| Name | Growth Char | Fruit | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Doer | Moderate height, slightly spreading, upright. Flowering period mid April, attractive white blossom. Regular fruiting, moderate crop. Diesease Resistance: very good resistance to scab, some susceptibility to canker. |
Large round conical shape, skin smooth, yellow/green with1/3 dull red flush, small grey lenticels, slight russet round eye. Flesh dry, tender and yellowish in colour. Slight aroma. | Cooker– goes to a puree becoming grey. Sweet, mild slightly honey taste. Juice – sweet, greenish in colour oxidises quickly. Cider - useful in blends. |
| Ashton Bittersweet | An upright compact tree.Tends to be biennial cropping,
From Long Ashton, Somerset 1947. A cross between Dabinett and Stoke Red.
Flowering Period: Late Disease Resistance: Very good resistance to scab and restistant to tip rot |
Full Bittersweet | Cider |
| Ashton Brown Jersey | Cider | ||
| Beauty of Bath | A large spreading tree, moderately vigorous. Annual bearer. disease resistance – prone to scab and canker. flowering period - late April-early May. blossom. cropping - large. | Shape - flat, round, medium size. Skin- smooth becoming greasy, yellow bright red/orange flecked flush, slight russet sometimes round stem. Flesh – crisp, fine and tender, yellowish in colour. Flavour – Sharp and sweet with a slight scented aroma. Aroma – scented, delicate and fruity. | Dessert – useful early apple. Culinary - N/A Juice – refreshing, sweet with a tang, very slight pear drop flavour, light pink/brown colour. Cider - makes a good early blend. |
| Beauty of Cornwall | |||
| Bell Apple | A distinctly shaped apple once common in Somerset and East Devon.
Flowering Period: Mid Disease Resistance: Some scab resistance |
Sweet | Culinary: Cider: |
| Bens Red | Makes a strong heavy cropping tree.
Flowering Period: 2 Disease Resistance: Resistant to scab |
Sweet Crisp apples delicious straight from the tree but soften within a few weeks. | Dessert |
| Bere Alston | |||
| Bickington Grey | Flowering Period: Mid Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab | Shape - medium 45-55 mm conical lopsided Skin- yellow rough, dry, dull. Small grey conspicuous lenticels. Flush – rare, trace, pink/orange, diffuse. Russet - spreading netted. Stem - short thick projecting slightly lopsided, shallow basin. Eye - pinched unevenly bumpy, closed sepals. Calyx - reflexed tips closed. Flesh – juicy crisp firm yellowish colour. Taste - sweet, fresh, sharp. Aroma – none | Dessert - sharp, sweet Culinary - N/A Cider - Pale, sharp Juice - sharp, sweet and yellow, browns quickly. |
| Bill Grant’s Pippin | Vigorous. Upright, spreading. Disease Resistance: Some resistance to scab and canker. | Size - large, round, flat, lopsided. Stem - Medium, projecting distinctly. Cavity - wide. Eye - open, ribbed, slightly deep. Sepals - closed, green/grey. Russet - slight, round stem, spreading. Skin - Dry, dull yellow/green. Lenticels - conspicuous, large green. Flush - always >third diffuse red flush with short stripes. Flesh - pale cream/white. Crisp, firm, juicy. No browning. Texture – slightly coarse. Teste – sweet, sub acid, slight banana. Aroma - slight. | Dessert: .Crisp, firm, juicy Culinary: Juice: |
| Billy Down Pippin | Flowering Period: Early to mid Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Sweet | Dessert/Cider |
| Birchenhayes | Flowering Period: Mid | Sweet | Dessert/culinary |
| Black Dabinett | Moderately vigorous tree. Heavy cropping Flowering Period: 4 Disease Resistance: Some scab resistance | Medium/large apple, bluish-purple colour. very distinctive. Medium Bittersweet | Cider: A vintage quality cider apple, capable of making good quality single variety cider. |
| Black Tom Putt | Much darker red than Tom Putt and a late keeper. Flowering Period: Early Disease Resistance: Scab resistant | Sharp | Culinary: |
| Blackamore Red | Tall single stemmed, upright growth. Annual cropper. Disease resistance - good, a healthy tree. Flowering period - Blossom - Cropping - heavy | Shape – regular, round, smoothly ribbed, slightly five crowned Size – medium large to large Skin- pale green, variably speckled and striped with deep red, often completely covered with mahogany flush. Flesh – white with a very slight green tinge, creamy texture, firm and juicy. Flavour – slightly sweet, acid Aroma - | Culinary – Remains intact, white in colour, sweet slightly acid flavour. Cider - probably single variety. Juice - good flavour, pale in colour |
| Blackwell Red | |||
