WELCOME FELLOW GARDENER TO OUR 2008/2009 FRUIT CATALOGUE

FRUIT CATALOGUE

 APPLES
Apples are Britain's favourite fruit, but on average we still only eat one apple each per week! Modern scientific research is showing that there are good reasons for believing the old saying that 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away'! GET PLANTING!
LATE SUMMER DESSERT APPLES | EARLY AUTUMN DESSERT APPLES
LATE AUTUMN DESSERT APPLES | MID-WINTER DESSERT APPLES
NEW YEAR DESSERT APPLES | SPRING DESSERT APPLES | COOKING APPLES


POLLINATION - FLOWERING: Varieties marked SF are reasonable self-fertile, however the best fruit set will be achieved by planting a compatible pollinator nearby. Choose varieties within the same pollination/flowering group or adjoining groups e.g. 2 + 2 or 1 or 3, although remember nearby neighbours pollen may also be useful OR plant a Crab Apple like Malus 'John Downie' or Malus 'Golden Hornet'.
TRIPLOIDS - will not pollinate others - so 2 other compatible varieties need to be grown with them, 1 to pollinate the triploid and 1 to pollinate the pollinator.
ROOTSTOCKS: The rootstock will govern the final height of the tree and the age at which it bears fruit. Other factors - aspect, location and soil will also have some influence:
M27 - Very Dwarf - 10yr. Height - 1.5/1.8M(5-6ft) Needs staking all its life.
M9 - Dwarf - 10yr. Height - 1.8/2.4M (6-8ft) Needs staking all its life.
M26 - Semi-Dwarf - 10yr. Height -2.4/3.0M ( 8-10ft) Stake 4-5 years only.
MM106 - Semi-Vigorous - 10yr. Height 3/4M (10-15ft )Stake 3-4 years only
MM111 - Vigorous - 10yr. Height - 3.5/5.5M (12-18ft.) Stake 3-4 years only.


PRICES/ SIZES/SHAPES AVAILBLE:
Maiden Apple Trees - Single stem untrained young tree - not usually with feathers - 1 year maidens (approximately 90cm+) £18.00 each - 1-2 year old feathered maidens (usually 90/120cm+) £22.50 each

Bush, half-standard, standard, espalier, cordon, fan, stepover and 'S' trained trees - from £28.00 - as priced atthe Nursery

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Ripening August-September.  Usually eaten straight from the tree - as they do not keep well
Apple Bakers Delicious Pollination Group 2  Medium sized tree with good crop. Fruit handsome, flushed bright orange red over gold and smooth skinned. Rich, juicy, lots of sugar, acidity quite strong but aromatic flavour. Flesh is deep cream. Can be used as dessert or fresh eating apple. Pick early September and store only until end of September.  WOLVERHAMPTON
Apple Beauty of Bath Pollination Group 2  Originally one of the most important early dessert apples grown commercially. Introduced c.1864 from Bath. Can be an irregular cropper but a heavy one due to its early flowering. A hardy and fairly vigorous tree. Fruit small/medium in size heavily flushed with red. Flesh creamy white often pink just under skin - sweet, juicy and soft . Does not store well - Pick and use August. SOMERSET 
  Apple Cheddar Cross Pollination Group 2. A crisp dessert apple. Fruits are cream with a pink stripe with yellow juicy flesh of mild acidity. Pick late August - September. BRISTOL
Apple Discovery Pollination Group 3  Well flavoured dessert apple. Heavy and reliable cropper. Easy to grow. Fruit is green/yellow with up to ¾ flushed with red. White flesh with a crisp juicy texture. Pick mid-August. Eat mid-August to mid-September. ESSEX 
  Apple Exeter Cross Pollination Group 3. Medium sized greenish-yellow, striped and flushed scarlet fruit. Cream, sweet/sharp flesh, slightly aromatic, can be slightly astringent. Moderately vigorous and a good cropper. Pick and eat August. BRISTOL 1924.
  Apple Flame Pollination Group 3. Medium sized pink and red flushed fruit. Juicy, crisp flesh, sharp & slightly aromatic with a hint of aniseed flavour. Pick late August/September. ESSEX 1925
Apple George Cave Pollination Group 2  Self Fertile. A fairly hardy, upright-spreading tree of moderate vigour. Good cropping, although the fruits drop quickly. Fruit is pale yellowish green, becoming yellow, half or more covered with red flush. Creamy-white flesh, sometimes flushed green under the skin, slightly soft, fine textured and juicy with a slightly sweet aroma. Pick and eat early to mid-August.  Limited supplies only. ESSEX
  Apple Irish Peach Pollination Group 2 An early dessert apple, does not keep well. Fruits are pale yellow tinged green with a mottled brownish-orange flush. Flesh is creamy white, soft of vinous flavour and very juicy. IRELAND
  Apple Red Millers Seedling Pollination Group 3. Partially Self-fertile Small, round-conical fruits. Pale greenish-yellow, red flushed and striped bright red with a thin skin. White, tinged pink flesh, sweet-sharp and juicy, melting and crisp with a refreshing savoury flavour. Moderately vigorous, biennial and heavy cropping. Tolerates chalk soils. Prefers a dry climate with cool summers. Pick September.Small, round-conical fruits. Pale greenish-yellow, red flushed and striped bright red with a thin skin. White, tinged pink flesh, sweet-sharp and juicy, melting and crisp with a refreshing savoury flavour. Moderately vigorous, biennial and heavy cropping. Tolerates chalk soils. Prefers a dry climate with cool summers. Pick September. BERKSHIRE
Apple Redsleeves Pollination Group 3 A sport of Greensleeves. Bright red juicy fruits are very prolific. Very hardy and tolerant of spring frosts. Clean fresh, juicy taste - best eaten fresh from the tree. Pick late August. KENT
Apple Summerred Pollination Group 2  A heavy cropping,  early dessert apple with dark red fruits, colour dulls after picking in late August.  Fruits have sorbet-like flesh, white, soft, sweet and juicy, with a subtle vinous or strawberry flavour. CANADA 
Apple Tydemans Early Worcester Pollination Group 3  A moderately vigorous tree, with long arching, spreading, lateral branches. The fruit is greenish yellow, becoming pale yellow; half to almost entirely covered with crimson red flush. White, fine textured and juicy when really ripe the flesh has a distinct strawberry flavour. Pick late August/early September. KENT 
  Apple Vista Bella Pollination Group 2 A new variety of apple with complex parentage. Scented, flavoured with raspberries or loganberries, sweet, juicy, melting white flesh. One of the earliest ripening apples, pick late July/early August. USA 

