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Varieties
7 varieties
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Flowering group
- 4
Picking season
- Late
Self-fertility
- Not self-fertile
Category
- Late-season eating apples
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Categories
Apples
14
Late eating apples
7
Cooking apples
3
Dual-purpose apples
3
Red-flesh apples
1
Cherries
1
Sweet cherries
1
Pears
5
Dessert pears
5
Cooking pears
1
Asian pears
1
Plums
1
Eating plums
1
Stock availability
All
7
In stock
3
Not in stock
4
Form
1-year
1-year bush-trained
2-year
2-year bush-trained
3
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
Each
Mature size
Very small
1
Small
Medium
3
Large
1
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
1
?
M26
3
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MM106
1
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Supplied as
12L pot
3
11.5L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
1
Average
5
Experienced
1
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
Partially self-fertile
3
Not self-fertile
7
Flowering group
?
1
2
2
3
17
4
7
5
6
1
Pollinating others
?
Good
Average
4
Poor
3
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
7
Mild damp climates
3
Warm climates
2
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
Mid
Late
7
Very late
2
Cropping
?
Heavy
2
Good
3
Light
2
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
2-3 weeks
2
1-2 months
1
3 months or more
4
Food uses
Eating fresh
6
Culinary
2
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
4
Hard cider
1
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
3
Average
3
Poor
1
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
4
United States
2
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1
1750 - 1799
2
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
1900 - 1949
3
1950 - 1999
1
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
4
Cream
Pink - light
1
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green - light
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
1
Orange
Orange / Red
1
Orange flush
4
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
1
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
3
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
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
Chivers Delight
Chivers Delight is an under-rated Cox-style apple from Cambridgeshire. Crisp and sweet.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Honeycrisp
Honeycrisp is an American cold-hardy disease-resistant apple - it shows just how good modern apples have become.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Jonagold
Jonagold is a high quality American apple, with a good balanced sweet/sharp flavor.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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
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
Pixie
Pixie produces lots of small Cox-style apples, easy to grow and keep well.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile