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Varieties
30 varieties
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Categories
Apples
17
Early eating apples
2
Mid-season eating apples
4
Late eating apples
5
Cooking apples
1
Dual-purpose apples
3
Red-flesh apples
2
Russet apples
2
Cider apples
14
Stock availability
All
30
Available to pre-order
30
Not in stock
0
Form
1-year
29
1-year bush-trained
2-year
15
2-year bush-trained
Spindlebush
2
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
1/4 standard
Each
Mature size
Very small
Small
Medium
Large
30
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
36
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Very dwarf
2
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M9
46
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Dwarf
4
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Quince C
3
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VVA-1
33
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Quince Adams
1
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Quince Eline
15
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Quince Eline interstem
5
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Gisela 5
20
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Weigi 2
3
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M26
58
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Semi-dwarf
3
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Weigi 1
3
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Gisela 6
1
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Wavit
38
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Weiwa
14
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M116
54
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MM106
112
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Colt
16
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Own-roots
3
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Quince A
37
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Semi-vigorous
87
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St. Julien
84
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Torinel
4
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Quince A interstem
6
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MM111
30
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Pyrodwarf
34
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M25
60
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Pyrus c. Kirchensaller
23
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Brompton
20
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F12/1
7
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Pyrus c.
1
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Supplied as
Bare-root
30
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
10
Average
16
Experienced
4
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
7
Partially self-fertile
4
Not self-fertile
19
Flowering group
?
1
2
4
3
11
4
8
5
5
6
2
Pollinating others
?
Good
3
Average
21
Poor
6
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
24
Free-spurring
1
Partial tip-bearer
3
Tip-bearer
1
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
29
Mild damp climates
19
Warm climates
2
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
2
Mid
7
Late
12
Very late
9
Cropping
?
Heavy
12
Good
15
Light
3
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
3
2-3 weeks
11
1-2 months
6
3 months or more
5
Food uses
Eating fresh
15
Culinary
7
Traditional cooker
1
Dual purpose
1
Juice
13
Hard cider
17
Drying
Pickling
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
9
Average
10
Poor
3
Canker
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
4
Some susceptibility
4
Very susceptible
1
Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
6
Some resistance
9
Some susceptibility
7
Very susceptible
1
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
3
Fire blight
Very resistant
Some resistance
3
Some susceptibility
5
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
2
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
1
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
26
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
3
1800 - 1849
4
1850 - 1899
8
1900 - 1949
5
1950 - 1999
8
2000
1
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
13
Cream
Pink - light
3
Pink
1
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
1
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
1
Gold
Green
1
Green - light
2
Green / Red
2
Green / Yellow
1
Orange
Orange / Red
8
Orange flush
5
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
4
Red - dark
1
Red / Black
1
Red / Green
Red striped
2
Russet
2
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
4
Cream
1
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
2
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
6
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
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
Black Dabinett
Black Dabinett is darker-skinned sport of Dabinett, but otherwise very similar to the original.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 6
Self-fertility: 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
Brown's Apple
Brown's Apple is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a sharp juice.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 5
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
Dabinett
Dabinett is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 6
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
D'Arcy Spice
An old English apple variety, yet with a unique flavour and many unusual qualities.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Dunkerton's Late
Dunkerton's Late is a traditional cider variety, producing a light sweet cider.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not 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
Harry Masters Jersey
Harry Masters Jersey is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 4
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
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'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
Kingston Black
Kingston Black is one of the premier English cider varieties and produces a bittersharp juice.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Michelin
Michelin is a traditional French cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Pinova
An attractive disease-resistant dessert apple, capable of producing good clean fruit without chemical sprays.
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
Porter's Perfection
Porter's Perfection is a 19th century English cider variety producing a bittersharp juice.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not 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
Queen Cox
A modern self-fertile form of the renowned Cox's Orange Pippin, with arguably even better flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Red Devil
Red Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Red Falstaff
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Red Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Red Foxwhelp
Red Foxwhelp also known as Herefordshire Redstreak, is an old English cider apple variety which produces a dull red bittersweet juice.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 5
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Red Windsor
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Red Windsor is one of the easiest to grow of all dessert apple trees, and with a pleasant apple flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Scrumptious
Scrumptious is a modern award-winning early-season English dessert apple.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Somerset Redstreak
An English cider apple variety producing a very high-quality bittersweet juice.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 5
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Three Counties
Three Counties is an early-ripening bittersweet cider apple.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Tickled Pink
A new red-fleshed apple variety, with attractive crimson blossom, also known as Baya® Marisa.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Tremlett's Bitter
Tremlett's Bitter is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 5
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Yarlington Mill
Yarlington Mill is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 5
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile