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Cooking apples
Apple varieties which have the acidity and textures needed for use in the kitchen.
25 varieties
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Almonds
2
Apples
100
Early eating apples
7
Mid-season eating apples
19
Late eating apples
39
Cooking apples
25
Dual-purpose apples
14
Red-flesh apples
5
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14
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4
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28
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26
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1
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17
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43
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7
Inter-specific trees
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13
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3
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6
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37
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28
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8
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3
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4
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9
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46
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34
Cooking plums
11
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17
Japanese plums
2
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8
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46
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Stock availability
All
25
In stock
24
Not in stock
1
Form
1-year
24
1-year bush-trained
2-year
6
2-year bush-trained
14
Spindlebush
1
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
8
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
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Mature size
Very small
2
Small
3
Medium
8
Large
24
Very large
9
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
2
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M9
3
?
M26
7
?
M116
4
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MM106
24
?
MM111
1
?
M25
9
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Supplied as
Bare-root
24
12L pot
11
11.5L pot
2
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
12
Average
11
Experienced
1
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
1
Partially self-fertile
7
Not self-fertile
17
Flowering group
?
1
2
7
3
10
4
6
5
1
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
3
Average
10
Poor
11
Ploidy
?
Diploid
15
Triploid
9
Tetraploid
Quintaploid
Octoploid
Universal pollinator
?
Yes
No
Fruit bearing
?
Spur-bearer
16
Free-spurring
2
Partial tip-bearer
5
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
21
Mild damp climates
17
Warm climates
2
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS Plants for Pollinators
25
Melliferous
Using
Picking month
June
July
August
September
5
October
1
November
Picking season
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Very early
Early
6
Mid
5
Late
13
Very late
1
Cropping
?
Heavy
11
Good
12
Light
1
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
3
2-3 weeks
5
1-2 months
8
3 months or more
7
Food uses
Eating fresh
3
Culinary
23
Traditional cooker
17
Dual purpose
4
Juice
12
Hard cider
5
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Flavour style (apples)
Sweet/Sharp
3
Sharper
18
Sweeter
Aromatic
Vinous
Cooking result
Puree
13
Textured puree
2
Keeps shape
3
Juice style
Sweeter
Sharper
6
Sweet (cider)
1
Sharp (cider)
1
Bittersweet (cider)
Bittersharp (cider)
Cling-stone
Freestone
Semi-freestone
Clingstone
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
14
Average
5
Poor
1
Scab
?
Very resistant
5
Some resistance
7
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Canker
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
3
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Mildew
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
5
Some susceptibility
2
Bacterial canker
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Silverleaf
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Fruit splitting
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
23
United States
1
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1
1750 - 1799
2
1800 - 1849
6
1850 - 1899
7
1900 - 1949
4
1950 - 1999
3
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
5
Cream
Pink - light
7
Pink
2
Pink - dark
1
Red - dark
Crimson
1
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
5
Green - light
5
Green / Red
2
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
2
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
1
Red striped
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
1
Average
Large
5
Very large
Flesh colour
White
3
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
1
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
8
RHS AGM (former)
1
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
1
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Varieties list
Apple trees
Annie Elizabeth
A traditional English cooking apple, with a sweet flavour, which keeps its shape when cooked.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Arthur Turner
A mid-season cooking apple, producing a light yellow puree. Very attractive blossom.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Blenheim Orange
Blenheim Orange is a classic English dual-purpose apple, useful for dessert and culinary purposes.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
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
Apple trees
Bountiful
Bountiful is an easy-to-grow cooking apple, it retains its shape when cooked, fairly sweet for a cooker.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
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
Apple trees
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
Apple trees
Galloway Pippin
A traditional Scottish cooking apple which keeps its shape when cooked.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Awards: RHS 1st class
Apple trees
Grenadier
Grenadier is an early-season cooking apple, and one of the most foolproof apple varieties.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Hidden Rose
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Hidden Rose is named for the unexpected pink flesh hidden behind the plain green skin.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Howgate Wonder
Howgate Wonder is a large cooking apple which keeps well. Produces an excellent sharp juice.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Isaac Newton's Tree
Also known as Flower of Kent, this is the variety the famous scientist Sir Isaac Newton sat under.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 5
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Keswick Codlin
Keswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Lady Henniker
A well-regarded Victorian dual-purpose apple, easy to grow.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Lane's Prince Albert
A classic Victorian cooking apple. Plenty of juicy acidity and stores well.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Lord Derby
Lord Derby is a high-quality mid/late-season traditional English cooking apple, cooks to a chunky puree.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple trees
Morgan Sweet
Morgan Sweet is a traditional English cider variety producing a full sweet juice.
Picking season: Early
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Newton Wonder
A traditional English cooking apple, a good alternative to Bramley.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Apple trees
Peasgood's Nonsuch
Peasgood Nonsuch is a highly-regarded old-fashioned English cooking apple.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Reverend W. Wilks
A widely-grown and well-regarded English cooking apple.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Scotch Bridget
A popular Scottish cooking apple, well-suited to damp wet conditions.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Scotch Dumpling
Scotch Dumpling is a large Scottish cooking apple. Cooks to a frothy puree with a good flavour.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Stirling Castle
A traditional Scottish cooker from the Victorian era, with a good sharp flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Cider apple trees
Tom Putt
An old traditional English cider variety with a sharp juice, which can also be used for cooking.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Warner's King
An 18th century English cooker which remains popular. Cooks to a sharp-flavoured puree.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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