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Varieties
9 varieties
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Food uses
- Hard cider
Category
- Apple trees
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Categories
Apples
9
Early eating apples
1
Mid-season eating apples
2
Late eating apples
2
Cooking apples
5
Dual-purpose apples
2
Red-flesh apples
1
Cider apples
17
Crab apples
2
Cooking pears
1
Perry pears
9
Stock availability
All
9
In stock
8
Not in stock
1
Form
1-year
7
1-year bush-trained
2-year
2
2-year bush-trained
5
Spindlebush
3
2-year half-standard
2
Premium half-standard
2
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
2
Cordon-trained
2
Premium cordon
2
1/4 standard
Each
Mature size
Very small
2
Small
5
Medium
4
Large
7
Very large
2
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
3
?
M9
5
?
M26
4
?
M116
2
?
MM106
7
?
M25
2
?
Supplied as
Bare-root
8
12L pot
4
11.5L pot
2
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
3
Average
6
Experienced
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
Partially self-fertile
3
Not self-fertile
6
Flowering group
?
1
2
1
3
5
4
3
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
2
Average
4
Poor
3
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
6
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
3
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
9
Mild damp climates
6
Warm climates
3
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
1
Mid
4
Late
4
Very late
Cropping
?
Heavy
5
Good
4
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
1
2-3 weeks
2
1-2 months
3
3 months or more
3
Food uses
Eating fresh
82
Culinary
43
Traditional cooker
16
Dual purpose
12
Juice
52
Hard cider
9
Drying
1
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
3
Average
3
Poor
1
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
3
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
3
Very susceptible
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
3
Some susceptibility
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
Some susceptibility
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
1
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
6
United States
1
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
2
1850 - 1899
3
1900 - 1949
2
1950 - 1999
2
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
5
Cream
Pink - light
2
Pink
1
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
1
Green - light
1
Green / Red
2
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
3
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
1
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
1
Red striped
Russet
1
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
2
Cream
1
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
5
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
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 20
Bramley 20 is a naturally smaller version of Bramley's Seedling (the apples are the same size though).
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
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
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
Katy
Katy is an attractive and versatile early apple variety from Sweden, very easy to grow.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not 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
Prince William
Prince William is a modern bittersweet cider variety from the famous Long Ashton Research Station.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
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