Ashmead's Kernel Ashmead's Kernel Why you should be excited: Ashmead's Kernel is an old-time English apple that's homely to look at, but truly memorable to eat. ​ The story of Ashmead's Kernel: Here's one for true apple aficianados. We're talking about folks who don't reject an apple lacking the perfect big shiny sameness of Red Delicious. Those who don't worry about its drab, lumpy appearance, let alone its relatively small size. And thos who can live with -- and maybe even admire -- the rusetting that industrial agriculture has indoctrinated us into considering a fault (which it isn't, by the way). ​ Yep, Ashmead's Kernel is an apple for the connoisseur who considers taste to be king. For nearly three hundred years, those in the know have placed this fine apple at or near the top of the heap in that department. ​ Discovered in Gloucester, England way back in 1720, Ashmead's Kernel is perhaps the greatest of all fresh eating apples, despite it's sad-sack appearance.

We're talking about crisp, juicy flesh and a distinctive flavour that's highly aromatic, sweet, yet slightly acidic at the same time. ​ While you can cook with an Ashmead's Kernel apple, you'll likely agree that it's best suited to fresh eating. Or for use in cider. It keeps well, so you can stash a few away in the crisper of your fridge and enjoy them for fresh eating several months after harvest time. ​ And it doesn't hurt any that Ashmead's Kernel is relatively easy to grow, produces regularly (after sometimes keeping us waiting a while before a young tree starts to make fruit) and resistant to nasty ol' apple scab. ​ A winner all-round, we say. ​ Irish Peach Irish Peach Why you should be excited: Irish Peach is a wonderful early apple that’s at its peak for about 15 minutes each year. Pretty, too. The story of Irish Peach: We don't grow a lot of apples that don't keep well. Our thinking: why would we choose a variety that's only good for a day or two when we can have one that's equally tasty and keeps for weeks?

​ With early season apples, the choice is not always so easy, as long-keeping early apples are rare, indeed. ​ Which brings us to Irish Peach, a pretty early apple that can taste marvellous, but loses its mojo rapidly once picked. ​ You’ll never find a variety like this in grocery stores -– and for good reason, given the logistics involved –- but if you can get your hands on an Irish Peach apple the day it’s picked (we suggest you look for it at a farmers’ market), you’re in for a treat. ​ Fruit | Walsgrove Walsgrove About us Fruit During the course of the season we have the following varieties of Apples and Plums. We will post on our home page the current varieties which are in season .

Apples November 16, 2010 at 9:15 pm said: Hi just a quite note to say we had a really good apple weekend at Snowshill good weather and turnout and a display of just over 500 apples best ever by far,so thanks for all your help and hope to see you next year,Linda please advise on the PLUM availability throughout the season Not sure if my name exists in your data bank must’nt miss the early crops Peter said: Hello, The season should be starting in about 3 weeks but it is always difficult to be precise, even at this late stage. Your best bet is to keep an eye on the website or sign up on the home page for alerts. Hope to see you for the early plums!! List Different Varieties of Apples List Different Varieties of Apples There are many different varieties of apples, one of the healthiest fruits. Here’s the list.

List Different Varieties of Apples Adams Pearmain Apple - Ashmead's Kernel - tasting notes, identification, reviews (Use the form at the bottom to add your own comments about this variety) 02 Dec 2015 Carter Wilkie, MASSACHUSETTS, United States What an apple. Perhaps the best flavor I've tasted in December. Skin has the dullness of antique brass, with a splash of orange red on the sunny side, like faded red paint on metal. A beauty to see and unforgettable to eat. 31 Oct 2015 Lynda and Michael, PEMBROKESHIRE, United Kingdom We have two of these trees, the second planted by mistake as it was incorrectly labelled, both both less than 8 years old. They have cropped well the last 2 years and stored well last winter - we ate the last few in March, a bit wizened but still edible, no spraying involved. We wouldn't describe them as 'lumpy or misshapen' though they are a little dull. The flavour is excellent and they are crisp and juicy. 20 Oct 2015 Mike, MASSACHUSETTS, United States Bought at Scott Farm in Vermont.

An amazing apple. Great texture, juicy, pear flavors. 29 Sep 2015 Lori Dolan, NY, United States Ate this apple from Locust Growers NY yesterday 9/28. Bought at Union Square Greenmarket, NYC. Firm, juicy, delicious flavor. Skin seems thinner than previous fruit, a positive. Super eating apple, will bake with it soon and report. 27 Mar 2015 Seth, VERMONT, United States This is an amazing apple! It is bursting with a wild array of glorious flavors! It is, next to Wickson, one of the best apples that I have ever tasted. Thankfully, mine should be producing in the next year or so, because only getting them at apple tastings is just not enough! 03 Jan 2015 Bill Barker And Sharon Cherry, CHERRYLEATHER@GOOGLEMAIL.COM, United Kingdom Ashmead's went into store early at the beginning October.We still have some left, no trace of bitter pit having sprayed with Calcium Nitrate until three weeks before harvest.The flavour of this variety remains unsurpassed.

03 Dec 2013 Neal, GLASGOW, United Kingdom Two years ago I planted 20 apple trees beside where we're going to build a house in Northern Ireland. I've been taking the blossom off to encourage them to establish. When I was back in early November there was a single apple on one of the trees. It was delicious. Sweet and sharp and crisp. I had to look up my planting map to see what variety it was - Ashmead's Kernel. Delighted with it. Hope it is well established and fruiting well by the time we move back. Quite different from any other apple I've had. Very pleased I planted this variety. 21 Nov 2013 Lori Dolan, NY, United States Just bought the last four Ashmead's of the season today from Samascott Orchards at the NYC Greenmarket. This apple is by far my favorite. Tart, juicy, slightly sweet, crisp, complex with earthy undertones. Have not cooked with it yet, maybe next year. Please, Empire State growers, plant some Ashmead's Kernel.

15 Nov 2013 Jane, SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom Just scrumped a load of these from the university garden. Very heavy crop, windfallen in mid-November and absolutely delicious! I just hope we can eat them quickly enough. 27 Nov 2011 Paul Collins, WILTSHIRE, United States I grow one tree as a cordon along with a few other varieties. The flavour can be just amazing but some years it is very ordinary. I bears a small crop-fine for my own needs but rarely do we get any to store for long as they get eaten! Bitter pit can affect most of the crop but this year (2011) was not a problem. If you can get one, do so! 20 Nov 2011 E.Scott, DEVON, United Kingdom I've just eaten Ashmead's Kernel and Orlean's Reinette from Wells market and the former is delicious, russety texture and splendid flavour. They are large and red too unlike previous ones I've tried. I'm keen to buy a tree now. Orleans Reinette are very similar looking but nowhere near as much flavour.

It's been a very dry summer here, which mast have had an impact of some kind. 31 Aug 2011 P. Seburn, NW VA, United States Yes, I grow Ashmead's in VA (one tree from Vintage Virginia apples). Kind of a gangly tree (hard to spray, so I often skip it), fairly bug and disease resistant, produces a moderate amount of small apples that are tart but then improve after storage. Doubt I'll ever have more than one tree. 07 Aug 2011 Dan Wombles, IL, United States Ann, check out They propagate Ashmeads 05 Aug 2011 Ann Ribstein, VA, United States Has anyone grown Ashmeades in Virginia? We used to get pick-your-own from a place that has long since plowed the trees under in favor of wine grapes. We planted two trees of our own but neglected them and now want to try to revive them--but blights and bugs are so bad here that we may not have anything to taste once they are ripe. 11 Nov 2010 Dave Liezen, WA, United States Picked a tiny crop 9 October; Brix 15.

Ate another today: fantastic, complex flavor and a rugged tree! I expect to graft a number of apples around the yard, but this tree will remain a single variety. Just can't get too many of these. 10 Oct 2010 Chris Ledgerwood, WA, United States I have five Ashmead's Kernel semi-dwarfs in my small orchard in the Northwest corner of Washington State. They appear to be more disease-free than many of other varieties I have planted. The taste is wonderful when picked ripe off the tree (the flavor is hard to describe... very sweet and somewhat nutty), This russet-like apple also makes a great tasting cider, either sweet or hard. 30 Sep 2010 Rosemary, PEMBROKESHIRE, United Kingdom I struggle a bit with my Ashmead's Kernel - I think I have yet to experience the rumoured flavour! Shy bearing and bitter pit don't help and I am not sure when to pick it - so far the ones I have kept look in pretty good condiiton but don't tastle of much. Big healthy crop this year though so cross your fingers for me! 09 Sep 2010 N.

Buck, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, United Kingdom Mike I also grow Ashmead's Kernel (MM106 - bush). It suffers severely from bitter pit, which ruins a lot of the fruit. Light crops always make bitter pit worse - and Ashmead's Kernel certainly suffers from light crops to exacerbate the problem. Mine is very erratic cropping and crops are never spectacular. Blossom is attractive though. Mine gets a trace of canker from time to time, but no problems with mildew and although leaves get some scab in wet years, the fruits are usually fine. It is not especially troubled with pests. A nursery that is fairly local to me uses M9 rootstock for their Ashmead's Kernel, to try to reduce the bitter pit. I think that Ashmead's Kernel is best left to grow and crop as it pleases, with as little pruning as possible (which results in a rather large tree). Until the tree is up to full size, I would consider any decent fruits as a lucky bonus.

08 Sep 2010 Mike Tighe, NORFOLK, United Kingdom Great apple but mine is so far a shy bearer and fruit is poor quality - all a bit scabby plus bitter pip. Other varieties in my orchard are excellent this year. However, I grafted this tree onto a healthy half standard Bramley Seedling (had too many !) about 4 years ago. Lots of healthy leaf growth and not much fruit. I did the same with Egremont russet and this has done fantastically well. Any ideas to sort shy bearing ? 04 Aug 2010 Jean, SOMERSET, United Kingdom This year's batch of Ashmead Kernel are awful, mis-shapen and split and disease ridden - normally they are so reliable so I'm not sure what's happened to cause this. On the other hand, Laxton's Superb here which is usually a delicious juicer but scabby mess is pristine for the first time in ages. Weather related in both cases, I'm sure 19 Sep 2009 Thomas, United Kingdom Being an Ashmead myself, I have a certain bias toward this apple.

There are rumours that the Dr Ashmead of Gloucester who reportedly cultivated this apple is an ancestor of ours. This year our tree has a glut of fruit and we'll probably end up with a lot of chutney. 17 Sep 2009 Mary, SALISBURY, WILTS, United Kingdom I inherited a well established tree when we bought this house. It bears prolifically, with some large and some small fruit. I have found the tips for picking times very helpful, but should I pick them before the first frosts, or will they still keep even if there have been frosts before they are picked? 15 Sep 2009 John Turner, MERSEYSIDE, United Kingdom This is quite an apple. Great flavour and sophisticated aroma. I would say one of the best. I would ot pick until early October- even later if it is still dull coloured. The apple does ripen to a warm hued pink and the flavour sweetens. Stores until March. I think it is a shy producer- but our tree is only 6 years old and will yield 20-30 respectable fruits. I would strongly recommend it.

01 Sep 2009 Cynthia, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States I just ate my very first -- delicious! It's rather early to pick them, I thinlk, as it was quite tart (which is what I prefer). The ones I bought were grown in northern California. How does the flavor develop as they remain on the tree -- do they get considerably sweeter? 22 Aug 2009 Alexandra, WINCHESTER HANTS ENG, United Kingdom all I would like to know is when to pick the apples?! 04 Jul 2009 Dave Liezen, WA, United States I planted one of these just two years ago. It's growing nicely and I hope to get a crop next year. I purchased mine from Raintree Nursery in western Washington state. It came very hardy and bloomed immediately upon planting; naturally I stripped the blooms. Raintree has a wonderful website, their prices may be a bit higher than other outfits, but the rootstocks they use keep most of their trees to a height of 8 to 14 feet, depending upon variety and roostock chosen. Mine will top out at 12 feet. Just right.

21 Jun 2009 Steve Ash, WARBOROUGH, OXFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom I planted two Ashmead Kernel and two Orange Pippins (maidens) about four years ago, and this is the first year either of them have produced fruit! Very exciting, but the Ashmeads are much more resilient than the rust/blight ridden Pippins - is that usual? 19 Jun 2009 Vaughn, CAMBRIDGE, MA, United States ii've heard much praise for ashmead's kernel but have never found one. any recommendations for grocers in cambridge and surrounding towns (bike-accessible) carrying these during apple season? 04 Jun 2009 John S, PDX, OR/USA, United States Try paper bags, plastic ziploc bags with bottoms cut out or footies for codling moth. 14 Dec 2008 Hilary Siebert, PONTEVEDRA, Spain In my last comment about Ashmead I said the fruit got apple maggots--actually, their codling moths, but the result is the same.

