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6 varieties
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Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Flowering group
- 3
Picking season
- Mid
Self-fertility
- Partially self-fertile
Category
- Apple trees
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Apples
6
Cherry trees
1
Sweet cherries
1
Plum trees
1
Dual-purpose plums
1
Stock availability
All
6
In stock
0
Not in stock
6
Mature size
Very small
Small
Medium
Large
Full size
Rootstocks
Growing
Gardening skill
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Beginner
4
Average
Experienced
2
Self-fertility
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Self-fertile
1
Partially self-fertile
6
Not self-fertile
7
Flowering group
?
1
2
3
3
6
4
1
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
1
Average
5
Poor
Ploidy
Diploid
6
Triploid
Quintaploid
Bearing regularity
Regular
5
Biennial tendency
1
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
4
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
2
Tip-bearer
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
2
Mid
6
Late
2
Very late
Cropping
Heavy
1
Good
5
Light
Keeping
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
2-3 weeks
4
1-2 months
2
3 months or more
Useful for
Eating fresh
5
Culinary
3
Traditional cooker
1
Dual purpose
2
Juice
5
Hard cider
2
Drying
Cooking result
Puree
Textured puree
Keeps shape
2
Problems
Disease resistance
Good
2
Average
3
Poor
1
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
2
Very susceptible
1
Scab
Very resistant
2
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
1
Fireblight
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
2
Very susceptible
Mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
1
Bacterial canker
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Silverleaf
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Fruit splitting
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Climate
Climate type
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Temperate climates
6
Mild damp climates
4
Warm climates
1
Summer average maximum temperatures
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Cold (< 20C / 67F)
3
Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
6
Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
2
Hot (>30C / 86F)
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
6
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1
1850 - 1899
3
1900 - 1949
1
1950 - 1999
1
2000
Flower colour
White
4
Cream
Pink - light
2
Pink
Pink - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green - light
Green / Red
1
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
2
Purple
Purple - light
Red
1
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
1
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
1
Large
Very large
Awards
RHS Award of Garden Merit
5
RHS Award of Merit
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
Varieties list
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
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
James Grieve
James Grieve is the classic Scottish cooking apple. It can also be eaten fresh, and is excellent for juice.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Laxton's Fortune
A quietly popular Edwardian era Cox-style apple, developed by the Laxton Brothers Nursery.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
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
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially 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.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Saturn
An attractive modern English apple, crisp flesh and an excellent flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile