Apples
Apples
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Tewkesbury Baron
The apples ripen to a dark crimson. Skin has a speckled appearance and a waxy surface. A richly flavoured. Sweet but with sharpness
Pollination group – B
Picking time – late August
Storage until – October -
Tom Putt
An old variety popular in south west England. Sharp in taste as a dessert, can be cooked and often used for cider. Its cider is dry & sharp that can be sweetened by blending. A very distinct apple being flat round in shape with prominent angular ribs which terminate at the base in a crown. Skin largely covered crimson red which appears as broad striping.
Flowering time – early season Harvest – early September
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Tupstones
This dessert apple has many good qualities. the apples have a dark red almost purple skin colour. The flesh is yellowish white, sweet & firm.
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William Crump
Apples of excellent flavour – crisp and juicy with a nice balance of sweetness and acidity. Skin brown-crimson / purple flushed over yellow.
Pollination group – E
Picking time – mid October
Storage until – February -
Worcester Pearmain
Fruit almost completely flushed brilliant red. Sweet with a strawberry flavour. – allow fruit to fully ripen on tree for the best flavour.
Pollination group – C
Picking time – early September
Storage until – October -
Yarlington Mill
A bittersweet variety making a very enjoyable cider on its own. Medium to large apples conical in shape that are usually around 2/3 flushed red. Flesh sweet, white, often reddened under flush, with some astringency. Picked / gathered late October to early November. Attractive flowers appear early/mid season.
Flowering time – early / mid season Harvest – late October