The Cox I have are also impossible to raise simply because of the moth larvae--which I can control, I suppose, but the other varieties I like Melrose, Red Delicious, and other hardly are affected. 14 Dec 2008 Hilary Siebert, PONTEVEDRA, Spain The flavor is very good but since apples are very sensitive to cultural conditions I have to say that this one is a real pain to grow in this part of northern Spain simply because it attracts all the apple maggots in the area. Interestingly the bearing problem is not apparant here, it bears fine and the size is even larger than the normal size I´ve read about. Any suggestions for the apple maggots? The Melrose trees I have are almost pest-free. 14 Dec 2008 Robb Mc Cracken, IDAHO, United States Ashmeads appears to sometimes be a shy bearer. I suggest getting a full soil test. I feed mine heavliy, seems to help. Have you had any scab on it? What are your other top disease resistant vasrieties?

Thanks 07 Oct 2008 Julia Marsh, LUTON, BEDFORSHIRE, United Kingdom I have planted a 5ft tree in my garden this spring, on its own, one branch grew blossom, then over the summer the leaves have got some sort of brown blight on them. Will this tree be ok? Its growing in chalky soil, and I have never grown or owned an apple tree before help...! 01 Oct 2008 Jim Jackson, WAKEFIELD, United Kingdom I think Steve Harris picked his Ashmead Kernel Apples far too early. I pick them at the end of October at the earliest. Often leaving many on the tree until end of November - if the weather permits. They take a long time to ripen fully. 27 Sep 2008 Cath, SCOTLAND, United Kingdom I have lived with this apple variety in my garden for nearly twenty five years without knowing it until I took one along to an apple day in Kellie Castle, Fife for identification by the experts today. Mine seems to have bigger fruit than many of this variety. Yes, the flavour is lovely and it improves for eating later in the year.

The tree was well established when we bought the house and I wonder how old it is. Our house is 250 years old but I don't suppose the tree is that old! 14 Sep 2008 Rikardo, WISCONSIN, United States Would like to hear from others growing this apple. I have two trees, both over 12 years old and both extremely shy at bearing.Just can't get them to put out much of a crop. A shame as it is such a terrific apple. Often has bitter pit, a consequence of too little (or too much) calcium. I grow 54 varieties, and consider this one one of my top three or four for flavor. 08 Apr 2008 Graham, ASHBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, United Kingdom By far my favourite apple - but not until December. Not only do I like them, but nothing else seems to. Birds hardly peck them and the few damaged apples rarely go mouldy.

I'm just eating the last of my stored crop (stored in a plastic bin in the shed) now, in April (I have to admit, they're a bit past their best but they were perfect up to about 2 weeks ago). Plus, the tree seems tolerant of canker; a big problem on a wet North facing slope at 600ft in Derbyshire. A great apple. 06 Nov 2007 Peter Hart, KENT, United Kingdom Our local farm shop had some for sale for a couple of weeks and I think it's the best apple I've tasted. I,m very fond of Coxs straight off the tree but I think these beat even them. They stay crisp and have just the right combination of tart and sweetness for me. Hence the reason I'm on this sight finding out more about them. 05 Nov 2007 Richard Kaskeski, BRIMFIELD, United States I have one of these trees that came with the house and it is wonderful.A very heavy producer and just delicious. I leave them on the tree until a golden color and they are ready. I picked 6 bushels from my 25 year old tree this year. willing to share! thanks Rich.

11 Oct 2007 John Jenkins, NORTHAMPTON, United Kingdom We visited the apple festival at Erddig last weekend (National Trust house and gardens near Wrexham). They were selling this variety, grown on site, and doing a very good trade. First time I've had them - just my sort of apple. But rest of my family aren't keen ! 23 Sep 2007 Steve Harris, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, United Kingdom They are sometimes available from farmer's markets around here. I have a tree in my garden and harvested about 40 this afternoon. You are supposed to store for 1 month before they are at their prime. Currently they are rather hard and acid. 19 Sep 2007 Henry, MARYLAND, United States Agreed. The best apple I have ever tasted. I first tried them in 1996 from a friends orchard. That property has been sold and I have been looking for a source ever since. THE BEST APPLE. Apple varieties - organic Can be sharp and needs a good year.