| Blue Sweet | Fairly vigorous, thin stems, upright growth. Can be Bienniel disease resistance – good, some scab resistance. flowering period – mid May cropping – good, fairly heavy | Shape – round flat medium 45-55mm Skin – smooth, yellow/green, waxy, dull. Lenticels – grey large colour, Russet – slight, eye only. Stem – long, projecting considerably. Eye – ribbed beading, long closed sepals reflexed/tips Flush – usually more than a third, dark red, blue blush, diffuse flecked short stripes Flesh – dry, soft, fine, greenish colour. Taste – bland. Aroma – fruity, slight | Dessert N/A Culinary N/A Cider - Colour, fairly dark Juice – Sweet and bitter, bland flavour, colour – green, slight aroma. |
| Bottlers | Flowering Period: Mid to late | Sweet, slightly acid | Dessert/culinary |
| Box Apple | |||
| Breadfruit | When ripe has sweet flavour (by October). | Shape – irregular round, flattened, conic, ribbed sometimes lopsided. Size - Medium-large to large . Skin – green turning yellow developing a brownish- red flush over much of the apple Flesh – very white, firm, retains structure on cooking Flavour – just sweet, a good distinctive strawberry flavour Aroma - Strawberry | Dessert: Culinary: Has good texture when cooked and keeps its shape. Juice: |
| Bridgewater Pippin | Makes a vigorous tree.
Flowering Period: 3 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
white fleshed, sweet/sharp, juicy and firm. | Desert:Juicy and firm. Culinary:Cooks to a puree. |
| Brimley Red | |||
| Browns Apple | A vigorous and upright tree. Slow to start fruiting and tends to biennial cropping, Flowering Period: 5 Disease Resistance: resistant to scab | Full Sharp Medium, flat fruit, that drop when ripe. | Cider |
| Bryanston Gage | Flowering Period: 3 | Excellent gage flavour | Dessert |
| Bullion | Flowering Period: Mid to late | Slightly sharp | Culinary |
| Burcombe | Flowering Period: Late | Dessert/culinary | |
| Burrow Hill Early | Moderately vigorous tree,
Flowering Period: Mid Disease Resistance: resistant to scab |
Yellow striped, bright red apple. | Cider:Full Bittersweet |
| Camelot | Vigorous tree.
Flowering Period: 2 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Large pale yellow apple,with sharp flavour. | Culinary:Cooks to a golden pure: Cider: Mild Bittersharp |
| Cap Of Liberty | |||
| Captain Broad | A vigorous tree, traditionally grown from cuttings.
Flowering Period: ? Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Pale green fruit, with slight flush and russeting. Bittersweet | Cider: |
| Carhampton Pippin | |||
| Chacewater Longstem | |||
| Cheddar Cross | Moderately vigorous tree.
A cross between Allington Pippin and Star of Devon.
Flowering Period: 1 Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab but prone to mildew |
Medium, flat round fruit. Cream with dark pink stripes and russeting Subacid | Dessert |
| Chisel Jersey | |||
| Chrislin | Sweet | Dessert/culinary | |
| Colemans Seedling | Flowering Period: Mid Diesease Resistance: Resistant to scab A heavy cropper |
Sharp | Cider |
| Colloget Pippin | Moderately vigorous tree
Flowering Period: Early to mid Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab producing apples, flushed and striped red. |
large, yellow/green. Sharp A soft apple that will not keep very long. | Culinary: Cooks to a brisk golden puree. Cider:Produces a light dry cider. |
| Cornish Aromatic | Moderate growth, can be biennial disease resistance – good scab and canker resistance flowering period - 4 blossom - crop - moderate | shape - conical size - medium to large skin - rough yellow with red flush over two thirds, large russet patches, russet lenticels flesh – white and crisp flavour – sweet, sub acid, nutty and aromatic. Often excellent if dry, but can sometimes be chewy and flavourless, possibly in wet cloudy summers aroma - aromatic | Dessert – sweet and nutty, very juicy Culinary – N/A Cider – not normally used Juice – light and refreshing flavour |
| Cornish Garden Cooker | |||
| Cornish Gilliflower | Flowering Period: 4 Disease Resistance: Some scab resistance but susceptible to canker. Partial tip bearer. |
A very distinctive oblong-conical shaped apple Sweet, intensely aromatic and rich. Becomes flowery with age | Dessert |
| Cornish Honeypin | Vigorous trees
Flowering Period: 3 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
predominantly yellow apples. Very sweet soft flesh. | Dessert |
| Cornish Longstem | A small, hard, greenish-yellow apple. Not the best of cooking apples for flavour, but worth having in the orchard because of its excellent keeping qualities.
