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Worcestershire has a rich heritage as a fruit growing area and as a result many fruit tree varieties – apples, plums and pears have arisen in the county. Some have become widely well known ie Worcester Pearmain, William Crump. Others are less well known, but still of good quality.
Below are offered a range of apple trees originating in Worcestershire along with a few from neighbouring counties of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire. These varieties now include a new variety rediscovered in 2012 – ‘Martin Nonpareil’. Most are offered on semi dwarfing M26 & more vigorous M25 rootstocks. Read below and visit Worcestershire orchards website for more information on the counties orchard heritage.
Discount information – the following discounts apply on total order value, excluding carriage. 5% on 5+ trees, 10% on 10+ trees. Carriage based on quantity – see the Delivery page for more details.
Apple trees are dispatched between late November and early April when dormant.
Having ordered we will acknowledge your order before being in contact as soon as we can from late November to arrange delivery or collection.
Betty Geeson
£16.25Availability: In stockOut of stock
Really a cooking apple. Late ripening but supeseded by Newton Wonder and now Bramley. Flattish in shape, yellow skin flushed red on sunny side and distinct ribbing around base.
Pollination group – C Picking time – late September Storage until – March
Captain Tom
£16.25Availability: In stockOut of stock
A dual purpose variety – large apples are good to eat and suitable for cooking. Round conical in shape with distinct ribbing. A light orange red flush on sun exposed side.
Introduced some 20 years ago from Geoffrey Knight from Colwall a descendant of well known fruit enthusiast & breeder Thomas Andrew Knight 1759-1858. Not sure who Captain Tom was, perhaps named in memory of TAK!
Pollination group – C Picking time – October Storage until – December
Chatley’s Kernel
£16.25Availability: In stockOut of stock
Though described as a culinary in various texts Chatley’s Kernel produced medium sized apples that are good to eat. Tough not an exceptional variety it keeps a long time well into the New year.
Flattish in shape with pale green skin that flushes greatly brownish red with a variable amount of russet. Named after the village of its origin near Worcester – Chatley. Became widely known in 1890s but then lost. Recent research has led to rediscovery of several old local trees in the area of its origin and so its re-introduction.
Pollination group – D Picking time – October Storage until – May
Colwall Quoining
£16.25Availability: In stockOut of stock
A mid season dessert apple named after a village near Malvern, Colwall Quoining is a strong grower and fruits heavily. The medium sized roundish apples are prominantly ribbed from the base of the apple to its top from which protrudes a long stalk. The skin has a yeliow ground colour but is greatly dark red flushed and striped all over. The white flesh is juicy & rich in flavour.
Apples named Quoining, Quining or Queening are of an ancient group of apples distinguished by their angular shapes. With the different sorts not being recorded in the past it has led to confusion over the identification of the different sorts, Colwall Quoining included. It was oniy in 1949 taht material from this variety was sent to the National Fruit Collections.
Pollination group – C Picking time – late sept/early Oct Storage until – November
Doddin
£16.25Availability: In stockOut of stock
An unusual apple mostly found around Redditch, Worcestershire. The apples are bright green, smooth skinned and turn somewhat yellowish as they become ripe in late July / early August. They are small and somewhat elongated. Juicy and sweet. Ripening early they do not keep so should be consumed quickly. Rootstock: M26
Pollination group – C Picking time – early August Storage until – does not keep
Gladstone
£16.25Availability: In stockOut of stock
A very early dessert apple best eaten off the tree from late July. Very good flavour, sweet and juicy. Surface almost all covered deep or brick red developing a greasy feel. Medium sized apples round conical with some broad ribbing that converges into a ‘crown’ at the apex.
To enjoy its flavour the best pick while still on the tree and the apples are not too deep red. Apples that have fallen can be soft and unappealing.
Arose about 1780 presumably as a chance seedling. Named as Jackson’s Seedling somewhat later in 1868 when first introduced but renamed in 1883 after the then Prime Minister.
Pollination group – C Picking time – late July Storage until – does not keep
Green Purnell
£16.25Availability: In stockOut of stock
A late dessert apple said to be an established variety from the county. Medium sized round or round conical apples. The fruit viewed in August appear a bright green, yet by late October develop rich red and orange streaks resembling a quite different apple. Fully ripe by November it will keep until late January. The flesh is firm, creamy and fine, juicy and sweet.
It can still be found in a few old orchards in the region and is sometimes refered to simply as Purnells. Otherwise little is known about the provenance of this apple.
Pollination group – C Picking time – Late October Storage until – late January
Gwendolen
£16.25Availability: In stockOut of stock
A medium sized round conical dessert apple. Of very appealing flavour, said by some to have a hint of wine.. Skin bright green turning yellow as it ripens. First came to attention in 1998 in Pershore, Worcs as a tree that had developed unnoticed from seed. Named after the then owner of the property. Rootstock: M25
Pollination group – C Picking time – late September Storage until – January
Hope Cottage Seedling
£16.25Availability: In stockOut of stock
An early season dessert apple best enjoyed fresh from the tree. The ripe fruits have a firm flesh with a sub acid flavour and are best from early September. They do not keep a long time so are best consumed shortly after picking. Raised in 1900 by Mrs Oakey at Hope Cottage, Rochford, Tenbury Wells.