Keeps shape when cooked Raised by Thomas Laxton as a King of the Pippins X Cox's Orange Pippin cross Annie Elizabeth Culinary November - March White, firm and crisp flesh, needs little sugar when cooked. Large fruit from a compact tree with beautiful blossom. Can be eaten as a dessert when fully ripe Raised by Samuel Greatorex and named after his baby daughter, the original tree still stood in Leicester during the 1970s. It was claimed to be a seedling grown from the Blenheim Orange and was a common market apple up to the 1930s. It received the RHS First Class Certificate in 1868. Ashmead's Kernel Dessert November - February Known as the connoisseur's apple, this is one of the finest desserts. Rich and sweet, it improves with age and is gradually regaining its popularity, although its dull appearance counts against it for supermarket sales Raised by Dr. Ashmead, a physician from Gloucester, in a garden on which Clarence Street was subsequently built. Its parent is probably Nonpareil with which it shares a characteristic sweet/sharp taste.

Hogg finds it was little known in the C18th despite its local popularity in west Gloucestershire but it became a Victorian favourite Blenheim Orange Dual Purpose October - January Dry, nutty taste, appropriately described by Joan Morgan of Brogdale as addictive. It does not break up when cooked so is widely used in French patisserie for tarte tatin and other dishes. Ripens in November to a beautiful, large dessert Raised as a seedling on the edges of Blenheim Palace in the C18th, it became a gardeners favourite and people came for graftwood from all over England. Hogg quotes the Gardener's Chronicle of 1860s "In a somewhat dilapidated corner of the decaying borough of ancient Woodstock, within ten yards of the wall of Blenheim Park, stands all that remains of the original stump of that beautiful and justly celebrated apple, the Blenheim Orange....Old Grimmett, the basket-maker... can remember the time when, fifty years ago ..

thousands thronged from all parts to gaze on it" Braddick Nonpareil Dessert November - March Larger and better coloured than Nonpareil, it has the same characteristic sweet/sharp taste, reminiscent of acid drops. Hogg describes it as one of the best winter dessert apples, which is probably a slight exaggeration Raised by John Braddick esq., who was a horticulturalist from Thames Ditton. It was first exhibited at the London Horticultural Society in 1818 Brownlees' Russet Dessert December - March Nonpareil type apple, but sweeter and larger with greenish-white flesh and a dull green russeted and rough skin. Another apple that is too ugly to be popular. Hogg recommends it for cooking as well as dessert. Introduced by William Brownlees, a nurseryman from Hemel Hempstead. The Victorians prized it as a late dessert apple and the Edwardians for its beautiful pink blossom Catshead November - February Rich and aromatic, it develops a characteristic 'flowery' quality as it ages Found growing in a garden in Truro c1800 it was, like the Cornish Aromatic, introduced in 1813 by Sir Christopher Hawkins.

The Victorians prized it highly. Costard Culinary October - February Passable cooker that cooks to a yellow froth. Of no great merit but of great historical interest First mentioned in the fruiterers' bills of Edward I where 100 apples were purchased for one shilling. Gave its name to the apple sellers or Costard-mongers (Costermongers) of Tudor England. Some consider Costard to be identical to Catshead - this is clearly not the case in the Brogdale wood used in our orchard. William Lawson wrote, in 1597 "A good pipping will grow large, and a Costard tree: stead them on the north side of your other apples, thus being placed, the least will give sunne to the rest, and the greatest will shroud their fellowes". What else need be said! Court of Wick December - April Small, crisp with a pineapple-like acidity The origins of this apple are much discussed, some believing it to be a direct descendant of the Cestiana apple described by Pliny in the first Century AD.