Flowering Period: Mid to late Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Sharp | Culinary |
| Cornish Mother | A very old variety, possibly one of the parents of American Mother. Flowering Period: 3 | Sweet | Dessert |
| Cornish Pine | Moderate to vigorous growth, upright, spreading, annual bearer Flowering Period: Early May, Disease Resistance: Some scab resistance Crop – moderate to shy Blossom - Pretty delicate blossom | shape – round conical, sometimes square, ribbed, size - very large. skin –yellow/green, dry, smooth and shiny, few small lenticels, slight russet around stem, spreading,dark red diffuse flush, usually over a third. flesh – yellowish/greenish, crisp becoming soft flavour – sweet and aromatic aroma - delicate Sweet, rich, slightly subacid soft flesh | Dessert, Sweet and aromatic. Also used for juice. |
| Cornish Russet | |||
| Cornish Wine Apple | |||
| Cotehele Beauty | |||
| Court of Wick |
The tree is vigorous, healthy and crops reliably.
Once very popular.
Flowering Period: 4 Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab and resistant to canker |
A very good multi purpose high quality apple. Sub acid and rich | Dessert:Good for juicing Culinary: A very good cooker. Cider: |
| Court Royal | Vigorous, spreading tree.
Flowering Period: 2 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant but prone to canker Crop - Good cropper but tends to be biennial. Slow to start fruiting. |
Size - large 55-65mm Shape, conical lopsided. stem - short thick cavity shallow, wide. Eye - basin ribbed, deep open, sepals upright, open. Skin – smooth sticky dull yellow/green colour, flush always >third pink/orange, bright red diffuse flecked short stripes. Lenticels - grey, large, conspicuous. Russet - spreading round stem, slight. Flesh – White tinged green. Taste - sweet/honey, tangy. Texture - crisp, juicy, fine. Aroma – slight | Dessert: Culinary: Cider: Vintage quality, fast fermenting, sweet juice, producing a light cider. Juice: Sharp slightly sweet yellow fresh aroma. |
| Crimson King | Vigorous tree. Flowering Period: 3 Disease Resistance: Resistant to scab and resistant to canker. | Medium-large apple, yellow, flushed with vivid crimson when ripe. White flesh, juicy, sharp and crisp. Medium Sharp | Culinary Cider:Vintage quality, producing a light fruity cider. |
| Crimson Victoria | Flowering Period: Early to mid Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Cider | |
| Dabinett | Rather small, twiggy tree,
Heavy cropping and shade tolerant.
Flowering Period: Late Disease Resistance: Some scab resistance |
Small/medium fruit that is greenish-yellow, flushed dull red stripes. Medium Bittersweet | Cider: A vintage quality, producing a full bodied cider. |
| Devon Crimson Queen | Moderate, upright, spreading, growth. Annual bearer. Disease resistance – prone to canker, some scab resistance Flowering period – late April early May Blossom - Crop – Heavy, consistent | Shape –flat round, ribbed, medium to large size. Skin – yellow/green, complete dark red, with large prominent grey lenticels, slight russet around stem or eye, short and flecked flush with grey bloom. Tough skin Stem – very short, eye - closed Flesh – greenish, crisp juicy and stained red. becoming softer and sweeter with age. Flavour – sweet with a tang, pear and honey overtones. Aroma – fruity, aromatic and delicate. | Dessert – sweet with a slight tang. Culinary – N/A Cider - useful in blends. Juice – pink, rather bland, best served chilled. |
| Devonshire Buckland | A vigorous tree Tends to biennial crop. disease – Some scab resistance flowering period – early May blossom features cropping – moderate | shape – flat round, medium size. skin – dull, pale yellowish green, very few grey lenticels, slight russet around stem basin, light red flush covering a third. flesh – greenish white and crisp flavour – sharp and aromatic aroma – aromatic | dessert – sharp and aromatic culinary – cooks to a lemon puree of good texture and becomes sweeter when cooked. cider - not usually used juice - not tested yet |
| Devonshire Quarrenden | Moderate growth, upright, spreading, biennial bearer,
Disease resistance –prone to canker,some scab resistance,
Flowering period – late April to early May
blossom - susceptible to late spring frosts.
Crop – heavy every other year
Flowering Period: 2 |
Shape –flat round and small/medium in size. Skin – greasy, pale yellowish green with brown lenticels. Brownish purple flush with dark crimson stripes, slight bloom. Becomes greasy. Some russet around stem basin Flesh – greenish white, crisp and juicy, but soon goes soft Flavour –sweet/sharp with a distinctive fresh strawberry/winey taste aroma - aromatic | Dessert: Eat straight off the tree. Sweet/sharp with a distinctive fresh strawberry/winey taste Culinary: N/A Cider: Good in an early blend Juice: Pleasant, sweet with a slight tang, tinged pink |
| Devonshire Red | |||
| Dittisham Black | Sharp | Culinary | |
| Dittisham Damson | Sharp | Culinary | |
| Dittisham Ploughman | Flowering Period: 2 | Sweet/rich | Dessert/culinary |
| Dons Delight | moderate vigour, upright, spreading, annual bearer disease resistance – Some scab and canker resistance flowering period - mid blossom - crop - | shape – round conical, ribbed, very large in size. skin – smooth, yellow with small lenticels, slight russet, pink/orange short stripes flush usually over more than a third flesh – crisp greenish/white flavour – mildly acid aroma - slight | dessert – N/A culinary – mildly acid flavour cider - N/A juice flavour - not tested yet. |
| Dove | |||
| Dufflin | Flowering Period: Mid Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Full Bittersharp | Cider |
| Duke of Cornwall | A small tree with a dense head becoming flat topped. Very resistant to scab. Flowering period - Mid to late Blossom - Crop - good | Shape – round conical, smoothly ribbed, sometimes lop-sided, crowned at basin. Medium size. Skin - green turning yellow and developing a spotted red flush, no russet instead a glaucous sheen. Flesh – white, firm Flavour - acid, sharp Aroma -sharp | Dessert – very sharp in October Culinary - acid flavour, keeps shape. Cider – qualities not known Juice – qualities not known |
| Dun | Flowering Period: Mid | Sweet | Dessert/culinary |
| Dunkerton Late Sweet | Moderately vigorous tree.
Flowering Period: Mid Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Sweet | Cider: The juice is sweet and low in tannin. Produces a light fruity cider |
| Early Blenheim | Flowering Period: 2 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
A large flat/round fruit similar to Blenheim Orange but earlier. | Dessert: Culinary: |
| Ellis Bitter | Vigorous, heavy bearing tree, but prone to biennial cropping.
Flowering Period: 4 Disease Resistance: Some resistance to scab and canker. |
Fruit medium sized. Drops when ripe. | Cider:Medium Bittersweet. |
| Exeter Cross | Moderately vigorous tree. Good cropper.
Flowering Period: 3 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Medium sized. Flat-round, greenish yellow, striped and flushed scarlet. Prone to cracking. Sub acid | Dessert: |
| Fair Maid of Devon | Flowering Period: 3 Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Size large 55-65mm Shape, conical lopsided stem - short thick, cavity - shallow, wide, eye - basin ribbed deep open, sepals upright open Skin – smooth, sticky dull yellow/green colour, flush always >third pink/orange, diffuse, bright red flecked short stripes, lenticels - grey large conspicuous. russet - stem slight, spreading. Flesh –colour greenish, taste - sharp, tangy, texture - crisp juicy, fine Aroma – slight | Cider - produces a high percentage of vintage quality juice Juice – sharp slightly sweet yellow fresh aroma |
| Fairfield | Flowering Period: Mid Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Sweet/sharp | Dessert |
| Farmers Glory | Vigorous grower making a large tree.