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 Ripening September will usually keep until October but best eaten within the month

  Apple Banns Pollination Group 3. Large, flat, yellow fruit with a sweet, aromatic, elderflower-like flavour. Vigorous. Pick mid-September, store until late September/October. NORFOLK 1928
  Apple Bloody Ploughman Pollination Group 3. Ideal for the North. Medium to large eating apple, greasy, dark-red skin. Sweet, juicy, crisp, light flavoured flesh becomes pink stained when the fruit is very ripe. Vigorous. Pick mid-September, store until November. SCOTLAND 1833
  Apple Caroline Pollination Group 4. Medium sized flat fruit, yellow striped red. Flesh is crisp and rich in flavour. Moderately vigorous. Pick mid-September, store unitl December/January. BLICKLING, NORFOLK 1822.
Apple Charles Ross  Pollination Group 3  A hardy tree, ideal for the North. The large fruits are greenish-yellow half to three quarters flushed with orange-red. Lightly aromatic, quite juicy with firm flesh. Cooked, tends to keep shape, sweet with a slightly pear-like flavour. Best used for early cooking, as becomes flavourless by late October. Pick mid September, store until December. BERKSHIRE 
  Apple Clopton Red Pollination Group 3. Medium sized bright red flushed fruits. Sweet, juicy, aromatic flesh with a delicate flavour. Moderately vigorous. Pick late September, store until October/November. CLOPTON, SUFFOLK 1946
  Apple Early Windsor (Alkmene) Pollination group 2. Medium, round yellow flushed and striped red fruit. Yellow, quite sharp, juicy and crisp flesh with an aromatic, honeyed rich flavour. Heavy cropping, moderately vigorous. Pick late September, store until November. GERMANY 1930
Apple Ellison’s Orange Pollination Group 4 Eating apple with a distinctive rich aniseed flavour. Easy to grow, scab resistant. Fruit medium size striped red. Flesh fine, crisp and juicy. Pick September. Store only until October. LINCOLNSHIRE 
  Apple Epicure Pollination Group 3  Heavy cropping, moderately vigorous tree with particularly attractive blossom.  Fruits are greenish yellow, dark orange/red flushed with dark red stripes.  Flesh is creamy coloured with a delicate aroma, juicy and sweet with some Cox flavour. BEDFORDSHIRE 
  Apple Eros Pollination Group 3. Large, bright red flushed fruit. Flesh is firm and quite sharp in taste. Moderately vigorous. Pick early September, store until September/October. ESSEX 1947
  Apple Garnet Pollination Group 3. Medium sized, flushed bright red fruits, crisp and juicy flesh. Pick early September, store until September/October. ESSEX 1936
Apple Greensleeves  Pollination Group 2 Self fertile. Easy to grow a regular, reliable cropper even on young trees. Fruits are pale green becoming white/yellow and of medium size. Flesh is creamy white coarse textured. Juicy and slightly aromatic, sweet and tangy. Pick mid-September. Store until mid-November. KENT  
Apple James Grieve  Pollination Group 3 A popular dessert apple. Easy to grow, reliable cropper. Skin is smooth bright yellow/green speckled and striped with orange/red. Flesh excellent flavour creamy/white, fine texture and very juicy. Pick September. Store until October or December when the fruit will then be much softer but still retain the flavour. SCOTLAND 
  Apple Katy  Pollination Group 3  Good pollinator. Early eater. Trees set fruit heavily so may need to be thinned, but hardy and easy to grow. Fruit ¾ covered with brilliant crimson red colour. Skin may be tough-smooth and dry becoming greasy when stored – very shiny when polished. Flesh white, tinged green, of fine texture and juicy. Pick early September. Store until October. SWEDEN 
Apple Laxton’s Fortune Pollination Group 3. A mid-season eating apple of medium size. Trees are fairly hardy, resistant to scab, but not to canker, otherwise fairly trouble free. Skin is light green later yellow, covered with stripes and mottling of red. Flesh is creamy white, firm, coarse-textured, sweet and aromatic. Similar to Cox in flavour. Pick early September. Store until October. BEDFORDSHIRE 
  Apple Lynns Pippin Pollination Group 4. Medium, coloured fruit with some russetting. Deep cream flesh, sweet, juicy, soft and aromatic. Pick mid September, store from September to October. CAMBRIDGE 1942.
  Apple Merton Worcester Pollination Group 3.  Early dessert apple. Susceptible to bitter pit so no longer grown commercially. Otherwise a good hardy tree reliable, regular cropper. Skin yellow/green flushed with brown/red, smooth and dry. Flesh creamy/white firm, crisp and juicy. Good aromatic flavour. Pick early September. Store until October. LONDON
  Apple Princesse Pollination Group 5. Medium sized pale golden brown, russetted fruit. Delicious nutty flavour without being overpowering. Heavy cropping. Pick September, store until November. FRANCE 1990
  Apple Red Ellison's Orange Pollination Group 4 - Partially Self-Fertile. Medium sized, round-conical fruits. Greenish-yellow, red flushed and striped with a greasy skin. Pale cream flesh, juicy, melting and crisp with an aromatic, intense, rich (aniseed) flavour. Moderately vigorous, biennial and heavy cropping - flowers are tolerant of late spring frosts. Suited to growing in pots. Pick September, store from September to October. CAMBRIDGE 1948
Apple Rubinette Pollination Group 3. Handsome, rich blend of sugar/acid, honeyed intense flavour. Fruits are coloured by flush and stripes with some russet. Flesh nearly yellow. Crop heavy, apples are small but improve as tree matures. Pick early September. Store October to November. SWITZERLAND
  Apple Ruby (Thorington) Pollination Group 3. Medium sized red fruits. Sweet, firm flesh with a mild flavour of strawberry. Vigorous tree. Pick early September store from September to October. ESSEX 1925
  Apple Saint Edmund’s Pippin Pollination Group 2  Fruits are sweet, juicy, rich, densely textured with pale creamy flesh. Picked too early, when green, they are hard and disappointing but picked really ripe they are outstanding, like pear flavoured vanilla ice-cream. Skin is pale, greenish-yellow, becoming golden-yellow, partly to almost completely covered with fine greyish-golden russet overlaid. SUFFOLK
Apple Worcester Pearmain Pollination Group 3  Easy to grow, regular, reliable cropper. Mid season eating apple. Skin pale yellow/green almost completely covered with a brilliant red flush. Flesh coarse texture which is firm, crisp and juicy. Sweetly aromatic. Pick September. Store until October only. WORCESTERSHIRE
Apple Wormsley Pippin Pollination Group 3 Medium sized fruit with smooth clear yellow-orange tinged skin. Flesh is yellow, crisp, rich and sugery. Ripening October store until November. HEREFORDSHIRE

