| 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 Diesease 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. |
| Billy Down Pippin | Flowering Period: Early to mid Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Sweet | Dessert/Cider |
| 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. |
| 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 Diesease Resistance: resistant to scab |
Full Sharp Medium, flat fruit, that drop when ripe. | Cider |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 |
| 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: |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Killerton Sharp | Flowering Period: 3 Diesease Resistance: Prone to scab |
Sharp | Cider |
| Killerton Sweet | Flowering Period: Mid Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Sweet | Cider |
| King Byerd | Vigorous heavy cropping tree, producing large fruit.
Flowering Period: 4 Disease Resistance: Susceptible to scab |
Sweet/sharp | Dessert/Culinary: Sweet when cooked |
| Kingston Bitter | Vigorous, heavy cropping tree
Flowering Period: 4 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Medium Bittersweet | Cider |
| Kingston Black | Slow to start fruiting.
Flowering Period: Mid Disease Resistance: Susceptible to both scab and canker |
Flavour:Medium bittersharp | Cider: A full bodied, single variety. |
| Kirton Fair |
Flowering Period: Early Disease Resistance: Susceptible to scab. |
Sweet | Dessert: One to be eaten of the tree or juiced as it will not keep. |
| Langworthy | A good, reliable cropper.
Flowering Period: Mid Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Medium Sharp | Cider: |
| Limberlimb | Vigorous tree.
Flowering Period: 2 Disease Resistance: Resistant to scab |
Sweet | Dessert: Culinary: Cooks well |
| Listener | A weak growing spreading tree, not very tall. Annual bearer, some years better than others. Very susceptible to scab. Flowering period - 1/2 30th April. Blossom – pale pink. Cropping - variable | Shape – oblate, ribbed. Medium size Skin – smooth, waxy, yellow/green, no flush, no russet Flesh – crisp and creamy when just off the tree, then dry and woolly. Yellowish in colour. Flavour – tangy to begin with then sweet, banana flavour. Can sometimes be bitter, particularly the skin. Aroma - none | Dessert – acceptable just off the tree, too much like cotton wool after a few days. Culinary – N/A Juice – surprisingly pleasant when made just off the tree, becomes very sweet later. Cider – used for early cider ready by Christmas, probably quite light |
| Longkeeper | A very hardy tree.
Flowering Period: Mid to late Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
The fruit is large, pale yellow with some russet. A little chewy. Sweet to subacid | Dessert: |
| Longstem | Flowering Period: Late Diesease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Full Bittersweet | Cider |
| Lucombe's Pine | Vigorous tree.
Flowering Period: 4 Disease Resistance: Resistant to scab |
A medium sized golden fruit with fine russet specks. Rich , aromatic, pineapple like flavour | Dessert: Juice: Good for juicing producing a high quality juice. |
| Lucombes Seedling | Tree of weak vigour.
Flowering Period: 2 Disease Resistance: Little scab resistance |
large, pale green/yellow apples with some red streaks/flush. Crisp becoming soft when kept. Sub acid and spicey | Dessert: Cider: Early, light Juice: |
| Magnum Bonum | Flowering Period: Mid Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
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| Major | A moderately vigorous, spreading tree, that crops well without pruning.
Heavy but biennial cropping.
Flowering Period: 3 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant but prone to canker. |
Full bittersweet | Cider: vintage quality. |
| Merchant Apple | Moderately vigorous tree.
Flowering Period: 2 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Medium sized apple, very pretty - flushed dark red. Tasty but chewy. Sweet to subacid | Dessert: |
| Morgan Sweet | Vigorous, heavy cropping tree.
Flowering Period: 3 Disease Resistance: Resistant to scab. |
Large, green/yellow apples. Sweet | Dessert: Juice: high yield. Cider: Will produce a light, fruity cider before Christmas. |
| Nine Square | Flowering Period: 4 Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Medium sized, flat/round fruit. Skin ight green. Sweet | Dessert: Culinary: |
| No Pip | Flowering Period: 3 Diesease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Size very large >65mm
Shape - round flat angular
stem - short, within cavity - shallow, wide
eye basin - ribbed five crowned open, calyx - closed, sepals reflexed/tips
Skin – smooth, waxy, dull. Colour - yellow/green, flush - always | Dessert: Sharp, fresh mild
Culinary: Breaks up to a puree, yellow/ greenish translucent, tangy, mild no aroma.
Juice: Sharp tangy slightly sweet pale green refreshing slight perfume.
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| Northcott Superb | Flowering Period: Early Diesease Resistance: Very resistant to scab but prone to canker |
Sweet | Dessert |
| Northwood | Flowering Period: Mid Diesease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Fruit –Size medium 45-55mm
Shape - round, flat
stem - short, thick, projecting slightly. Cavity - shallow, wide
eye basin - broad shallow, crowned. Calyx - open,open long grey sepals, reflexed tips
Skin – smooth, dry, shiny. colour - pale yellow/green, flush frequent, | Dessert - Flavour Sweet and bitter
Culinary - Flavour not used
Cider - soft and fruity
Juice - Sweet, slightly sharp/bitter, pale yellow, hint of pineapple thick
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| Oaken Pin | Upright, medium vigor Disease resistance, some resistance to codlin moth, prone to mildew Flowering period - early May. Blossom features - Cropping - light cropper Disease Resistance: Some scab resistance, prone to canker on weaker rootstocks. | Size - medium 45-55mm Shape - oval/conical, elliptical distinctive Stem - long thick projecting distinctly. Cavity - shallow. Eye basin - ribbed, open. Calyx - open. Sepals - green reflexed/tips Skin – smooth, dry. Colour - pale yellow. Flush - always >third pink/orange diffuse, bright red short stripes. Lenticels - conspicuous, small, grey. Russet - slight stem only. Skin chewy. Flesh –colour - creamy yellow. Taste – sweet, aromatic. Texture - dry crisp firm. Aroma – scented, slight. | Dessert: Sweet and aromatic Juice: Sweet sub acid pinkish yellow, honey aroma |
| Old Somerset Russet | Tree of weak vigour.
Flowering Period: 5 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Medium sized fruit, russeted Brisk with good pineapple flavour | Dessert: |
| Paignton Marigold | Flowering Period: Early to mid Diesease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
A pretty apple. Medium sized, flat, yellow, flushed and striped red. Medium Bittersweet | Cider |
| Pascoes Pippin | Flowering Period: Mid Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Sweet/sharp | Dessert/Culinary |
| Payhembury | Flowering Period: 3 Diesease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Sharp | Culinary/cider |
| Pear Apple | Medium height, upright, moderate growth. Pest and disease resistance – some scab Flowering period 1/2 early, late April Blossom – pale pink with darker outer petals Cropping – moderate/heavy often bienniel | Shape – Reverse pear, long, large. Skin – Dry becoming waxy very quickly. Yellow/ green colour with small grey lenticels. Russet on stem or eye only. Flush, usually a trace, diffuse pink/orange. Flesh – Crisp and tender, creamy. Yellowish colour, skin tough/chewy and bitter Flavour – sweet, fruity with a tang when just ripe. Aroma – pear scented, fruity. | Dessert – sweet, goes woolly quickly. Culinary –cooks to a pale yellow fluff, good for baking. Juice – pleasant (best made just after picking) sweet if made after some storage. Yellow in colour, slightly scented. Cider – light, useful with other early apples. |
| Pendragon | Flowering Period: Early Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Sweet | Dessert/culinary/cider |
| Peter Lock | Vigorous growth Flowering Period: 2 Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab | Sweet/aromatic | Dessert - Good flavour being sweet and aromatic Culinary - Cooks to a sweet, golden smooth puree |
| Pig Snout | Flowering Period: Early to mid Diesease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Sweet/sharp | Dessert/culinary/cider |
| Pigs Nose | Flowering Period: 3 | Sweet/Sharp | Dessert |
| Pigs Nose (type III) | Flowering Period: 3 Diesease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Sweet/sharp | Dessert |
| Plum Vite | A tall, spreading and vigorous tree. Annual bearer,prone to canker. Flowering period 1/2, early May. Pale pink blossom with darker pink buds. Good crop size. | Shape - medium size, round, cylindrical. Skin - smooth, yellow/green colour with large grey lenticels. Russet mainly stem area, but occasionally spreading. Flush usual, pink/orange, diffuse. Flesh - soft, fine texture, white in colour and very juicy. | Dessert. Flavour –sweet and vinous, thin. Juice. Flavour – sharp/tangy, citrusy, refreshing, thin. Probably needs a good, hot summer to be fully appreciated. Cider Useful as an early sharp cider. |
| Plympton Pippin | Flowering Period: Mid Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Subacid | Culinary |
| Poltimore Seedling | A very healthy, vigorous tree,
Flowering Period: Mid Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Large light green apples, Sharp | Culinary: |
| Pomeroy of Somerset | Flowering Period: 3 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Crisp, sweet, juicy and well flavoured. Sweet | Dessert: |
| Ponsford | A vigorous, heavy cropping tree. Flowering Period: 3 Disease resistance: Scab resistant and moderate resistance to canker |
Large flat, grass-green apples. Some russeting with a greasy skin. Cream flesh, very juicy and soft. Flavour: Sharp | Culinary:t keeps its shape when cooked and has good texture. Cider: |
| Quarry Apple | Flowering Period: Mid Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Fruit –Size large 55-65mm Shape - conical ribbed stem - short thick projecting slightly. Cavity, deep wide. Eye basin puckered, unevenly bumpy closed calyx, long closed sepals Skin – smooth dry dull colour, yellow/green. Flush, none. Lenticels small, brown. Russet, stem or eye only, spreading, netted. Flesh – colour - white, taste - sharp, texture - dry soft Aroma – none | Dessert Flavour - Sharp Culinary – sweet sub acid, yellow brown puree. very pleasant taste. Cider - N/A Juice - sharp thick yellow, no aroma |
| Queens | Flowering Period: Early to mid Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Sweet | Dessert |
| Quench | Flowering Period: Mid Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Sweet | Dessert |
| Red Rattler | Flowering Period: Early Diesease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Sweet | Dessert |
| Red Roller | Flowering Period: Early to mid | Sweet | Dessert |
| Red Ruby | Flowering Period: Mid to late Diesease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Sweet | Dessert |
| Reverend McCormick | Shape – large 55-65mm flat round conical, slightly ribbed, pronounced Skin – rough, dry, dull, pale yellow/green. Lenticels – brown, large conspicuous. Russet – slight, eye only, spreading. Stem – thick medium, projecting slightly. Basin – deep, wide. Eye – ribbed, closed sepals. Calyx – closed green reflexed tips. Flush – frequent, more than a third, short stripes. Flesh – juicy, firm, creamy, tough skin, sweet, fresh, tangy. Aroma – slight, refreshing aromatic. | Uses – Dessert – sweet slightly sharp. Culinary – N/A Cider – not usually Juice – Sweet/sharp very yellow clear | |
| Royal Somerset | Flowering Period: Mid to late Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Juicy, sweet | Culinary/cider |
| Royal Wilding | Flowering Period: Early | Bittersweet | Cider |
| Sercombes Natural | Flowering Period: Mid Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Mild Bittersweet | Cider |
| Sheeps Nose No 3 | Flowering Period: Mid to late | Mild sharp | Cider/culinary |
| Slack ma Girdle | Flowering Period: 2 Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Sweet | Cider/dessert |
| Somerset Redstreak | Moderately vigorous, upright. Heavy cropping.
Flowering Period: 4 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Medium sized, red stripped fruit, Mild Bittersweet | Cider: |
| Sops in Wine | A vigorous heavy cropping tree.
