![]() Apple of choice for tarte tatin in France.Įxistence owed to freak accidental crossing of two most popular apples in world: Red and Golden Delicious. Noted for having unusually high vitamin C content. Noted for unusual looks (somewhat lumpy on the side) but excellent reward when tried. Spreading habit with intermediate vigour full flowering season is medium-late, production is heavy, fruit is medium or medium-large, with smooth skin white lenticels, no russet, excellent taste characteristics. Originally raised by a parson in Berkshire. Ī small, juicy and sweet apple, considered one of the best Portuguese apples A favourite ingredient in many traditional British puddings. Large sized fruits with waxy skin, green with a red flush. The fruit is the most widely sold cooker in the UK. The fruit is widely sold commercially in the UK. Has thick skin, but juicy.Ĭhance seedling. His wife got the bag of apples and threw them on the compost heap where a seedling then grew and - voila - Bloody Ploughman. It is reputed to have got its name from a ploughman who was caught stealing apples near Megginch Castle and was shot by the gamekeeper. Crisp, mildly sweet white flesh, sometimes pink-streaked. The vigorous tree is slow to come into crop but then produces heavily.Ī medium-sized, very dark red, heavily ribbed apple. Distinctive nutty flavour excellent for cooking. Has greenish-yellow to orange skin streaked with red. Medium-sized fruit with a green and red skin, sharp in flavour and not a common apple. Likes warm weather.Ī cross between Cortland (apple) and Lord Lambourne. Noted for keeping well prior to refrigerated storage, but flavour has been compared with cork. Poor flavour if distributed long distances and stored for weeks, so now rare.īright red, fairly large, early in season (end of August to early September). Good flavour in its home climate if it is eaten soon after picking. Formerly grown commercially in England for local markets. Does not keep very well.ĭeep red flush and streaks of red with a little russet. Single tree discovered on Bardsey island in 1998, age of original tree unknown. Scab and canker resistant.Ī medium-sized eating apple with a unique lemon aroma. Makes lots of juice.Ī large, round apple with firm, dry, sweet, slightly tart white flesh. Red apple with considerable white flecks. Produced only by Domex Superfresh Growers in Washington's Yakima Valley. Very sweet, firm flesh with a subtle "cinnamon" flavour. ![]() The Autumn Glory variety is a hybrid of the Fuji (apple) and the Golden Delicious apple, featuring a red over golden background. Large golden cooker: prone to mildew but scab resistantĭessert apple medium size, sweet, juicy, crisp, firm, very long storage life. Very deep red, appearing black from a distance. Developed at the National Institute of Agricultural Research in France. Antonovka rootstock provides a cold-hardy (to -45 ☌), well-anchored, vigorous, standard-sized tree.Ĭox’s Orange Pippin × Geheimrat Dr. Extremely tolerant of cold weather, and because it produces a single, deep taproot (unusual among apple trees), Antonovka is propagated for use as a rootstock. Apples are large, yellow-green and bracingly tart to eat out of hand, but superb for cooking, as they keep their shape. Believed to be older than first mention in Pasquale's Manuale di Arboricultura, 1876.Ī very old Russian variety, often planted at dachas. Very old apple possibly one of the oldest of all. This variety does not grow well in the cold and prefers heat and humidity. Ambrosia trees are hardy and no major disadvantages have yet been identified.Ĭolour is yellow with a red blush. Has cream-coloured flesh with a sweet, crisp, aromatic flavour and low acidity. Medium to large in size, mostly red coloration with yellow patches. A small apple, aromatic, with a pineapple-like flavour, keeps its shape when cooked. A cross of Cox's Orange Pippin and King of the Pippins. Exhibited as Brown's South Lincoln Beauty, the name was changed to Allington Pippin by Bunyard Nursury in 1896. ![]() Oldest cultivar in Northern Europe, grown mostly in Sweden and Estonia.Ī versatile English dessert apple raised by horticulturalist Thomas Laxton some time before 1884. Best in November, keeps well till February. Tangy taste.Īpple is egg-shaped, medium to large in size, sweet and aromatic. Light pink to deep red flesh is crisp, sweet and mildly tart. Light yellow-green skin strewn with white dots, occasionally with a faint red-orange blush. It is yellow, juicy, and bittersweet with a weak aroma.Īirlie Red Flesh (Newell-Kimzey red flesh, Aerlie's Red Flesh)Ī large, conic apple. Similar flavour to Russet, first introduced under the name "Norfolk Pippin".Īpple is large in size, weighing 250–300 g.
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