Pollination group – B Picking time – early September Storage until – late September
King Charles Pearmain
£16.25Availability: In stockOut of stock
A conical shaped dessert apple with brownish golden coloured skin covered with russet. Has a dryish nutty flavour but sweet with some sharpness. May also be known as Rushock Pearmain.
Pollination group – C Picking time – early October Storage until – January
King Coffee
£16.25Availability: In stockOut of stock
A dessert apple with an interesting name. The apples ripen in October to a deep maroon with dark red striping and obvious lenticels. The sweet juicy flesh only has the faintest hint of coffee taste however. The apples are of a good size somewhat flat round and will keep until Christmas.
Quite late flowering. The tree seems to be one of the latest to come out of dormancy with bare branches when many other apple varieties are into flower.
Though apparently grown for many years previously King Coffee only came to prominence in the 1930s when exhibited at an RHS Fruit conference and shortly after graftwood was supplied to the National fruit trials.
Pollination group – D Picking time – October Storage until – late December
Madresfield Court
£16.25Availability: In stockOut of stock
Produces quite large tall angular red flushed apples. Richly flavoured, slightly aromatic apples. Raised at Madresfield Court near Malvern, Worcestershire probably by the Head gardener William Crump.
Pollination group – C Picking time – early October Storage until – December
Martin Nonpareil
£16.25Availability: In stockOut of stock
A good dessert apple, medium in size, yellowish green skin is speckled with brown russet spots. Somewhat angular on its sides. Has a rich flavour, juicy and sweet. Martin Nonpareil seems to come into bearing very quickly producing apples in its second year with us.
This variety was rediscovered in 2012 as a result of an article from the Worcestershire County Council Countryside department in the Parish magazine of the village where the variety first arose – Martin Hussingtree, just north of Worcester.
Originally introduced in 1795 by Rev. George Williams. A very good apple to have been found!
This has been the the Worcestershire County Council Countryside department’s main success in 2012 to rediscover some of Worcestershire’s lost apple varieties of which there are 10+ of.
May Queen
£16.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
An excellent late apple producing bright red medium sized flattish apples that have yellow flesh and are crisp, juicy and are of very good flavour. A good keeper lasting well into the New year.as the name suggests and is very productive from an early age.
Pollination group – C Picking time – mid October Storage until – April
Newland Sack
£16.25Availability: In stockOut of stock
A very good culinary apple that keeps well into the new year. A regular heavy cropper the apples seem to sweeten up enough in time to be eaten as a dessert. Medium large apples round conical in shape with unequal ribbing. Smooth greenish yellow skin flushed up to about a quarter orange / red. The second smaller photo, though taken early, gives a better indication of size and shape and shows ribbing.
Originates from near Malvern arising as a seedling around 1800. Despite it qualities it nearly went out of existence. In 2001 an aged tree was identified at Newland Court, Malvern.
Pollination group – C Picking time – October Storage until – May
Pitmaston Pineapple
£16.25Availability: In stockOut of stock
A quite different and distinctive apple. Small golden yellow apples, oblong conical in shape covered with a fine russet. Sweet yet sharp. Honeyed flavour and nicely scented, but any pineapple flavour is difficult to distinguish. A neglected variety because of the apples small size, but this is a feature in itself. A variety well worth growing. A fruiting tree in the autumn is an impressive sight with the golden apples contrasting with the yet to fall leaves.
Pollination group – C Picking time – early October Storage until – December
Pitmaston Russet
£16.25Availability: In stockOut of stock
A flat round dessert apple that is covered with a smooth russet. The pale green skin is sometimes tinged red on its sunny side. Flesh has a sweet yet sharp taste followed by a nutty flavour that makes the apple resemble Egremont Russet.
Also known as Pitmaston Nonpareil or Pitmaston Russet Nonpareil. First came to light in 1818. Raised by John Williams 1773-1853, a Worcester businessman who had a variety of other interests including horticulture. He raised a number of established fruit tree varieties we grow including Apple Pitmaston Pinapple & Pear Pitmaston Duchess.
A blue plaque was unveiled in his memory on July 3, 2015 at Pitmaston House in the city where he lived probably from 1804 until the end of his life.
Pollination group – C Picking time – mid October Storage until – January
Sandlin Duchess
£16.25Availability: In stockOut of stock
A useful dual purpose apple. Large in size, flat round or flat conical in shape. Pleasant as a dessert apple – sweet, sub-acid and quite juicy. As a cooking apple it breaks down to a tasty yellow puree. Has a smooth green skin that turns yellow and much flushed crazed brownish crimson. Raised about 1880 near Malvern.
Pollination group – C Picking time – mid October Storage until – February
