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Traditional apple trees
A collection of traditional English and Scottish apple varieties from the Victorian era or earlier.
41 varieties
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Period of origin
- 1550 - 1599
Period of origin
- 1600 - 1649
Period of origin
- 1650 - 1699
Period of origin
- 1700 - 1749
Period of origin
- 1750 - 1799
Period of origin
- 1800 - 1849
Period of origin
- 1850 - 1899
Category
- Apple trees
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Categories
Apples
41
Early eating apples
2
Mid-season eating apples
6
Late eating apples
15
Cooking apples
17
Dual-purpose apples
8
Apricots
1
Cherries
4
Sweet cherries
3
Sour cherries
1
Cider apples
10
Crab apples
5
Damsons
3
Inter-specific trees
1
Mirabelles
1
Nectarines
1
Peaches
2
Pears
20
Dessert pears
16
Cooking pears
5
Ornamental pears
1
Perry pears
4
Plums
20
Eating plums
16
Cooking plums
6
Dual-purpose plums
4
Quinces
1
Ornamental cherry trees
13
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
1
Stock availability
All
41
In stock
35
Not in stock
6
Form
1-year
32
1-year bush-trained
2-year
9
2-year bush-trained
19
Spindlebush
1
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
6
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
17
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
Each
Mature size
Very small
5
Small
8
Medium
12
Large
31
Very large
18
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
5
?
M9
8
?
M26
10
?
M116
5
?
MM106
31
?
MM111
3
?
M25
18
?
Supplied as
Bare-root
35
12L pot
16
11.5L pot
5
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
16
Average
23
Experienced
2
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
1
Partially self-fertile
15
Not self-fertile
25
Flowering group
?
1
2
7
3
17
4
15
5
1
6
1
Pollinating others
?
Good
5
Average
24
Poor
12
Ploidy
?
Diploid
31
Triploid
10
Tetraploid
Quintaploid
Octoploid
Universal pollinator
?
Yes
No
Fruit bearing
?
Spur-bearer
26
Free-spurring
1
Partial tip-bearer
11
Tip-bearer
1
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
40
Mild damp climates
25
Warm climates
4
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS Plants for Pollinators
41
Melliferous
Using
Picking month
June
July
August
1
September
4
October
November
Picking season
?
Very early
3
Early
4
Mid
9
Late
22
Very late
3
Cropping
?
Heavy
12
Good
27
Light
2
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1
1-3 days
2
1 week
4
2-3 weeks
6
1-2 months
15
3 months or more
13
Food uses
Eating fresh
29
Culinary
24
Traditional cooker
12
Dual purpose
8
Juice
16
Hard cider
5
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Flavour style (apples)
Sweet/Sharp
2
Sharper
19
Sweeter
11
Aromatic
8
Vinous
Cooking result
Puree
9
Textured puree
1
Keeps shape
9
Juice style
Sweeter
2
Sharper
4
Sweet (cider)
1
Sharp (cider)
Bittersweet (cider)
Bittersharp (cider)
Cling-stone
Freestone
Semi-freestone
Clingstone
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
20
Average
15
Poor
1
Scab
?
Very resistant
12
Some resistance
7
Some susceptibility
5
Very susceptible
2
Canker
Very resistant
2
Some resistance
6
Some susceptibility
3
Very susceptible
1
Mildew
?
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
7
Some susceptibility
5
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
1
Belgium
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
3
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
1
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
35
United States
1
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
2
1650 - 1699
1
1700 - 1749
3
1750 - 1799
3
1800 - 1849
14
1850 - 1899
18
1900 - 1949
19
1950 - 1999
28
2000
11
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
15
Cream
Pink - light
11
Pink
1
Pink - dark
1
Red - dark
Crimson
1
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
6
Green - light
4
Green / Red
1
Green / Yellow
3
Orange
Orange / Red
2
Orange flush
13
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
3
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
2
Red striped
Russet
4
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
1
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
2
Large
4
Very large
Flesh colour
White
3
Cream
1
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
15
RHS AGM (former)
2
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
1
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Apple trees
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
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
Ashmead's Kernel
A versatile English 17th century russet apple, Ashmead's Kernel is noted for its distinctive pear-like flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Beauty of Bath
One of the earliest English apples, ripening in early August.
Picking season: Very early
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
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
Charles Ross
Charles Ross is a very attractive classic English dual-purpose apple.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Cornish Aromatic
An attractive late-season apple from Cornwall, with a good aromatic flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Cornish Gilliflower
Cornish Gilliflower is a popular English eating apple with an excellent sweet aromatic flavour.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Coul Blush
Coul Blush is an early-season dual-purpose apple from Scotland.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Court Pendu Plat
Court Pendu Plant is a traditional French apple with an aromatic pear-drop flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 6
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
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
Apple trees
Devonshire Quarrenden
A very old English summer apple, with a vinous strawberry flavour, grown throughout the UK.
Picking season: Very early
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
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
Apple trees
Ellison's Orange
Ellison's Orange is a well respected Cox-style apple which can achieve very good flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially 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
Golden Delicious
The flavour of home-grown Golden Delicious is far better than its supermarket reputation.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Apple trees
Granny Smith
Granny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
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
Irish Peach
Irish Peach is a popular early season apple, ripening in July / August. It is easy to grow and low maintenance.
Picking season: Very early
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not 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
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
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
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
Apple trees
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
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
Laxton's Superb
Laxton's Superb is a deservedly popular English late-season dessert apple from the Victorian era.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially 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
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
Orleans Reinette
Orleans Reinette is a traditional French apple variety, and remains popular for its old-fashioned flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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
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
Apple trees
Ribston Pippin
A handsome English apple from the 18th century.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Rosemary Russet
A classic English russet apple with excellent flavours, but not as well known as its Victorian contemporaries.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
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
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
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
Apple trees
Worcester Pearmain
Worcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Yellow Ingestrie
One of the prettiest of all apples, perfect for a table display, with a rich fruity flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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