Estienne named it Court Pendu in 1540 (because it has a short stalk) and it was mentioned as Capenda by Parkinson in 1629. Hogg knew it as Garnons after the residence of the Cotterell family in Herefordshire, where it was grown without a name.It is the latest apple tree to blossom and, because it always misses the frost, it is also known as the Wise Apple Crawley Beauty November - February Cooks to a lightly flavoured puree and ripens to a pleasant dessert Found in a garden at Tilgate near Crawley in Sussex it was introduce by garden designer and nurseryman Joseph Cheal in 1906 and received the RHS Award of Merit in 1912. It is still a popular Sussex garden variety D'Arcy Spice Dessert January - May Can be aromatic and spicy in a good year, but needs a lot of autumn sunshine and seldom reaches perfection outside its native East Anglia Found growing in the garden of The Hall, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, near Colchester. Hogg said that many old trees of the variety still existed in the area in the 1870s.

It was sold commercially in 1848 by John Harris of Broomfield near Chelmsford, from graftwood taken from one of the old trees at Tolleshunt D'Arcy Devonshire Quarrenden Dessert Mid August - Mid September An early dessert, the flesh is often stained red and has quite a rich, vinous flavour. As with all early apples, it does not have a depth of flavour and does not keep long - but it is one of the best. The earliest record Hogg can find is in the Compleat Planter and Cyderist in 1690. Morgan cites Worlidge as a reference from 1676. The earliest catalogue reference is from Miller & Sweet of Bristol, in 1790. It is assumed to be a Devonian apple, though it may have taken it name from the Carentan apple of Normandy Duke of Devonshire Dessert January - March Joan Morgan describes it as sweeter than Nonpareil, but not as rich as the Ashmead's Kernel, which sums it up well. Hogg describes it as crisp, juicy, rich and sweet, with a fine aroma.

Raised by the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire at Holker Hall, near Grange over Sands. Was a popular market apple up to the 1930s Dumelow's Seedling Culinary November - April Brisk, juicy, with a slight aromatic flavour. Cooks to a puree and is very good for baking Raised by a farmer at Shakerstone, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch in the late C18th, it was presented to the London Horticultural Society in 1820 and became known as Wellington apple in the London markets. Overtaken in poularity by the Bramley in the early C20th. Early Julyan Dual Purpose Late July - Late August Cooks to a bright yellow puree but is not a great dessert, becoming soft and uninteresting. It's main attraction is that it ripens very early The origins of this apple are unknown although Hogg believed it to be Scottish. It was first introduced to the south by Ronalds of Brentford. It's name comes from it being ready to pick as a cooker in July Egremont Russet October - December Traditional russet taste, inclined to go soft in store Probably the only russet regularly seen on supermarket shelves.

Probably raised at the Egremont estate in Petworth, Sussex. Received the RHS Award of Merit in 1980, at a time when interest was increasing in russet apples. Ellison's Orange Dessert Mid September - Late October Lovely rich, aromatic apple that ripens to a give hint of aniseed in late October. Best eaten before mid November Raised by a keen rosarian and orcharder, the Reverend C C Ellison who raised it along with his 1500 other trees at Bracebridge Manse in Lincolnshire. It received the RHS First Class Certificate in 1917 and was planted commercially before WWII but its biennial bearing habit meant it was superseded by other more reliable varieities. Grange's Pearmain November - March Bakes well with a pleasant acidity which mellows to a pineapple-like dessert Raised by James Grange, a market gardener at Kingsland in Middlesex, who was also a fruiterer in Covent Garden and Picadilly. He died in 1829 (aged 70) so the apple dates from some time before then.

Herrings Pippin Dessert September - October A big, red apple with a decent taste that can be aromatic and some detect a hint of spiciness Morgan says probably raised by Mr. Herring of Lincoln. Irish Peach Dessert August Can be quite rich and aromatic although can also be brisk and balsamic. One of the best early dessert apples, it needs to be eaten within a few days of being picked Probably arose in County Sligo. It was sent to the London Horticultural Society in 1819 by John Robertson, a nurseryman from Kilkenny. Grown by London and Kentish market gardeners in C19th James Grieve Dual Purpose September - November Juicy with quite a strong acidity which fades as it matures. Decent flavour and keeps its shape when cooked Introduce by James Grieve in Edinburgh, possibly as a seedling of Cox's Orange Pippin. Awarded RHS First Class Certificate in 1906. King of the Pippins Dual Purpose October - January Quite sweet with plenty of acidity, Hogg found it one of the richest flavoured early desserts. Keeps its shape when cooked and favoured by French cooks.

