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A list of the apples
Name Use Flavour Origin Flower Period Picking Season
All Doer Cider Sweet-sharp Devon Early to mid Mid to late
Ashton Bittersweet Cider Full Bittersweet Long Ashton, Somerset, 1947 Late Early
Ashton Brown Jersey Cider Somerset
Beauty of Bath Dessert Sweet Bath, Somerset, before 1864 2 Early
Beauty of Cornwall
Bell Apple Cider/culinary Sweet Somerset Mid Mid
Bens Red Dessert Sweet Trannack, Cornwall c 1830 2 Second early
Bere Alston
Bickington Grey Cider Sharp South Devon pre 1934 Mid Mid
Billy Down Pippin Dessert/Cider Sweet Membury, Axminster, Devon Early to mid
Black Dabinett Cider Medium Bittersweet Somerset 4 Late
Black Tom Putt Culinary Sharp Taunton area, Somerset Early Late/very late
Blackamore Red
Blackwell Red
Blue Sweet Cider Sweet Devon Mid ?
Box Apple
Breadfruit Desset/Culinary Sweet subacid Rezare, Cornwall Mid Early to mid
Bridgewater Pippin Dessert/Culinary Sweet/sharp Somerset before 1665 3 Mid to late
Brimley Red
Browns Apple Cider Full Sharp Staverton, Nr Totnes, Devon 5 Mid
Burrow Hill Early Cider Full Bittersweet Somerset Mid Early
Camelot Cider/culinary Mild Bittersharp Somerset 19th Century 2 Late/very late
Cap Of Liberty
Captain Broad Cider Bittersweet Cornwall ? ?
Carhampton Pippin
Chacewater Longstem
Cheddar Cross Dessert Subacid Bristol 1916 1 Early
Chisel Jersey
Colemans Seedling Cider Sharp Devon Mid Mid
Colloget Pippin Culinary/cider Sharp Landulph, Tamar Valley, Cornwall Early to mid Mid
Cornish Aromatic Dessert Sweet subacid, aromatic, nutty Cornwall before 1813 4 Late
Cornish Garden Cooker
Cornish Gilliflower Dessert Sweet aromatic and rich Truro, Cornwall before 1800 4 Late/very late
Cornish Honeypin Dessert Sweet Cornwall, befroe 1955 3 Second early
Cornish Longstem Culinary Sharp Linkinhorne, Cornwall Mid to late Very late
Cornish Mother Dessert Sweet Cornwall before 1884 3 Mid
Cornish Pine Dessert Sweet, rich, slightly subacid Exminster, Devon before 1920 3 Mid to late
Cornish Russet
Cornish Wine Apple
Cotehele Beauty
Court of Wick Dessert/culinary/cider Subacid and rich Yatton, Somerset c 1790 4 Mid
Court Royal Cider Sweet East Devon 2 Late to very late
Crimson King Cider/culinary Medium Sharp Somerset 3 Late to very late
Crimson Victoria Cider ? Shute, Axminster, Devon Early to mid Mid
Dabinett Cider Medium Bittersweet Somerset Late Late
Devon Crimson Queen Dessert Sweet subacid UK? 2 Second early
Devonshire Buckland Dessert/Culinary Sharp/aromatic Devon before 1831 4 Mid to late
Devonshire Quarrenden Dessert Sweet subacid Devon 1678 2 Second early
Devonshire Red
Dons Delight Culinary Sharp, rich Devon Mid Late
Dove
Dufflin Cider Full Bittersharp Cornwall Mid Mid
Duke of Cornwall Culinary Sharp Restonguet, Cornwall Mid to late Late
Dunkerton Late Sweet Cider Sweet Baltonsborough, Somerset Mid Late
Early Blenheim Dessert/Culinary ? Somerset 2 Second early
Ellis Bitter Cider Medium Bittersweet Newton St Cyres, Devon 19th C 4 Mid
Exeter Cross Dessert Subacid Bristol 1924 3 Early
Fair Maid of Devon Cider Full Sharp Devon 3 Mid
Fairfield Dessert Sweet/sharp Cornwall Mid Second early
Farmers Glory Dessert/Culinary Sharp becoming sweet with age Devon 4 Aug to Oct
Fillbarrel Cider Mild Bittersweet Wincanton, Somerset 2 Mid
Four Square
Glass Apple Dessert/Culinary Sweet/sharp Tamar Valley, Cornwall Early to mid Second early
Golden Ball Cider Medium Sharp Dorset Late Mid to late
Golden Bittersweet Cider Bittersweet Netherton, Devon 19th C Mid Late
Golden Knob Dessert Sweet, nutty, intense Somerset 18th century 3 Late/very late
Goring Cider Sharp Tedburn St Mary, Devon Mid Mid
Grand Sultan Dessert Sweet South West England Early to mid Mid
Greasy Butcher ? ? South Devon Mid Late
GrowBiNights
Halstow Natural Cider Sweet Tedburn St Mary, Devon Early to mid ?
Hangy Down Dessert Sweet Somerset and Devon Early ?
Harry Masters Jersey Cider Medium Bittersweet Somerset Mid to late Mid to late
Hoary Morning Dessert/Culinary Sweet/sharp Somerset 1819 3 Late
Hockings Green Dessert/Culinary Sharp and plain but good after storage Callington, Cornwall 3 Late
Hollow Core Triple Light and fluffy Exeter,Devon Mid Mid
Ice Apple Culinary Sharp Hatherleigh, Devon 19th C Mid Late to very late
Improved Dove
Improved Keswick Dessert/Culinary Sweet/sharp Tamar Valley, Cornwall Mid Mid to late
Improved Lambrook Pippin
Jimmy Oliver
John Broad
Johnny Andrews Cider Sweet Tedburn St Mary, Devon Mid to late Late
Johnny Voun Dessert Sweet North Devon Early Second early to mid
Killerton Sharp Cider Sharp Killerton, Devon 3 Second early/mid
Killerton Sweet Cider Sweet Killerton, Devon Mid Mid
King Byerd Dessert/Culinary Sweet/sharp Cornwall 4 Very late
Kingston Bitter Cider Medium Bittersweet Devon 4 Mid to late
Kingston Black Cider Medium bittersharp Somerset late 19th C Mid Late
Kirton Fair Dessert Sweet Crediton, Devon Early Early
Langworthy Cider Medium Sharp Devon Mid Mid
Limberland Dessert/Culinary Sweet Landkey, North Devon 2 Early
Listener Cider Sweet North Devon Mid
Listner
Longkeeper Dessert Sweet to subacid Luckett, Cornwall Mid to late Mid to late
Longstem Cider Full Bittersweet Devon Late Late
Lucombe's Pine Dessert Rich , aromatic, pineapple like flavour Exeter, Devon c 1800 4 Mid to late
Lucombes Seedling Dessert Subacid and spicey Exeter, Devon before 1830 2 Mid
Magnum Bonum ? ? Cornwall Mid ?
Major Cider Full bittersweet South Devon 3 Mid
Merchant Apple Dessert Sweet to subacid Ilminster, Somerset before 1872 2 Mid
Morgan Sweet Cider/dessert Sweet Somerset 18th C 3 Early
Nine Square Dessert/Culinary Sweet West of England before 1824 OR Hereford 4 Mid to late
No Pip Dessert/Culinary ? Chudleigh, Devon c 1900 3 Mid to late
Northcott Superb Dessert Sweet Devon Early Mid to late
Northwood Cider Sweet Crediton area, Devon 18th C Mid Late
Oaken Pin Dessert Juicy, sweet and aromatic Exe Valley, Devon 3 Mid
Old Somerset Russet Dessert Brisk with good pineapple flavour Somerset 19th Century or Berks 1949 5 Late/very late
Paignton Marigold Cider Medium Bittersweet Paignton, Devon before 1934 Early to mid Mid
Pascoes Pippin Dessert/Culinary Sweet/sharp Cornwall Mid ?
Payhembury Culinary/cider Sharp Payhembury, East Devon 3 Late
Pear Apple Dessert Sweet Cornwall Early Second early
Pendragon Dessert/culinary/cider Sweet Devon/Cornwall Early Second early to mid
Peter Lock Dessert/Culinary Sweet/aromatic Buckfastleigh, Devon pre 1800 2 Very late
Pig Snout Dessert/culinary/cider Sweet/sharp Cornwall Early to mid Early to mid
Pigs Nose Dessert Sweet/Sharp South West 3 Mid
Pigs Nose (type III) Dessert Sweet/sharp Devon/Cornwall 3 Mid
Plum Vite Dessert Sweet subacid Devon before 1880 3 Early
Plympton Pippin Culinary Subacid Tamar Valley Mid Late
Poltimore Seedling Culinary Sharp Farway, Devon Mid Late to very late
Pomeroy of Somerset Dessert Sweet Somerset before 1851 3 Mid to late
Ponsford Culinary / Cider Sharp Devon 19th C 3 Very late
Quarry Apple Culinary ? Devon Mid ?