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Ripen in October, many cultivars will keep until December
Apple Allington Pippin Pollination Group 3  - often biennial. Tree is hardy and suitable for Northern regions. A medium sized apple with a reinette appearance green ¾ flushed red with russetting. Aromatic, sweet flavour  with a crunchy but not hard flesh. Season of use November - December. LINCOLNSHIRE 
  Apple American Mother Pollination Group 5 - Partially Self Fertile. Medium sized, long, conical greenish-yellow fruit with broken red stripes and a deep red flush. Deep cream sweet, juicy, soft aromatic flesh distinctly spicy. Moderately vigorous and heavy cropping. Tolerates cool summers and very cold winters. Pick late September, store until December. USA 1844
  Apple Ard Cairn Russet Pollination Group 3. Medium fruit with orange-red flush, under golden russett. Deep cream flesh, sweet, dry & firm. Fruits eaten late September have a banana flavour. Vigorous and upright, a good cropping tree. Pick late September, store unitl December. IRELAND 1890
Apple Belle de Boskoop Pollination Group 3. Good pollinator. Early eater.Trees set fruit heavily so may need to be thinned, but hardy and easy to grow. Fruit 3/4 covered with brilliant crimson red colour. Skin may be tough, smooth and dry, becoming greasy when stored - very shiny when polished. Flesh white, tinged green, of fine texture and juicy. Pick early September, store until October.
  Apple Court of Wick Pollination Group 5. Primarily a dessert apple, but can also be used as a cooker or for cider. Small-medium, conical, gold fruit red flushed and russet freckled. Very hardy with disease resistance. Produces an apple of high quality and rich, fruity flavour. Pick late September, store until December. HUNTINGDON 1790
  Apple Edith Hopwood Pollination Group 4. Medium round, bright yellow with russet spots. Flesh is cream, sweet, juicy and slightly aromatic. Fruits tend to drop when ripe and can be sharp if picked early. Moderately vigorous & good cropping. Pick early September, store until September/October. ESSEX 1925
Apple Egremont Russet Pollination Group 2  Good pollinator. Easy to grow requiring the minimum of pruning or spraying. Yellow/green rough skin covered with brown ‘russet’. The flesh is creamy, firm, juicy, sweet and aromatic. Excellent for Xmas !  SOMERSET
Apple Elstar  Pollination Group 2  Intensely flavoured, very honeyed, sweet, crisp, juicy flesh. Fruits are coloured by flush and stripes, with some russet. The crop is good. Pick early October. Store until late October to December. NETHERLANDS
Apple Falstaff Pollination Group 3  Frost resistant. James Grieve x Golden Delicious. Red flushed, striped fruits well-balanced flavour, crisp and juicy. Heavy crops. KENT 
  Apple Francis Pollination Group 3. Small red fruits with some russetting. Cream, sweet, dry firm flesh, sweetly aromatic. Heavy cropping and of moderate vigor. Pick mid-October, store from November to January. ESSEX 1925
  Apple Harling Hero Pollination Group 3. Found at East Harling in 1920. Large yellow skinned apple, mostly flushed with red. Sweet and juicy flesh. Pick mid October, store from December - February. EAST HARLING
  Apple Honey Pippin Pollination Group 3. Medium greenish-yellow, flushed orange-red fruit with creamy yellow, sweet, juicy, crisp flesh - with honey flavour. Good cropper, moderately vigorous tree. Pick mid September, store from September-November. SUFFOLK 1981
  Apple Hunters Majestic Pollination Group 3. Dual Purpose. Large green fruits, turning yellow. Rich flavour after mellowing, cooks to a bright yellow puree with brisk flavour. Moderately vigorous tree. Pick mid September, store from September to December. CAMBRIDGE 1928
Apple Jester Pollination Group 3 Heavy cropping,  vigorous tree, frost resistant.  Attractive fruits, bright red on yellow. Juicy flesh. Often very popular with children. Pick October store to December. KENT
Apple King of the Pippins Pollination Group 5. Biennial. Fruits are yellow with green stripes or flushes. Flesh is creamy-white, fine textured, firm and crisp, a very rich and vinous, nutty flavour. Pick October, store October to December.
  Apple London Pearmain Pollination Group 5. Medium sized fruits yellow/green with red flush and some russetting. Flesh is sweet, sharp and strong in flavour. Moderately vigorous. Pick late September, store from October to November. UK 1842 - INTRODUCED NORFOLK 1948.
Apple Lord Lambourne Pollination Group 2  Reliable, regular and heavy cropper. Mid season eating apple. Skin pale green/yellow variably flushed red. Smooth greasy skin. Flesh creamy/white, slightly coarse texture. Firm but tender and juicy. Sweetly aromatic. BEDFORDSHIRE
Apple Lucombers Pine Pollination Group 4. Medium sized fruit, gold with fine russet freckles. Sharp and firm with an aromatic hint of pineapple flavour ideal for juicing. Vigorous. Pick early October, store until November/December. DEVON 18TH CENTURY.
Apple Melrose Pollination Group 3 Large, dense fruit with red skin speckled with yellow. Sweet, firm & juicy flesh. Pick October, best stored for a couple of weeks to allow flavour to develop. USA
  Apple Meridian Pollination Group 3. Self-fertile. A fairly recent introduction of UK origin consistant in quality, fruits are large, pale-green striped red. Flesh bursts with sweet juice when you bite into it, a cross between Cox and Falstaff. Pick October store until December.
Apple Norfolk Royal Pollination Group 5  A good regular cropper with medium to large fruits. Very pale yellow to pale whitish yellow in parts, almost completely flushed with brilliant red. Flesh is creamy white, tinged with pink near the skin, moderately firm, but not hard, crisp and juicy, rather coarse textured, with a slight, sweet aroma. NORFOLK 1908
Apple Pitmaston Pine Apple Pollination group 3  Particularly attractive blossom. Fruits are intensely flavoured, sweet yet sharp, rich, nutty, honeyed. Are said to have 'distinct pineapple flavour' or 'remarkable blend of honey and musk'. Fruits are small, oblong/conical, golden, with dots of russet. Flesh is yellow. Crop is heavy but biennial. Pick early October and store until December. HEREFORDSHIRE
  Apple Queen Pollination Group 3. Dual Purpose. Large flat pale greenish yellow fruits, flushed and striped red with a greasy skin. White, soft, sharp flesh, when cooked bright yellow, sharp, with a juicy puree texture - very good as baked apples! Moderately vigorous and a good cropper. Pick late September/early October. Store until December. ESSEX 1858
Apple Red Devil Pollination group 3 Heavy cropping moderately vigorous tree. Fruits are striking with a scarlet flush, highly decorative. Crisp and juicy, flesh is pink stained with a strong fruity almost strawberry flavour. Produces pink juice! KENT
Apple Royal Russet Pollination Group 2. Good pollinator. Easy to grow, requiring the minimum of pruning or spraying. Yellow/green rough skin covered with brown 'russet'. The flesh is creamy, firm, juicy, sweet and aromatic. Excellent for Christmas!
Apple Spencer Pollination group 3 A very hardy, vigorous tree. Fruits crimson flushed, with sweet honeyed flavour, juicy and crisp. USA
Apple Starking Pollination group 3 A heavy cropping,  vigorous tree.  Fruits are yellow-green with a red flush and red stripes.  Very sweet, but not sickly, subtly aromatic with cream tinged green flesh. USA

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 Pick October – ripen November. Usually keeping until January/February 
  Apple Ananas Reinette Pollination Group 2. Dual Purpose. Small round gold fruit with russett freckles. Crisp and juicy yellow-white flesh develops pineapple taste as the fruit ripens. Ideal for juicing. Pick early October, store November - January. NETHERLANDS 1821
  Apple Baxters Pearmain Pollination Group 5. Medium, gold fruit flushed with orange-red and russet dots. Good flavoured deep cream flesh that is sharp and juicy. Vigorous and heavy cropping. Pick mid-October, store November - February. NORFOLK 1821
  Apple Beauty of Hants Pollination Group 3 Raised in Southampton prior to 1850. Seedling of Blenheim Orange. Very vigorous tree, produces fruits that are sweet with a crumbly texture. Pick early/mid October and can be kept until January/March. HAMPSHIRE
  Apple Blenheim Orange Pollination Group 3, triploid One of the loveliest apples of all with its dry distinctive flavour. Large fruits are dull yellowish-green, becoming yellow, flushed with speckled dull orange. An addictive plain taste flavoured with nuts, quite sweet, crumbly texture, good with cheese, flesh is firm, but tender and crisp. Fruits cook to a stiff puree. OXFORDSHIRE
  Apple Braintree Seedling Pollination Group 3. Medium sized bright yellow, flushed orange fruit with scarlet streaks and some russetting. Flesh is firm, cream, aromatic with a hint of pineapple. Pick early-mid October, store until December/January. ESSEX 1930
Apple Chivers Delight Pollination Group 3 Raised in 1920 in Histon, Cambridgeshire. Golden, flushed in brownish red. Often honey flavoured; sweet, well balanced. Crisp, juicy to the end. A good crop. Pick mid. October and store until January, cold store to March. CAMBRIDGESHIRE
  Apple Christmas Pearmain Pollination Group 2. Self Fertile. Medium sized oblong green fruit with russetting and red stripes. Flesh is yellow, sweet, juicy, crisp with a rich, good flavour. Moderately vigorous, upright, very hardy and a good cropper. Pick early October, store until January. KENT 1893
  Apple Claygate Pearmain Pollination Group 3. Medium sized apple, brown rusetted with a crimson patch on sun facing side. Nuty aromatic flavour, good keeping qualities. Moderately vigorous, compact and a good cropper, suited to growing in a pot. Pick early/mid October, store until February. SURREY 1821
Apple Cornish Gilliflower Pollination Group 4 Found in a cottage garden in Cornwall around 1800. A high quality dessert apple with a sweet, rich flavour. Fruits have yellow tinged, fine, firm flesh with a distinct, sweet aroma. Moderate cropping, tip bearers, making them unsuitable for growing in restricted forms. CORNWALL
 

Apple Cox Orange Pippin Pollination group 3 Needs a good soil, climate and management to produce the best crop. Fruits are of medium size, yellow flushed red. Perfectly ripe fruit is deliciously sweet, with rich, intense aromatic flavour and deep cream, juicy flesh. Described as spicy, honeyed, nutty and pear-like, a subtle blend of great complexity. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

Apple Crispin Pollination Group 3, triploid A heavy cropping, large sized eating apple, also cooked tends to keep its shape, with a sweet, light flavour. Yellow/green smooth skin and white crisp, juicy, sweet, honeyed flesh. JAPAN
  Apple Grey Pippin Pollination Group 3. Found at Bures in Suffolk in 1883. Long fruits yellow/green skin half covered with a netting of grey. Juicy, sugary flesh. Pick late October store until December. SUFFOLK 1883
  Apple Hereford Redstreak Pollination Group 3. Primarily a mid-season cider apple. Fruits striped and streaked with red. Sweet with excellent quality juice, ideal for blending. Raised by Lord Scudamore in the early 17th Century. Biennial, pruning will promote thicker growth. May be suseptible to canker. HEREFORD 17TH CENTURY
Apple Jonagold Pollination Group 3, triploid Large late season, very heavy cropping eating apple of recent introduction. Skin light yellow/green with red mottling. Flesh is nearly yellow, with a rich, honeyed almost aromatic flavour, fine textured, firm and juicy. USA
  Apple Kent Pollination Group 4 Sweet, aromatic, conical fruit, yellow with orange/red flush and slight russeting. Attractive flowers. Flesh is firm, crisp and considerably juicy. Upright, moderately vigorous tree, reliable heavy cropper. Pick mid/late October, store until February. KENT 1974
Apple Kidd’s Orange Red Pollination Group 3 A mid/late eating apple, ideal for the southern counties of England, as plenty of autumn sunshine is needed to intensify flavours. A good moderate cropper. Skin green/yellow half to almost totally covered with crimson flush with patches of russet. Flesh sweet creamy/white, crisp and juicy. Fine textured and strongly aromatic, mellows to an intense flowery or rose petal quality, some claim it tastes of Parma violets! NEW ZEALAND
Apple Lady Henniker Pollination Group 4 Originating from Thorndon Hall, Eye, Suffolk. c.1840. Dual purpose apple - mildly acidic and aromatic and when cooked becomes fluffy, still acidic but a good flavour. Moderate/good crop, trees are fairly hardy and easy to grow. Pick Mid September stores until November-January. SUFFOLK
 

Apple Maxton Pollination Group 4. Partially Self Fertile. Medium, round-conical, greenish, yellow fruit, flushed deep reddish purple, striped red. Flesh is sweet, juicy, soft and nutty - quite a rich flavour. Compact, vigorous and heavy cropping. Prefers a wet climate. Pick October, store from November to January. SUFFOLK 1939
 

Apple Morris's Russet Pollination Group 3. Medium sized fruits, crimson flush under russet colour skin. Flesh is sweet and sharp with a rich intense flavour. Ornamental flowers. Moderately vigorous tree. Pick mid October, store from November to February. MIDDLESEX 1851.
Apple Nutmeg Pippin Pollination Group 3 Medium tree with upright spreading growth, good crop. Fruits are small, russetted over gold. Rich, aromatic flavour. Can be used as dessert or fresh eating apple. Pick early October and store November to January/February. UK
Apple Orleans Reinette Pollination Group 4. An easy to grow, late season eating apple with medium sized fruits, cropping can be irregular. Skin yellow/green becoming dull golden yellow up to three quarters flushed with dull orange, some surface russeting. Skin dry and textured. Flesh is creamy white, fine textured, firm and very juicy. Flavour firstly of oranges with a nutty finish. FRANCE
Apple Queen Cox Pollination Group 3. The tree is moderately vigorous and upright spreading. It is not suitable for the Northern regions, preferring a warmer climate and it needs good soil conditions and a favourable environment to crop well. The fruit has a deep red skin and a juicy, sweet flesh. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Apple Red Pippin (previously Fiesta) Pollination Group 3 Excellent garden tree similar to Cox – indeed it is a cross of Cox + Idared – but easier to grow requiring very little pruning or spraying. Heavy, regular cropping. Medium sized apple similar in flavour to Cox – sweet, tangy. Fairly new introduction. KENT
Apple Ribston Pippin Pollination Group 2, triploid. Medium/large late eater. Trees are hardy and reliable moderate croppers. Skin pale primrose yellow, half or more covered with a bright red crimson flush. Skin greasy and smooth. Flesh white tinged green, cream under the flushed sides. Crisp, firm, fine textured and juicy, with intense, rich, aromatic flavour. YORKSHIRE
  Apple Rosy Blenheim Pollination Group 3. Large flat fruits, coloured with some russetting. Deep cream flesh with a plain, good flavour. Moderately vigorous. Pick October, store from October to January. ESSEX 1925
Apple Royal Gala Pollination Group 3 Fairly easy to grow, good reliable cropper. Mid – late season eating apple. Medium sized fruit with good orange/red colour over a large part of the fruit. Flesh yellow/cream fine, slightly soft not especially juicy but of good flavour and sweetly aromatic. NEW ZEALAND
Apple Sandringham Pollination Group 5. Vigorous spreading tree with particularly attractive blossom. Fruits are flushed and/or striped, smooth skinned and maroon/deep pink. Cooks to sweet, quite richly flavoured cream puree. Becomes lighter, more delicate as cooker, but makes pleasant, if large eating apple. Pick mid-October and store November to February/March. NORFOLK
Apple Spartan Pollination Group 3 An easy to grow, popular eating apple. Medium sized fruit with light green almost completely covered with crimson skin, smooth and dry. Pick when well coloured for the best flavour. Flesh is white, firm, fine textured, perfumed with the flavours of strawberry and melon, sweet and juicy with some acidity. USA
Apple William Crump Pollination Group 5 A moderate cropping desert apple. Medium-large fruits are aromatic, rich and sweet with pineapple acidity, crisp and juicy. Smooth skin, slightly greasy, yellowish-green half covered with a crimson brown flush. Pick mid-October, store December-February. WORCESTERSHIRE
  Apple Winter Peach Pollination Group 3. First known in England in 1852, possibly originating in the USA. Large fruits turning pale yellow with a slight blush. Flesh is firm with a slight spicy flavour. Pick late October, store December - March. POSSIBLY ENGLAND 1853
  Apple Wyken Pippin Pollination Group 3. An upright, tip bearing tree, moderately vigorous and a good cropper. Fruits are small to medium, gold with a slightly brownish, yellow flush with fine russet dots. Densely fruity with a subtle aromatic quality. COVENTRY EARLY 1700'S