Named by the Brompton Road Nursery at the beginning of C19th, it may have been a French import where a similar apple is known as Reine des Reinettes and arose in the 1770s. Its history is somewhat confused, some believe it to be an old apple called the Golden Winter Pearmain Margil October - December Small, juicy rich and intensely flavoured Documented from the Brompton Park Nursery in 1750 and probably known long before that, according to Hogg, who beleives that it may have been imported from the continent by George London, who worked in the gardens at Versailles. Nonpareil Dessert December - March Intense sweet-sharp taste, reminsicent of acid drops. The likely ancestor of many modern varieties - it needs a good autumn to finish well, otherwise it can be sharp Almost certainly of French origin. Hogg documents that it may have been imported to the UK by Jesuits in the time of Queen Mary or Queen Elizabeth I, though it is questioned why such a good apple for the time was only documented by one writer.

In the Chartreux catalogue it was said "elle est forte estimee em Angleterre" Orleans Reinette Dessert November - January Beautiful, large apple with a taste that is reminiscent of sweet oranges. Does not keep well and, unusually, it benefits from being stored in plastic bags Grown across Europe, it received the RHS Award of Merit in 1914 Peasgood Nonsuch October - December Small apple with a pleasant sweet-acid pineapple-like flavour, with a slightly resinous background Hogg documents the earliest reference as being in the RHS catalogue, it having been sent by Messrs. Dickson & Son of Hawick Pitmaston Pineapple Dessert Late October - December An unusual apple, it is very small, brightly coloured and highly flavoured - a favourite with our Customers. It has an intense sweet-sharp, almost honeyed flavour. Hogg deemed it to be "of the greatest excellence" A Golden Pippin seedling. Hogg says it was raised by Mr. Williams of Pitmaston, near Worcester; Morgan says it was raised by Mr White, steward to Lord Foley of Stoke Edith, Herefordshire. Whatever, it is an excellent little apple!

Ribston Pippin October - January Firm, crisp and deeply aromatic flavour. Reaches perfection after a warm autumn. Cox's Orange Pippin is believed to be a seedling of the Ribston. A common market apple up to the 1930s and beyond, the original tree was found growing in the gardens of Ribston Hall near Knaresborough. Hogg recounts the story that it emerged from a pip imported from France around 1688. The original tree was blown down in a gale in 1810 but, supported by stakes, survived until it finally died in 1835 Rosemary Russet Dessert November - March Yellow flesh that is tender and aromatic and has the characteristic sweet-sharp taste of the Nonpareil family Described by nurseryman Ronalds, of Brentford, in 1831. It is not really a russet apple St. Edmund's Pippin Dessert Late September - October One of the best desserts. Described by Morgan as tasting like pear-flavoured vanilla ice-cream, it has a rich, almost cloying sweetness that is very popular Also known as St. Edmund's Russet it was raised by Mr.

Harvey of Bury St. Edmund's. It received the RHS First CLass Certificate in 1875 Sturmer Pippin Dessert January - May Crisp, with a rich, but brisk, sugary flavour. Needs a good autumn to build up sugar - we often leave this one on the tree until December or January Raised by Mr. Dillistone, a nurseryman of Sturmer, Near Haverhill in Suffolk and said to be a cross between a Ribston Pippin impregnated with pollen from a Nonpareil. Its long-keeping quality allowed it to lay the foundations of the South African and New Zealand export markets and it was a major commercial variety within living memory William Crump Dessert November - February A beautiful apple with a lovely, intense, sweet-sharp flavour and yellow flesh. One of the best A Cox's Orange Pippin x Worcester Pearmain cross, it was raised by Mr. Carless who was foreman at Rowe's Nurseries, Worcester.

When shown to the RHS in 1910, however, it was recorded as having been raised on Madresfield Court Estate - where the Head Gardener was William Crump Winter Banana Apples | Product Categories | The Agroforestry Research Trust All bare root maidens or two year old trees on M27, M26, MM106 or MM111 rootstock. M27 is very dwarfing, making a tree about 1.5-2 m (5-6½ ft) high. Requires staking where exposed and good growing conditions. M26 is a useful all-round semi-dwarf rootstock, making a bush tree growing 2.5-3.5 m (8-12 ft) high, also good for cordons. Requires staking for the first few years. MM106 is slightly more vigorous than M26, making a bush or half standard around 4 m (13 ft) high, also good for cordons. Doesn’t usually need staking. MM111 is a more vigorous rootstock, making a half standard or standard tree growing 4.5m (15 ft) high.