Flowering Period: 2 Disease Resistance: Prone to scab and powdery mildew. Resistant to canker. |
Medium sized, round and dark red. The flesh is stained red inside and is sweet, soft and juicy. Very pretty with purple leaves and purple flowers. very pretty fruit. | Dessert: Soft Texture Culinary: Cooks to a pink puree. Cider: Early |
| Sour Bay | Flowering Period: Late Diesease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Sharp | Cider |
| Spotted Dick | Flowering Period: Mid Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Mild Bittersweet | Cider |
| Star of Devon | A moderately vigorous tree.
Flowering Period: ? Disease Resistance: Prone to scab. |
Medium, conical, red and yellow. A sweet, crisp and juicy. Thin flavour. | Dessert: Juice: |
| Stockbearer | Flowering Period: Mid Diesease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Sharp | Culinary, Cider |
| Stoke Red | Moderately vigorous, spreading tree.
Slow to start fruiting, but heavy cropping. bienniel
Shade tolerant.
Flowering Period: 1 Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab but prone to mildew |
Small-medium, bright red. Medium Bittersharp | Cider: Vintage quality |
| Strawberry Pippin | Flowering Period: Early to mid | Medium size,striped and flushed red. Juicy crisp, Sweet | Dessert: |
| Sugar Bush | Flowering Period: Early to mid Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Soft, sweet flesh | Dessert: Cider: Early |
| Sugar Loaf | Flowering Period: Mid to late Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Sweet | Dessert/Cider |
| Sweet Alford | A large, heavy bearing tree. | Small-medium fruit, conical, pale yellow, blushed pink and waxy. Sweet | Cider: vintage quality Juice: good flavoured. |
| Sweet Bay | Flowering Period: Mid Diesease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Sweet | Cider |
| Sweet Cleave | Flowering Period: Early Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Greenish-yellow apple, flushed dull red.Sweet to subacid | Dessert: Cider: |
| Sweet Coppin | Moderately vigorous, spreading tree. A good cropper that drops from the tree when ripe. Flowering Period: 3 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Medium sized, conical, pale yellow skin flushed pink. Flesh is white, sweet and firm. | Dessert: Sweet and juicy Cider: Vintage quality cider Juice: good |
| Tale Sweet | Vigorous tree
Flowering Period: Early to mid Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Mild Bittersweet | Cider |
| Tan Harvey | A heavy cropping tree.
Flowering Period: Early to mid Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Small, yellow, with orange flush. Bittersweet | Cider |
| Taunton Cross | A vigorous, compact tree.
Flowering Period: 3 Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Medium flat, round. Maroon flush on green. Sweet/Sharp | Dessert |
| Taunton Fair Maid | Flowering Period: 2 Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Size large 55-65mm Shape, round flat stem - short, thick within basin, cavity - shallow wide eye basin - pinched, unevenly bumpy, closed. Caylx - closed, sepals green reflexed, tips closed Skin – smooth shiny colour, pale white/yellow translucent flush - frequent trace pink/orange, diffuse brown Lenticels brown small russet - slight, eye only spreading Flesh –colour - white, taste - sharp fresh sweet texture - juicy crisp firm Aroma – slight perfumed | Cider Juice – Sweet sub acid yellow thin, clear |
| Tidicombe Seedling | Vigorous wind tolerant tree.
Flowering Period: Early to mid Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Sweet | Dessert |
| Tom Putt | Vigorous, spreading heavy cropping tree.
Flowering Period: 2/early Disease Resistance: Scab resistant. Prone to canker and apple sawfly. |
Medium/large, round/conical. Skin pale greenish yellow, flushed/striped bright red, greasy. Crisp and juicy with course-textured flesh. sharp/acidic. Shape: Flattened conical, broad base, narrow nose, strongly ribbed, irregular. | Desert: Culinary: Cider: Juice: |
| Tommy Knight | Moderately vigorous, twiggy tree.
