Apple trees for southern Europe

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•   Category - Apple trees

• Using
• Growing
• Disease resistance
• Climate
• Identification
• Stock

Gardening skill

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Suitable for beginners6
Average9
Some needed

Fruit tree categories

Almond trees2
Apple trees15
Apricot trees7
Asian pear trees3
Cherry trees8
Damson trees2
Fig trees4
Inter-specific fruit trees2
Medlar trees1
Mirabelle trees1
Mulberry trees3
Nectarine trees1
Peach trees4
Pear trees17
Plum trees7
Quince trees5
Saskatoon bushes1
Walnut trees5

Stock availabilitytop

Tree form

1-year11
2-year1
2-year bush-trained5
Half standard2
Standard 1.75m1
Cordon2
Spindle-bush5

Supplied as

Bare-root11
Pot-grown3

Height after 10 years

Small (dwarf)6
Medium (semi-dwarf)6
Large (semi-vigorous)10
Full-size (standard)1

Rootstock

M1162
M251
M266
M96
MM10610

Usingtop

Picking season

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Very early
Early
Mid3
Late9
Very late3

Keeping

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Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week1
2-3 weeks2
1-2 months2
3 months or more10

Uses

Good for eating fresh13
Good for cooking7
Good for juice8
Good for cider3

Cooking result

Puree2
Textured puree
Keeps shape3

Growingtop

Planting position

Full sun essential2
Full sun preferred12
Tolerates partial shade1
Tolerates north-facing shade

Flowering group

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1
22
37
45
5
6

Self-fertility

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Self-fertile2
Partially self-fertile4
Not self-fertile9

Ploidy

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Diploid11
Triploid4

Pollinating others

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Good3
Average8
Poor4

Vigour

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Weak growing2
Slightly small
Average growth7
Slightly large2
Large2
Very large1

Precocity

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Precocious7
Slow to start bearing

Cropping

Heavy9
Good5
Light1

Fruit bearing

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Spur-bearer11
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer4
Tip-bearer

Fruit persistence

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Normal ripening11
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period1
Persistent

Bearing regularity

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Regular14
Biennial tendency1

Climatetop

Blossom frost-resistance

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Good resistance4
Some resistance2
Susceptible2

Can be grown in

Temperate climates14
Mild / damp climates3
Warm climates15

Disease resistancetop

General resistance

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Good5
Average6
Poor3

Suitable for organic

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Organic / no-spray culture6

Canker

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Very resistant
Some resistance1
Neutral
Some susceptibility4
Very susceptible

Scab

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Very resistant5
Some resistance
Neutral
Some susceptibility7
Very susceptible1

Mildew

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Very resistant
Some resistance4
Neutral
Some susceptibility7
Very susceptible

Silverleaf

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Very resistant
Some resistance
Neutral
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible

Fruit identificationtop

Country of origin

Australia1
Canada1
New Zealand2
Switzerland1
United Kingdom6
United States4

Period of origin

1500 - 1549
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 18492
1850 - 18993
1900 - 19495
1950 - 19995
2000

Fruit colour

Crimson1
Green3
Green / Yellow1
Orange / Red4
Orange flush4
Red2

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  Braeburn

  Braeburn is one of the best-flavoured supermarket apple varieties.  compare
  From £18.95 to £55.95
  Flowering: 4self-fertile

  Pick: Very late-season

  Uses: Eating 
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  Bramley 20  Best seller

  Bramley 20 is a naturally smaller version of Bramley's Seedling (the apples are the same size though).  compare
  From £18.95 to £55.95
  Flowering: 3(triploid)

  Pick: Late-season

  Uses: Cooking | Juice | Cider
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  Bramley's Seedling  Best seller

  Bramley is the essential English cooking apple, famous for its rich sharp acidity.  compare
  From £18.95 to £55.95
  Flowering: 3(triploid)

  Pick: Late-season

  Uses: Cooking | Juice | Cider
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  Gala

  Gala is popular supermarket apple - but better when home-grown, with a sweet pleasant flavour.  compare
  From £18.95 to £31.50
  Flowering: 4partly self-fertile

  Pick: Mid-season

  Uses: Eating | Juice 
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  Golden Delicious

  The flavour of home-grown Golden Delicious is far better than its supermarket reputation.  compare
  From £18.95 to £55.95
  Flowering: 4partly self-fertile

  Pick: Late-season

  Uses: Eating | Cooking 
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  Granny Smith

  Granny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions.  compare
  From £18.95 to £31.50
  Flowering: 3self-fertile

  Pick: Very late-season

  Uses: Eating | Cooking 
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  Honeycrisp  Best seller

  Honeycrisp is an American cold-hardy disease-resistant apple - it shows just how good modern apples have become.  compare
  From £19.50 to £32.95
  Flowering: 4

  Pick: Late-season

  Uses: Eating 
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  Idared

  Idared is a popular American late-season apple variety, notable for its excellent keeping qualities.  compare
  Flowering: 2

  Pick: Late-season

  Uses: Eating | Cooking | Juice 
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  Jonagold

  Jonagold is a high quality American apple, with a good balanced sweet/sharp flavor.  compare
  From £18.95 to £27.95
  Flowering: 4(triploid)

  Pick: Late-season

  Uses: Eating | Cooking | Juice | Cider
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  Jumbo

  A dual-purpose apple, named for the exceptionally large size of its fruits.  compare
  From £31.50
  Flowering: 3(triploid)

  Pick: Late-season

  Uses: Eating | Cooking 
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  King's Acre Pippin

  A traditional late-season English apple with a robust flavour.  compare
  Pick: Very late-season

  Uses: Eating 
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  Lord Lambourne

  Lord Lambourne is a popular versatile garden apple variety, with a good balance of sweet and sharp flavours.  compare
  From £18.95 to £31.50
  Flowering: 2partly self-fertile

  Pick: Mid-season

  Uses: Eating | Juice 
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  Rubinette Rosso  Best seller

  Considered by many to be the best-tasting apple ever, Rubinette has a lovely balanced sweet / sharp flavour.  compare
  From £19.50
  Flowering: 3

  Pick: Late-season

  Uses: Eating 
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  Saturn

  An attractive modern English apple, crisp flesh and an excellent flavour.  compare
  Flowering: 3

  Pick: Mid-season

  Uses: Eating | Juice 
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  Spartan

  Spartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, delicate "vinous" flavour.  compare
  From £18.95 to £55.95
  Flowering: 3partly self-fertile

  Pick: Late-season

  Uses: Eating | Juice