Flowering Period: 4 Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab producing clean apples without spraying. |
Sharp becoming sweet with age | Dessert: Culinary: |
| Fice | Sweet | Dessert | |
| Fillbarrel | Moderately vigorous tree.
Flowering Period: 2 Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Small, conical, red flushed, russeted. Mild Bittersweet | Cider: |
| Four Square | |||
| Glass Apple | A vigorous tree.
Flowering Period: Early to mid Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Juicy and crisp. Sweet/sharp | Dessert: Culinary: |
| Golden Ball | Flowering Period: Late Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Medium Sharp | Cider |
| Golden Bittersweet | Vigorous tree, Flowering Period: Mid Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Large golden fruit flecked with russet. Flesh is juicy and soft. | Cider:Bittersweet |
| Golden Knob | Flowering Period: 3 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
A small russeted apple of excellent flavour. Sweet, nutty, intense | Dessert: |
| Goring | Flowering Period: Mid Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Sharp fruit, which nevertheless has high sugar content. | Cider: |
| Grand Sultan | Flowering Period: Early to mid Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Very large fruit. Sweet | Dessert: |
| Greasy Butcher | Flowering Period: Mid | Red skinned | |
| Greenstem Blackd | Sweet | Dessert/culinary | |
| Grey Plum | Sweet | Dessert/culinary | |
| GrowBiNights | |||
| Halstow Natural | Flowering Period: Early to mid | Size - large 55-65mm Shape - round flat stem - long thick projecting slightly, cavity - shallow wide eye basin - pinched closed, Calyx - closed, sepals - green, reflexed/tips closed Skin – sticky, colour - pale yellow, flush - always >third pink/orange diffuse, short, dull red flecks and stripes Lenticels - grey, small russet - stem only slight spreading Flesh – colour, creamy white, taste - sharp, texture - juicy crisp firm /thin skin Aroma – aromatic refreshing slight Sweet | Cider Juice – Sharp, some sweetness pale yellow, clear thin. |
| Hangy Down | Small, pendular tree.
Flowering Period: Early Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab Heavy cropping |
Sweet | Dessert |
| Hannaford | Flowering Period: Early | Sweet | Dessert/culinary |
| Harry Masters Jersey | Compact tree of weak vigour.
Heavy cropping.
Flowering Period: Mid to late Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Medium, conical fruit, that drop when ripe. Yellow-green, flushed dark-red. white fleshed, dry and firm apple Medium Bittersweet | Cider: Vintage quality juice, |
| Hoary Morning | Moderately vigorous, good cropping tree.
Flowering Period: 3 Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Large, flat fruit, with red stripes on greenish-yellow. Sweet/sharp | Dessert: Culinary: Cooks to a sweet, quite rich flavour and keeps its shape. |
| Hockings Green | A very good West Country apple tolerant of the wind and rain.
Flowering Period: 3 Disease Resistance: Resistant to scab and canker. |
Sharp and plain but good after storage. At its best, as an eater at Christmas. | Dessert: Culinary: When cooked is sweet and light and keeps its shape. |
| Hollow Core | Tree is very vigorous in habit. Flowering Period: Mid | Size large 55-65mm Shape, flat round ribbed/slight pronounced stem, short thick within basin, cavity - deep, wide. eye basin - unevenly bumpy open. calyx - open, closed greens epals Skin – smooth waxy, colour - pale yellow/green, flush always >third pink/orange, dark/bright red short stripes Lenticels - conspicuous small grey. Russet, none Flesh –colour creamy white, taste, sweet slightly sharp spicy, fresh texture juicy crisp firm/ thin skin, becomes light and fluffy. Aroma – refreshing fruity | Dessert - Large good looking, best straight from the tree. Culinary Juice – Sweet/sharp yellow/brown interesting flavour |
| Ice Apple | Flowering Period: Mid Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Sharp | Culinary |
| Improved Dove | |||
| Improved Keswick | Flowering Period: Mid | Sweet/sharp | Dessert/Culinary |
| Improved Lambrook Pippin | |||
| Jimmy Oliver | |||
| John Broad | |||
| Johnny Andrews | Flowering Period: Mid to late Diesease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Sweet | Cider |
| Johnny Voun | Flowering Period: Early Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Apples dark red with bloom and pink blush in the flesh. The skin is greasy. Sweet | Dessert: Cider: In a blend, light, early. |
| Kea | Sweet, slightly acid | Dessert/culinary |
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