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- Early-season eating apples2
- Late-season eating apples4
- Cooking apples5
Apple trees
We are apple tree specialists and can advise on all aspects of choosing and planting apple trees.
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Adams Pearmain
Adams' Pearmain is a popular Victorian-era English apple with a distinctive 'pearmain' shape.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Annie Elizabeth
A traditional English cooking apple, with a sweet flavour, which keeps its shape when cooked.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Arthur Turner
A mid-season cooking apple, producing a light yellow puree. Very attractive blossom.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Ashmead's Kernel
A versatile English 17th century russet apple, Ashmead's Kernel is noted for its distinctive pear-like flavour.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Ballerina Flamenco
A ballerina-style apple tree which grows as columnar minarette.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Ballerina Samba
One of the best-flavoured Ballerina minarette-type apple varieties.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Bardsey
A hardy disease-resistant apple, discovered growing on an island off the west coast of Wales.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Beauty of Bath
One of the earliest English apples, ripening in early August.- Picking season: Very early
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Blenheim Orange
Blenheim Orange is a classic English dual-purpose apple, useful for dessert and culinary purposes.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Bloody Ploughman
An old Scottish apple variety, named for the crimson-red colour of its skin and stained flesh.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Bountiful
Bountiful is an easy-to-grow cooking apple, it retains its shape when cooked, fairly sweet for a cooker.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Braeburn
Braeburn is one of the best-flavoured supermarket apple varieties.- Picking season: Very late
- Country of origin: New Zealand
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Bramley 20
Bramley 20 is a naturally smaller version of Bramley's Seedling (the apples are the same size though).- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Bramley's Seedling
Bramley is the essential English cooking apple, famous for its rich sharp acidity.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Bright Future
A modern late-season English apple with a good sweet/sharp flavour and crisp flesh.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Broadholme Beauty
Broadholme Beauty is a heavy-cropping English cooking apple, related to James Grieve and Lane's Prince Albert.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Charles Ross
Charles Ross is a very attractive classic English dual-purpose apple.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Chivers Delight
Chivers Delight is an under-rated Cox-style apple from Cambridgeshire. Crisp and sweet.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Christmas Pippin
Christmas Pippin is a new high-yielding Cox-style apple, discovered as a chance seedling tree.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Core BlimeyTM
A modern Cox-style English eating apple, with a crisp flesh and aromatic flavours.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Cornish Aromatic
An attractive late-season apple from Cornwall, with a good aromatic flavour.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Cornish Gilliflower
Cornish Gilliflower is a popular English eating apple with an excellent sweet aromatic flavour.- Picking season: Very late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Court Pendu Plat
Court Pendu Plant is a traditional French apple with a pronounced aromatic pear-drop flavor.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: France
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 6
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Cox's Orange Pippin
Cox is widely acknowledged as having the best flavour of any apple variety.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Discovery
Discovery is the definitive early-season English apple variety, makes a good fruit tree for the garden.- Picking season: Early
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Egremont Russet
Egremont Russet is the most popular English russet variety, and a good apple tree for the garden.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Ellison's Orange
Ellison's Orange is a well respected Cox-style apple which can achieve very good flavour.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Fiesta
Fiesta (or Red Pippin) is one of the best Cox-style apples, easy to grow, with a good aromatic flavour.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Gala
Gala is popular supermarket apple - but better when home-grown, with a sweet pleasant flavor.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: New Zealand
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Galloway Pippin
A traditional Scottish cooking apple which keeps its shape when cooked.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Golden Delicious
The flavor of home-grown Golden Delicious is far better than its supermarket reputation.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United States
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Granny Smith
Granny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions.- Picking season: Very late
- Country of origin: Australia
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Greensleeves
Greensleeves is a reliable and popular mid-season green/yellow apple, easy to grow and productive.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Grenadier
Grenadier is an early-season cooking apple, and one of the most foolproof apple varieties.- Picking season: Early
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Herefordshire Russet
Herefordshire Russet is a modern russet apple variety, with an excellent strong Cox-like flavour.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Honeycrisp
Honeycrisp is a new cold-hardy disease-resistant apple - it shows just how good modern apples have become.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United States
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Howgate Wonder
Howgate Wonder is a large cooking apple which keeps well. Produces an excellent sharp juice.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Isaac Newton's Tree
Also known as Flower of Kent, this is the variety the famous scientist sat under.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 5
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James Grieve
James Grieve is the classic Scottish cooking apple. It can also be eaten fresh, and is excellent for juice.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Jumbo
A dual-purpose apple, named for the exceptionally large size of its fruits.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Katy
Katy is an attractive and versatile early apple variety from Sweden, very easy to grow.- Picking season: Early
- Country of origin: Sweden
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Keswick Codlin
Keswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.- Picking season: Early
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Kidd's Orange Red