Flowering Period: 2 Disease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Shape - Small, flat round. Crisp,juicy and firm, Sweet/sharp at first, but really ready to eat in December, when sweet. | Dessert: Sweet/sharp at first, then sweet. Cider: |
| Totnes Apple | Flowering Period: Early to mid | Size - very large >65mm Shape - flat round, /slightly ribbed stem - thick projecting slightly. cavity - large broad. eye basin - large broad deep, calyx- closed, crowned sepals short gappy Skin – smooth slightly waxy, colour - pale yellow/green, flush - always >third diffuse orange, bright red flecked, short stripes, lenticels - small grey, russet - stem slight spreading to eye Flesh –texture - juicy crisp fine firm tough skin, colour - creamy white, taste - sweet sub acid fresh Aroma – scented slight woody | Dessert Culinary does not break up completely no aroma yellow sharp Cider Juice lemon yellow sharp, pleasantly tangy |
| Town Farm No. 59 | Flowering Period: Mid Diesease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Sweet | Cider |
| Tregonna King | Vigorous tree and good cropping, but tends to be biennial.
Flowering Period: 4 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant but susceptible to canker |
Large golden fruit, flushed red and orange and dotted russet. Sweet | Dessert: Flavour is best if kept until after Christmas. Culinary: |
| Tremletts Bitter | A moderately vigorous, upright, spreading tree.
Heavy cropping, biennial.
Flowers very frost resistant.
Flowering Period: 2 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
A medium sized, conical fruit , that drops when ripe. Deep red.Full Bittersweet Very high tannin content. | Cider: Good quality single variety cider |
| Upton Pyne | Upright, heavy cropping, moderately vigorous tree.
Flowering Period: 4 Disease Resistance: Can be prone to scab in damper conditions |
Large, oblong fruit. Golden yellow colour and striped pink. The flesh is crisp and juicy, sweet/sub acid and aromatic. | Dessert: A very tasty apple. Culinary:Cooks to a puree, with a brisk taste and a hint of pineapple. |
| Vallis Apple | Flowering Period: Early to mid | Sharp | Dessert/Cider |
| Veitches Perfection | Flowering Period: Early to mid Diesease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Sweet/sharp | Dessert/Culinary |
| Vicary's Late Keeping | Flowering Period: ? | Sharp | Culinary |
| Warrior | Flowering Period: Early to mid Diesease Resistance: Very resistant to scab |
Dessert/Culinary | |
| White Close Pippin | A large heavy cropping tree.
Flowering Period: Late Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Sweet | Cider: Produces a cider of good body and aroma. |
| White Jersey | A moderately vigorous tree Heavy but biennial cropping. | A pale yellow apple of small to medium size that drop from the tree when ripe. Mild Bittersweet | Cider: Useful for blending. Juice: A sweet mildly astringent juice. |
| Winter Lawrence | Flowering Period: ? | Subacid | Dessert |
| Winter Stubbard | Spreading moderately vigorous tree Flowering Period: 4 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant | Size -medium/large 45-55mm
Shape - conical
stem - long thin projecting considerably, cavity - deep, narrow
eye basin - ribbed pinched open, calyx - closed, sepals - upright long green
Skin – smooth, waxy, dull, colour - yellow/green, flush - rare | Culinary: Keeps its shape when cooked. Sweet/sub acid.
Cider
Juice: Kweet sub acid, tangy, delicate scent greenish yellow. |
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| Woolbrook Pippin | Moderately vigorous, upright tree.
Flowering Period: 3 Disease Resistance: Scab and canker resistant |
A crisp, juicy sweet/sub acid apple, that is slightly aromatic. | Dessert |
| Woolbrook Russet | Flowering Period: 3 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Large apples doted with russet. Sweet/Sharp | Culinary: A rich late cooker with a sweet/acid taste. |
| Yarlington Mill | A moderately vigorous tree, upright and slow to start fruiting.
A heavy cropper, but biennial.
Flowering Period: 4 Disease Resistance: Scab resistant |
Small/medium, conical, drops when ripe and pale yellow in colour. Mild Bittersweet | Cider: A high vintage quality juice producing a cider of good flavour and aroma. |
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