Apples
Apples
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Ellison’s Orange
An early dessert flushed brownish red with stripes of brighter red mixed in. slightly conical in shape. Creamy white flesh has a rich taste with a somewhat aniseed flavour.
Pollination group – D
Picking time – September
Storage until – October -
Fiesta
A high yielding modern whose fruit ripens to be sweet and juicy with balancing acidity similar to Cox which is one of its parents.
Pollination group – C
Picking time – late September
Storage until – January -
Fortune
A good garden variety of compact habit. Fortune produces medium sized round apples largely coloured bright red. Sweet, juicy with acidity.
Pollination group – C
Picking time – mid September
Storage until – October -
Greensleeves
A different dessert variety from most with pale green skin. Fruits crunchy and sweet when eaten fresh. Makes a roundish shape often with slight ribbing.
Pollination group – C
Picking time – mid September
Storage until – October -
Harry Masters Jersey
A mid season bittersweet variety. Makes a high quality cider. Medium sized conical apples flushed dark red. Flesh sweet & astringent. Sometimes known as ‘Port Wine’.
Flowering time – mid/late season
Harvest time – late October -
Herefordshire Redstreak
An old variety dating back to early 1600s. Because of its high quality cider this variety helped establish Herefordshire’s reputation as a cider county. Its cider has a high alcohol content and is pink coloured.
Flowering time – mid/late season Harvest time – early November
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Herefordshire Russet®
A new russet variety. The apples are round and the skin has a warm golden colour. Medium sized apples with a rich Cox like flavour.
Pollination group – C
Picking time – late September
Storage until – January -
Kingston Black
A bittersharp variety that has become to be held in high regard because of the quality of the full bodied cider that has a distinct flavour. Fruit shape can be variable but generally conical or flattened. The skin becomes heavily flushed deep red with very dark red almost black flecking or striping.
Flowering time – mid season Harvest – early November
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Hope Cottage Seedling
An early season dessert apple. The ripe fruits have a firm flesh with a sub acid flavour and are best from early September.
Pollination group – B
Picking time – early September
Storage until – late September -
Howgate Wonder
Apples are round conical in shape striped orange red and can be very large. Sub acid in flavour, easily cooking to a fluff. Can be eaten as a dessert apple as well.
Pollination group – D
Picking time – early October
Storage until – March -
James Grieve
A very well known dual purpose apple. Medium-large sized apples are warmly coloured yellow striped with orange. Of excellent flavour, sweet with acid balance.
Pollination group – C
Picking time – late August
Storage until – October -
Katy
Produces bright red apples conical in shape in early September. Refreshing taste with slight acidity. Skin shiny and smooth.
Pollination group – C
Picking time – September
Storage until – October -
Kidd’s Orange Red
A quality dessert apple of very good flavour. Apples crimson flushed with small areas of russet which contribute to its distinct appearance.
Pollination group – C
Picking time – Early October
Storage until – January -
Laxton’s Superb
Often has a Cox like flavour – crisp, juicy & refreshing. Apples round conical in shape. Largely purple red skin with some redder stripes.
Pollination group – D
Picking time – Early October
Storage until – January -
Lord Derby
Conical apples with pronounced angular ribs, bright green in colour. Sub acid greenish white flesh of good flavour when cooked. Cook early for a sharp taste.
Pollination group – D
Picking time – late September
Storage until – December -
Lord Hindlip
Late medium / large conical apple of excellent taste. Of a distinct, often lop sided shape, with the apple tapering sharply to a narrow apex .
Pollination group – C
Picking time – early/mid October
Storage until – March -
Lord Lambourne
A classic English dessert apple of excellent refreshing taste, sweet & juicy. Flushed and striped red. Apples slightly conical and smooth skinned.
Pollination group – B
Picking time – Late September
Storage until – November -
Madresfield Court
Produces quite large tall angular red flushed apples. Richly flavoured, slightly aromatic apples. Impressive appearance.
Pollination group – C
Picking time – late September
Storage until – December