Kidd's Orange Red is one of the best Cox-style apples, aromatic, sweet, and easy to grow.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: New Zealand
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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King of the Pippins
A popular and versatile dual-purpose apple, widely grown in the Victorian era.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: France
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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King's Acre Pippin
A traditional late-season English apple with a robust flavour.- Picking season: Very late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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Lady Henniker
A well-regarded Victorian dual-purpose apple, easy to grow.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Lane's Prince Albert
A classic Victorian cooking apple. Plenty of juicy acidity and stores well.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Laxton's Fortune
A quietly popular Edwardian era Cox-style apple, developed by the Laxton Brothers Nursery.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Laxton's Superb
Laxton's Superb is a deservedly popular English late-season dessert apple from the Victorian era.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Limelight
Limelight is an attractive green mid-season dessert apple, ideal for gardens.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Little PaxTM
A new English apple variety, recently discovered on the Isle of Wight - but its appearance and flavour hark back to the Victorian era.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Lord Derby
Lord Derby is a high-quality mid/late-season traditional English cooking apple, cooks to a chunky puree.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Lord Lambourne
Lord Lambourne is a popular versatile garden apple variety, with a good balance of sweet and sharp flavours.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Meridian
Meridian is a little known modern English apple, heavy crops, easy to grow, and excellent flavour.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Newton Wonder
A traditional English cooking apple, a good alternative to Bramley.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Orleans Reinette
Orleans Reinette is a traditional French apple variety, and remains popular for its old-fashioned flavour.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: France
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Peasgood's Nonsuch
Peasgood Nonsuch is a highly-regarded old-fashioned English cooking apple.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Pitmaston Pine Apple
A small English 18th century apple with a distinctive fruity pineapple-like flavour.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Pixie
Pixie produces lots of small Cox-style apples, easy to grow and keep well.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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Red Devil
Red Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Red Falstaff
Red Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Red Windsor
Red Windsor is one of the easiest to grow of all dessert apple trees, and with a pleasant apple flavour.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Reverend W. Wilks
A widely-grown and well-regarded English cooking apple.- Picking season: Early
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Ribston Pippin
A handsome English apple from the 18th century.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Rosemary Russet
A classic English russet apple, but not as well known as its Victorian contemporaries.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Rosette
A new eating apple with attractive pink flesh. One of the best apples for juicing (the juice is pink).- Picking season: Early
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Rubinette
Considered by many to be the best-tasting apple ever, Rubinette has a perfect sweet / sharp flavour.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: Switzerland
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Saint Edmund's Russet
Not as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Saturn
An attractive modern English apple, crisp flesh and an excellent flavour.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Scotch Bridget
A popular Scottish cooking apple, well-suited to damp wet conditions.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Scotch Dumpling
Scotch Dumpling is a large Scottish cooking apple. Cooks to a frothy puree with a good flavour.- Picking season: Early
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Scrumptious
Scumptious is a new award-winning early-season English dessert apple.- Picking season: Early
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Spartan
Spartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, delicate "vinous" flavor.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: Canada
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Stirling Castle
A traditional Scottish cooker from the Victorian era, with a good sharp flavour.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Sunset
Sunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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SurprizeTM
An unusual new apple variety with a unique combination of orange skin and pink flesh.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Tickled Pink
A late-season red-fleshed apple, with attractive crimson blossom, also known as Baya® Marisa.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: Germany
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
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William Crump
A little-known high quality English apple, related to Cox and Worcester Pearmain.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Winter Gem
Winter Gem is a late-season apple variety with a very good aromatic flavour.- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Worcester Pearmain
Worcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.- Picking season: Early
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Yellow Ingestrie
One of the prettiest of all apples, perfect for a table display, with a rich fruity flavour.- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
How to choose Apple trees
Apple trees are generally easy to grow, and because there are so many apple varieties there is invariably a good choice for almost any growing situation, from cool temperate to subtropical.
Apples are perhaps the most versatile of all temperate fruits, and one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. Almost all cultivated apple varieties belong to the species Malus domestica, and are botanically part of the Rose family - apple blossom has an obvious resemblance to wild rose flowers. Apples trees were one of the earliest fruit trees to be cultivated, and originate from central Asia. There are now thousands of different apple cultivars or varieties.
Apples display perhaps a greater range of flavours, appearance, and texture than any other tree fruits. This diversity makes apples a particularly satisifying fruit for home cultivation. Without much difficulty (or space) one can grow a number of different apple trees which will keep a family supplied with fresh apples from mid-summer to late autumn, and with a good spread of flavours and uses.