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Betty Geeson
A very late medium sized culinary apple. Flat round in shape with some ribbing around the base. When cooked the flesh has a rich yet sweet taste.
Pollination group – C
Picking time – late September
Storage until – late December -
Adam’s Pearmain
Apples have a distinctive conical shape and are coloured crimson red with patches of fine russet when ripe. Keeps well.
Picking time: October
Storage until: March -
Ashmead’s Kernel
Ashmeads Kernel is a very old variety producing excellent quality brown russeted apples, crisp & juicy, that keep well.
Picking time: mid October
Storage until: February -
Bramley
Bramley is THE English cooking apple, and has become renowned world wide. Its sharpness, and strong flavour make it an exceptional culinary apple.
Picking time: mid October
Storage until: March -
Broxwood Foxwhelp
An early bittersharp variety and most likely to be a ‘sport’ of Foxwhelp, a very old Herefordshire cider variety. Small to medium sized roundish apples that are heavily striped bright red or even crimson on the sun exposed side.
Flowering time – early season Harvest time – September
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Brown’s Apple
Early ripening, Brown’s Apple can produce very heavy crops of bright red flushed apples that are quite large for a cider variety. Produces a very good fresh sharp cider.
Flowering time – mid season
Harvest – mid October -
Catshead
What an evocative name! In profile on its side the shape lives up to its name. Large apples that are distinctly ribbed, often squareish.
Pollination group – C
Picking time – early October
Storage until – January -
Chatley’s Kernel
Though described as a culinary in various texts Chatley’s Kernel produced medium sized long keeping apples that are good to eat.
Pollination group – D
Picking time – October
Storage until – May -
Chisel Jersey
A bittersweet producing a cider of high quality, but even so benefitting from being blended with a sweeter cider. A late variety that is also late flowering.
Flowering time – late May
Harvest time – early November -
Colwall Quoining
Colwall Quoining is a strong grower and fruits heavily. The medium sized predominantly dark red apples are prominantly ribbed
Pollination group – C
Picking time – late sept/early Oct
Storage until – November -
Court Pendu Plat
A very old variety. Produces medium sized flattish apples with green yellow skin flushed orange red with a rich pineapple-like acidity.
Pollination group – E
Picking time – mid October
Storage until – March -
D’Arcy Spice
A slow growing russet with yellow-green skin and some brown flushing. Sweet yet acid taste. Gains a spicy flavour in hot dry summers.
Pollination Group – C
Picking time – Late October
Storage until – April -
Dabinett
A well known cider variety. A bittersweet. Regular cropping, producing a high quality cider. Much grown in commercial orchards because of its reliable cropping and the quality of its cider.
Flowering time – mid/late season
Harvest time- early November -
Discovery
One of the earliest dessert apples picked from mid August when crisp, juicy & sweet. Skin bright crimson. The flesh can also be tinged pink around the edges.
Pollination group – C
Picking time – August
Storage until – does not keep -
Doddin
An unusual variety. Doddin apples are small bright green, smooth skinned and elongated becoming ripe in late July / early August. Juicy and sweet.
Pollination group – C
Picking time – early August
Storage until – does not keep -
Edward VII
An excellent late keeping variety. Smooth, round, green apples that develop a pinkish brown flush. Creamy flesh acid with a nice flavour.
Pollination group – E
Picking time – mid October
Storage until – April -
Egremont Russet
The most well known UK russet. Dry golden skin with large areas of brown russet. Crisp flavour, nutty and sweet. A trouble-free variety.
Pollination group – B
Picking time – late September
Storage until – December -
Gladstone
Gladstone is 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.
Pollination group – C
Picking time – late July
Storage until – does not keep