpling
Scotch Dumpling is a large Scottish cooking apple. Cooks to a frothy puree with a good flavour.
£34.95 - £56.50buy
- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Stirling Castle
A traditional Scottish cooker from the Victorian era, with a good sharp flavour.
£34.95 - £56.50buy
- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Tom Putt
An old traditional English cider variety with a sharp juice, which can also be used for cooking.
£34.95 - £35.50buy
- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Warner's King
An 18th century English cooker which remains popular. Cooks to a sharp-flavoured puree.
£35.75 - £46.95buy
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)