Suitable for more traditional orchard trees. Unless self-fertile, all varieties require cross pollination; choose a variety with the same or an adjacent flower group (eg. ‘B’ in column ‘fg’ will be pollinated by A, B or C). Below are reference charts for the different varieties. Click here to open the chart with apple varieties in a new window while shopping. Dessert apple. Pick Sept, eat Oct-Dec. Flower group D. Fruit juicy, spicy aromatic flavour. Tree upright, heavy cropper, late frost tolerant. MM106 gives trees about 4 m (14 ft) high. Add to cart Cooking apple. Pick early Oct, eat Nov-June. Flower group E. Fruit large, greenish-yellow. Tree vigorous, upright, tolerant of late spring frosts. M26 is a semi-dwarfing rootstock giving trees about 2.5-3.5 m (8-12 ft) high. Add to cart Cooking apple. Pick early Oct, eat Nov-June. Flower group E. Fruit large, greenish-yellow. Tree vigorous, upright, tolerant of late spring frosts.

MM106 is a semi-dwarfing rootstock giving trees about 3.5 m (12 ft) high. Add to cart Dessert apple. Pick October, use Dec-Feb+. Flower group D. Fruit medium-sized, greenish-yellow with some russet. Flesh aromatic, excellent flavour. Tree moderately vigorous. Also used for cider & juice. MM106 is a semi-dwarfing rootstock giving trees about 4 m (13 ft) high. Add to cart Apple Apple We have an extensive range of Apple varieties available on a range of rootstock. For full product descriptions, click here. Variety Malus We have an extensive range of Apple varieties available on a range of rootstock. M26 – Trees reach about 8-10ft high, crops in the second or third year depending on variety. Also unlike other dwarfing stocks, M26 needs no staking unless in a very exposed situation. MM106 (semi-dwarfing) – Was the most widely planted rootstock for bush apples in commercial orchards. Attains a height of 12-15 ft if allowed. Quite early fruiting. Suitable for fan trees and cordons.

Plant 12-15 ft (3m) apart. Bush, fans and cordons 3ft. M25 and MM111 (half-standards) – will grow to 15-18ft. For full product descriptions, click here . For non-local deliveries and/or orders over £200 please contact sales@grahambell.org for a quotation.

Additional Information Variety Allington Pippin, Ashmeads Kernel, Beauty of Bath, Beauty of Moray, Blenheim Orange, Bloody Ploughman, Bramley 20, Bramleys Seedling, Broadholme Beauty, Cambusnethan Pippin, Charles Ross, Christmas Pippin, Clydeside, Coul Blush, Court of Wick, Cox’s Self Fertile, Crawley Beauty, Crispin, Devonshire Quarrended, Discovery, Duke of Devonshire, East Lothian Pippin, Egremont Russet, Ellison’s Orange, Fiesta, Fortune, Gaia, Galloway Pippin, Golden Hornet, Golden Pippin, Golden Hornet, Golden Spire, Greensleeves, Hawthornden, Howgate Wonder, Irish Peach, Adams Permain, James Grieve, John Downie, Jumbo, Katy, Kerry Pippin, Keswick Codling, Kidds Orange Red, King of the Pippins, Lady of Wemyss, Lass of Gowrie, Laxtons Superb, Limelight, Lord Clyde, Lord Derby, Lord Lambourne, Maggie Sinclair, Meridian, Norfolk Royal, Orkney, Osl

in, Pitmaston Pineapple, Ribston Pippin, Scotch Bridget, Scotch Dumpling, Sops of Wine, Spartan, Stirling Castle, Stobo Castle, Sunset, Tower of Glamis, Tydemans Late Orange, White Melrose, Winter Banana, Winter Gem, Worcester Permain, Yarlington Mill, Yellow Ingestrie, Yorkshire Greening, Arthur Turner, Ardcairn Russet, Braeburn, Court Pendu Plait, Early Julian, Elstar, Kingston Black, Stock

Question: James Grieve, Blenheim Orange, Irish Peach, and Ashmead's Kernel are traditional varieties of?
Answer: Apples