Queens Dessert Sweet Exeter, Devon c 1880 Early to mid Early
Quench Dessert Sweet Devon, before 1934 Mid Mid to late
Red Rattler Dessert Sweet Burrowbridge, Somerset Early Early
Red Roller Dessert Sweet Mousehole, Cornwall Early to mid Second early
Red Ruby Dessert Sweet Devon? Mid to late Mid to late
Reverend McCormick Dessert Sweet Broadclyst, Devon. Early 20thC ? Late
Royal Somerset Culinary/cider Juicy, sweet Somerset before 1818 Mid to late Mid to very late
Royal Wilding Cider Bittersweet Exeter, Devon Early Mid
Sercombes Natural Cider Mild Bittersweet Dunsford, Devon Mid ?
Sheeps Nose No 3 Cider/culinary Mild sharp Somerset 19th C Mid to late Mid to late
Slack ma Girdle Cider/dessert Sweet Devon 2 ?
Somerset Redstreak Cider Mild Bittersweet Somerset before 1900 4 Early to mid
Sops in Wine Culinary/cider Sweet Devon/Somerset 2 Early to mid
Sour Bay Cider Sharp Devon Late ?
Spotted Dick Cider Mild Bittersweet Devon Mid Late
Star of Devon Dessert Sweet Broadclyst,Devon ? Mid to late
Stockbearer Culinary Sharp Landkey, North Devon Mid Mid
Stoke Red Cider Medium Bittersharp Somerset 1920 1 Late
Strawberry Pippin Dessert Sweet pre 1813 Early to mid Early
Sugar Bush Dessert/Cider Sweet Lapford, Devon Early to mid Early
Sugar Loaf Dessert/Cider Sweet Devon pre 1934 Mid to late Early/second early
Sweet Alford Cider Sweet Devon, early 18th C 3 Mid
Sweet Bay Cider Sweet Devon Mid Mid
Sweet Cleave Cider/dessery Sweet to subacid Barnstaple area of Devon before 1831 Early Mid to late
Sweet Coppin Cider Sweet Devon, early 18th C 3 Mid to late
Tale Sweet Cider Mild Bittersweet Tale, near Honiton, Devon Early to mid Mid
Tan Harvey Cider Bittersweet Cornwall Early to mid Mid
Taunton Cross Dessert Sweet/Sharp Bristol 3 Late
Taunton Fair Maid Cider Sharp Taunton, Somerset, before 1831 2 Mid
Tidecombe Seedling Dessert Sweet Arlington, North Devon 1978 Early to mid Mid to very late
Tom Putt Culinary/cider Sharp Somerset or Devon 18th C 2 Second early/mid
Tommy Knight Dessert/cider Sweet St. Agnes, Cornwal 2 Late
Totnes Apple Dessert Sweet Dartington, Devon Early to mid Second early?
Town Farm No. 59 Cider Sweet Devon Mid Late
Tregonna King Dessert/Culinary Sweet Rezare, Cornwall 4 Late
Tremletts Bitter Cider Full Bittersweet Exe Valley, Devon late 19th C 2 Mid to late
Upton Pyne Dessert/Culinary Sweet subacid, aromatic Topsham,Devon 1910 4 Late
Vallis Apple Dessert/Cider Sharp Somerset Early to mid Mid
Veitches Perfection Dessert/Culinary Sweet/sharp Exeter, Devon 19th Century Early to mid Mid to late
Vicary's Late Keeping Culinary Sharp North Devon ? Very late
Warrior Dessert/Culinary ? Dorset 18th or 19th C Early to mid Early/second early
White Close Pippin Cider Sweet Exeter, Devon Late Mid
White Jersey Cider Mild Bittersweet Somerset Mid/late
Winter Lawrence Dessert Subacid Somerset pre 1883 ? Mid
Winter Stubbard Culinary/cider Sweet/subacid Devon 4 Late
Woolbrook Pippin Dessert Sweet/aromatic Sidmouth, Devon 1903 3 Mid to late
Woolbrook Russet Culinary Sweet/Sharp Sidmouth, Devon 1903 3 Late to very late
Yarlington Mill Cider Mild Bittersweet West Cadbury, Somerset 4 Mid