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 Pick October or later if weather permits leaving. Ripen December – most keeping until March
  Apple Adam's Pearmain Pollination Group 2. A hardy and disease resistant tree. Fruits are bright red with a dry, nutty aromatic flavour. NORFOLK 1826
  Apple Ashmeads Kernel Pollination Group 4  Popular for over two centuries for good reason. Bright green skin, almost entirely russetted with distinctive pear drop flavour that easily holds its own against more modern varieties.  GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Apple Braeburn Pollination Group 4 Easy to grow, reliable heavy cropper that stores well. A modern variety with flavour on par with the older classics. Crisp without being hard and very juicy, eat slightly colled and remember why you like eating apples. NEW ZEALAND 1952
Apple D'Arcy Spice Pollination Group 4 Requires a hot dry summer to develop the spicy flavour of its name. Very old late dessert apple. Skin tough, light yellow/green variably covered with grey/brown russet. Flesh white tinged green, firm with fine texture. Has a hot, spicy, nutmeg flavour if fully developed. Will store until April. ESSEX
Apple Golden Delicious Pollination Group 4 Good for pollination. A good, regular cropper, fruits are medium size pale green/yellow with green/brown russet dots. Flesh is white, crisp, sweet and refreshing. Fairly frost resistant. USA
  Apple Hoary Morning Pollination Group 3. Large greenish-yellow fruit with bold red stripes. Cream, sweet/sharp, firm flesh. When cooked flavour is sweet, rich and keeps shape. Moderately vigorous and a good cropper. Pick early October, store until April. SOMERSET 1819
  Apple Horsford Prolific Pollination Group 3. Large yellow fruits, flesh quite sharp with mellow flavour, juicy and crisp. Moderately vigorous. Pick mid October, store from December to March. NORFOLK 1913
  Apple Hubbard's Pearmain Pollination Group 3. Medium fruits with some russetting. Flesh is sweet, nutty with a rich flavour. Good cropper with attractive flowers. Pick early-mid October, store from February to March. NORFOLK 1819
Apple Idared Pollination Group 2 A dual purpose apple. Important commercially due to its late keeping properties, fairly hardy, moderately vigorous, produces spurs freely. The fruits are pale yellowish-green, three quarters flushed with crimson-red. Flesh is very white or white tinged green, firm, fine textured, juicy and crisp. USA
Apple Jupiter Pollination Group 3, triploid Large Cox-flavoured apple, a better choice than Cox. Trees are hardy, easy to grow with fair degree of disease resistance, with heavy, good crops. Fruits are green/yellow becoming dull golden yellow flushed with orange/red. Flesh creamy white, coarse textured, juicy with sweetly scented aroma. KENT
Apple Laxton’s Superb Pollination Group 4 Late eating apple. Trees are hardy and easy to grow. Good heavy cropper, but prone to scab. Skin is rough pale greenish yellow and almost completely covered with dull purple/red. Flesh is white tinged green, fine but firm texture. Cox-like flavour but sweeter. BEDFORDSHIRE
  Apple Lemon Pippin Pollination Group 5. A dual purpose small apple with lemon colour fruits. Sweet flavour with some acidity. Popular in the 19th century for drying and tarts. Pick early October, store until March. UK 1744
  Apple Montfort Pollination Group 3. Medium sized, fruits with smooth, flushed/striped skin. Sweet, crisp flesh, mellowing to refreshing. Moderately vigorous. Pick mid October, store from November to March. ESSEX 1928.
Apple Norfolk Beefing Pollination Group 4. Can be used in early season as a cooker and as an eater by the spring. Baked very slowly for 24 hours in the lowest oven setting, the flesh becomes thick and tastes of raisins and cinnamon, known as Biffins. Tough skin allows the fruit to be cooked without bursting. Vigorous tree with good crops. Pick late October/early November, store from November to March. NORFOLK LATE 18TH CENTURY.
  Apple Sunburn Pollination Group 3. Small fruits with some russetting. Flesh is cream, sweet and juicy, slightly aromatic in flavour. Pick early October, store from November to March. ESSEX 1925
  Apple Sunset Pollination Group 3. Large mid season eating apple similar to Cox but much easier to grow. Good reliable cropper. Skin green/yellow 3/4 flushed with bright orange/red. The flesh is creamy white, firm but tender and has a slightly coarse texture. Juicy with a sharp aroma. KENT
Apple Suntan Pollination Group 5, triploid. A useful tree for growing where late frosts are a problem, because of late flowering. Excellent colour medium/large fruit flushed bright orange-red on golden yellow with short, broken dark red stripes. Deep cream flesh, rich & sweet, very aromatic with lots of pineapple-like acidity. Cannot be pollinated by or pollinate Cox's Orange Pippin. Best stored and eaten December or later. KENT
Apple Tydemans Late Orange Pollination Group 4 Medium sized fruits with pale yellowish, becoming dull greenish-yellow skin, flushed with dull brownish-purple. Flesh is creamy yellow, firm, fine textured and juicy, rich and aromatic in December, becoming sweeter and only lightly aromatic in March. KENT
  Apple West View Seedling Pollination Group 3. Medium sized fruits, coloured with some russetting. Flesh is sweet-sharp, with a mild flavour. Pick late October, store until March. ESSEX 1932
Apple Winston Pollination Group 4 A high quality dessert apple. Fruits are dull yellowish-green, flushed with purplish-red. Good aromatic flavour, sweet and slightly acid, flesh is cream tinged, fine textured and fairly juicy. Skin can be rather tough. BERKSHIRE
Apple Winter Banana Pollination Group 3 Slight blush over yellow and smooth skinned. Sweet, scented, juicy, melting flesh. Used for juice manufacture and valued garden fruit. Can be used as dessert or fresh eating apple. Pick early October and store November to January/March. USA
  Apple Winter Gem Pollination Group 3 A new heavy cropping dessert variety introduced in 1985. Produces a medium sized pink flushed apple which has a rich aromatic flavour. Pick October, stores until March. Easy to grow, requiring little spraying or pruning, hardy in most districts.
  Apple Woolbrook Russet Pollination Group 3. Dual Purpose. Large pale yellow fruit slightly flush and dotted with russet. Sweet-sharp, quite rich, mellowing from sharp once cooked. High in vitamin C. Good cropper, moderately vigorous. Pick mid October, store until March. DEVON 1903
   

