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Cooking apples
Apple varieties which have the acidity and textures needed for use in the kitchen.
24 varieties
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Categories
Almonds
2
Apples
92
Early eating apples
7
Mid-season eating apples
17
Late eating apples
37
Cooking apples
24
Dual-purpose apples
13
Apricots
12
Cherry plums
4
Cherries
25
Sweet cherries
21
Sour cherries
1
Cider apples
12
Crab apples
17
Damsons
7
Inter-specific trees
5
Hazels
9
Medlars
3
Mirabelles
6
Mulberries
7
Nectarines
5
Peaches
10
Pears
31
Dessert pears
26
Cooking pears
7
Asian pears
3
Perry pears
8
Plums
41
Eating plums
33
Cooking plums
8
Dual-purpose plums
14
Japanese plums
2
Quinces
7
Walnuts
6
Figs
4
Juneberries
2
Stock availability
All
24
In stock
1
Not in stock
23
Form
1-year
1-year bush-trained
2-year
2-year bush-trained
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
1
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
Espalier
Fan-trained
Mature size
Very small
Small
Medium
Large
Very large
1
Rootstocks
M25
1
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Supplied as
Bare-root
1
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
12
Average
10
Experienced
1
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
1
Partially self-fertile
7
Not self-fertile
15
Flowering group
?
1
2
5
3
10
4
6
5
1
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
3
Average
10
Poor
10
Fruit bearing
?
Spur-bearer
15
Free-spurring
2
Partial tip-bearer
5
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
21
Mild damp climates
16
Warm climates
2
Using
Picking month
June
July
August
September
5
October
November
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
6
Mid
5
Late
13
Very late
Cropping
?
Heavy
11
Good
12
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
3
2-3 weeks
5
1-2 months
7
3 months or more
7
Food uses
Eating fresh
3
Culinary
22
Traditional cooker
17
Dual purpose
4
Juice
11
Hard cider
5
Drying
Edible fruits
Flavour style (apples)
Sweet/Sharp
3
Sharper
17
Sweeter
Aromatic
Vinous
Cooking result
Puree
12
Textured puree
2
Keeps shape
3
Juice style
Sweeter
Sharper
5
Sweet (cider)
1
Sharp (cider)
1
Bittersweet (cider)
Bittersharp (cider)
Cling-stone
Freestone
Semi-freestone
Clingstone
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
14
Average
5
Poor
Scab
?
Very resistant
5
Some resistance
7
Some susceptibility
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
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
23
United States
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
2
2000
Flowering month
March
April
May
Flesh colour
White
3
Cream
Pink / Red
Golden / Yellow
Dark red
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Crimson
Gold
Green
3
Green - light
2
Green / Red
2
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
2
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
1
Red striped
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Small
Average
Large
5
Very large
Awards
RHS Award of Garden Merit
8
RHS Award of Merit
RHS 1st class
1
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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.
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.
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.
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
Apple trees
Grenadier
Grenadier is an early-season cooking apple, and one of the most foolproof apple varieties.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Howgate Wonder
Howgate Wonder is a large cooking apple which keeps well. Produces an excellent sharp juice.
£19.95 - £34.95
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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.
£19.95
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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.
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
Apple trees
Peasgood's Nonsuch
Peasgood Nonsuch is a highly-regarded old-fashioned English cooking apple.
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.
£19.95 - £34.95
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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.
£34.95
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Picking season: Late