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 Fruits must be left on the tree as long as possible. Will ripen during December and January and keep generally until March.
  Apple Golden Russet Pollination Group 2. Medium sized round, yellow fruit covered in golden russetting. Cream, sweet, crisp flesh, aromatic with sugary, honeyed flavour. Excellent for cider. Hardy, heavy cropping but needs thinning for good size fruit, and moderately vigorous. Pick early/mid October, store until February/March. USA 1905
Apple Granny Smith Pollination Group 3 This apple tastes better after a long hot summer has allowed the sugars to develop. A well known eater but also used for cooking. Skin is green, smooth and sometimes quite thick. Needs a good soil, climate and management to produce the best crop. Flesh is coarsely textured, white, crisp and juicy. Store until April. AUSTRALIA
  Apple Nolan Pippin Pollination Group 4. Small to Medium, round fruits, gold with cinnamon russet. Sweet-sharp firm flesh with a strong intense fruit drop flavour. Vigorous tree. Pick late October, store from November to March. ESSEX 1920
Apple Sturmer Pippin Pollination Group 3 An old, traditional medium size late eating apple. Requires a warm season to reach its best. Skin is green to green/yellow flushed with dull orange. Flesh is white, tinged green, firm fine textured and juicy. Store until April.  SUFFOLK
  Apple Wagener Pollination Group 3 - Partially Self Fertile. Dual Purpose. Medium sized fruits with greeny yellow skin, slightly striped and flushed pinkish red. Pale cream, sweet, juicy and crisp flesh - good for cider. Biennial, good cropper. Pick early/mid October, store until April. USA 1791

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Apple Annie Elizabeth Pollination group 4 An old English culinary apple originating from Leicester C.1857. Large fruit with a light yellow skin 1 4 -1 2 speckled with red/grey. Flesh creamy white, crisp and tender, coarse textured and juicy. Cooks to a pale green/yellow fluff. Hardy, suitable for northern/cold sites. Season November - April. LEICESTERSHIRE
Apple Arthur Turner Pollination group 3 Large, early cooking apple, breaks up on cooking but not to a fluff. Strong growing trees, resistant to scab with exceptionally beautiful flowers. Good regular cropper. Skin of fruit light green variably flushed with grey/orange, may be some small flecks of russet. Flesh yellowish/white coarse textured and dry. Pick August. Store until October/November. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
  Apple Bountiful Pollination group 3 A mid to late season cooking apple. The trees are compact, suitable for a small garden or growing in a tub. Heavy cropping, with a considerable resistance to apple mildew. Can be eaten as a desert apple in late winter. Flesh is creamy-white tinged yellow, firm, fine textured, juicy and tender, requiring no additional sugar, and cook to a yellow fluff. KENT
Apple Bramley’s Seedling Pollination group 3, triploid One of the most popular cooking apples. Cropping is heavy but can be biennial. The skin is yellow/green. The flesh juicy and acid, cooking to a pale cream fluff. Pick October. Store until March. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
  Apple Catherine Pollination Group 5. Cooking apple, yellow fruit with a sweet flavour and light texture which keeps shape when cooked. Pick mid-October, store December/February. EAST SUFFOLK PRE 1900
  Apple Catshead Pollination Group 3. Large oblong green/pale yellow fruit with russet dots and a greasy skin. Flesh is white, sweet-sharp, juicy and soft. Cooked the flavour is quite sharp with a firm puree texture. Moderately vigorous and good cropping tree. Pick October, store until January. SUSSEX 1629
  Apple Chelmsford Wonder Pollination Group 3. Large round yellow, striped red, flushed pink-orange fruit. Pale cream flesh, sharp flavour, sweeter later (January) keeping a firm texture. Moderately vigorous and a good cropper. Pick October, store until March. CHELMSFORD ESSEX 1870.
Apple Dr. Harvey Pollination Group 4 Moderately vigorous culinary apple, with upright-spreading habit, partial tip bearer. Fruits are yellow-orange with a greyed-orange flush. Fine textured, firm, creamy-white flesh with a good flavour. Breaks up completely on cooking. Possibly keeps until mid-December. EAST ANGLIA
  Apple Early Victoria/Emneth Early Pollination Group 3 Moderately vigorous culinary apple. Well flavoured, not too sharp, hardly needing sugar. Baking like a soufflé, rising up to a juicy fluff. Fruits can be small unless thinned and tend to crop heavily every other year. WISBECH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE
  Apple Excelsior (Seabrook) Pollination Group 3. Large fruits, bright red flushed and striped. Cooks to a deep cream juicy puree. Makes a strong flavoured sauce. Vigorous. Pick late August, store until September/October. ESSEX 1921
Apple Golden Noble Pollination Group 3 When cooked keeps little of it's form; sharp, well flavoured but not as acidic as Bramley. Ideally suited to pies; baked has a creamy texture; needs only a little sugar. The fruits are large and a pale green turning gold, sometime slightly flushed. Has a good crop. Pick early October can be stored until December. NORFOLK 1920
Apple Grenadier Pollination Group 3 A hardy, heavy cropping tree ideal for the North. An early cooker, with large, pale green, becoming pale yellowish-green fruits. Cooks to a pale cream, sharp, honey flavoured puree, but not frothy. Pick mid-August, store to September.
Apple Howgate Wonder Pollination group 4 A hardy, vigorous tree, suitable for growing in the North. The fruit is only fair in quality, quite sweet, juicy and pleasant if eaten fresh, cooked it keeps shape but with a very light taste. Light yellowish-green skin, flushed slightly with orange brown. Pick early to mid October, store November to March. ISLE OF WIGHT
Apple Keswick Codling Pollination Group 2 Dual Purpose Apple. Pale green/yellow skin with darker flush. Cooks to a puree and hardly needs sugar. Good for jelly. Good flowers and heavy crops, easy to grow. Pick August stores until October. LANCASHIRE LATE 18TH CENTURY
Apple Lane’s Prince Albert Pollination Group 3 A hardy tree suitable for growing in the North, also suitable for the small garden. Heavy cropping, the fruits are bright grass green, changing to light yellow, only slightly flushed with red. Flesh is greenish-white, fine-textured, firm and juicy. Cooks to a lemon coloured puree, brisk but not as strong as Bramley. Pick early to mid-October, store November to March. HERTFORDSHIRE
Apple Lord Derby Pollination group 5 Partly self fertile. Mid-late season cooking apple. A hardy, prolific and regular cropper, requiring thinning to obtain larger fruit. Shows resistance to scab and tolerates wet soils. Skin bright green later becoming yellow often with whitish dots, smooth and dry. Flesh green/white, slightly coarse texture rather dry and soft. Cooked early, when green it has a strong, sharp taste – ideal for pies, as it keeps little of its form. Best used early, but grown in the North stays green until December, with a good deal more acidity. Pick late September. Store until December. CHESHIRE
  Apple Lord Stradbroke Pollination Group 3. Very large, oblong, green flushed red, grey russet fruit. Sweet and light flavour when cooked. Heavy cropping and vigorous. Pick early October, store from October to February. SUFFOLK 1900.
  Apple Lord Suffield Pollination Group 2. Medium-large, conical, pale green turning pale yellow fruit. White flesh when cooked has a sharp flavour with frothy texture. Vigorous, heavy cropping tree. Pick mid August, store from August to September. MANCHESTER 1836.
Apple Monarch Pollination Group 4 Biennial. A heavy cropping culinary apple with pale yellow, slightly to half flushed with pinkish-red. Flesh is white and coarse textured, cooking to a fine yellow, juicy fluff. ESSEX
Apple Newton Wonder Pollination Group 5 Large, late cooking apple, cooking to a yellow, juicy puree, with good brisk flavour. Trees are hardy and fairly easy to grow. Skin pale yellow/green up to three quarters flushed with brownish-red. Flesh creamy yellow/white, firm and crisp, coarse textured and fairly juicy. Pick October. Stores will until March. DERBYSHIRE
  Apple Norfolk Beauty Pollination Group 3. Large, round, yellowish green, spotted white fruit. Flesh is cream, sweet-sharp & fine. Firm when cooked with good flavour and creamy puree texture. Vigorous and good cropper. Pick early September, store from September to December. NORFOLK 1901
  Apple Old Bismarck Pollination Group 3 - Partially Self Fertile. Medium/large, greenish-yellow, flushed and striped bright red fruit. Hangs well on the tree even when ripe. White, sharp, juicy, crisp flesh with rather an astringent flavour, best when cooked with a good puree texture. Moderately vigorous and a good cropper. Pick early October, store until March. AUSTRALIA 1860
Apple Peasgood’s Nonsuch Pollination Group 3  The trees are moderately vigorous, spreading in habit and produce fruits fairly freely. An enormous and attractive apple. Skin is green turning orange with a red flush. Flesh cooks to a puree. Pick mid-September and store until December. LINCOLNSHIRE
Apple Reverend W Wilks Pollination Group 2. A biennial cooker, with extremely large fruits. Skin is pale whitish-green, becoming a pale primrose yellow, slightly flushed with pale ochre. Cooks to pale lemon puree, light and quite sweet. Baked, juicy, soft and translucent, hardly needing sugar. Pick late August - early September. Store August to November. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
  Apple Stanway Seedling Pollination Group 3. Large round-conical fruits with yellow/orange greasy skin. Flesh is quite sharp, but when cooked becomes sweet and pleasant. Moderately vigorous. Pick October, store until January/March. ESSEX 1899
  Apple Striped Beefing Pollination Group 3. Large round, striped, dark red fruits. When cooked quite a rich flavour, brisk, cream in colour and puree in texture. Good for baked apples. Moderatley vigorous. Pick early/mid October, store from December to April/May. NORFOLK 1794
  Apple Summer Broaden Pollination Group 2. Irregular shaped fruits, yellow skin with orangey-red flush and stripes. Flesh sharp and fruity, keeps its shape when cooked. Pick mid September. Store September-October. NORFOLK 1796
  Apple Woodford Pollination Group 3. Large, mainly yellow fruit with light flavour fruit. When cooked flavour can be insipid. Beautiful ornamental pink flowers. Vigorous. Pick early September, store until October. ESSEX 1900