Eating

Anna Apple (dwarf)

Low chill variety suitable for subtropics. Quality eating apple, fruits well in colder climates. Flowers very early, best crossed with Dorsett Golden or Ein Shemer. Will keep well if refrigerated. Pollination Group: PG0 Uses: Eating Harvest: Jan - Feb...

Crofton Red Apple (dwarf)

An heirloom gem with deep roots in English and Irish history, Apple Crofton Red was brought from England to Ireland in the Elizabethan era and reintroduced to England in 1819. The fruit is medium, round with firm flesh, crisp, and juicy, offering a...

Eagle Point Star Apple (dwarf)

Apple 'Eagle Point Star' has medium-sized fruits have crimson-purple skin, with flesh that has red/purple blush, and dark pink-purple seeds. When the fruit is cut across it's waist, the blushed flesh can look like a star. With attractive magenta blossom,...

Empire Apple (dwarf)

Great in salads and lunch boxes and still grown widely in the USA. Hybrid of McIntosh’ x ‘Delicious. Raised in 1945 at New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York. It was named and introduced in 1966. Fruits have crisp flesh...

Fenouillet Gris Apple (dwarf)

Originated at Anjou, France. It was first described in 1608. Fruits have fine, crisp, white flesh with a sweet and aniseed flavour.   Pollination Group: PG2 Uses: Eating Harvest: April - May

Forfar Pippin Apple (dwarf)

A confusing apple variety with at least two nurseries, separated by thousands of kilometres, appearing to claim ownership of the same image. According to one of the earliest apple experts, Robert Hogg in his book The apple and its varieties, pub 1859:...

Freyberg Apple (dwarf)

Bred from Cox’s Orange Pippin and Golden Delicious this New Zealand cultivar demonstrates the great variety apples have to offer. This one has a distinct spicy, anise flavour. Image courtesy of Orange Pippin, an excellent source of apple variety...

Golden Delicious Apple (dwarf)

A chance seedling found in 1890 by A.H. Mullins, Clay County, West Virginia, USA. Possibly from a seed of Grimes Golden open-pollinated. It was introduced in 1914 by Stark Brothers. Best ripened on the tree for a crisp, juicy sweet apple with an aromatic...

Grimes Golden Apple (dwarf)

Superior eating apple, great cider, keeps well. Flesh is crisp, fine-grained, and juicy. Rich, distinctive, aromatic spicy flavour. Believed to be one of the parents of Golden Delicious. © Crown Copyright Contains public sector information licensed...

Hubbardston Nonsuch Apple (dwarf)

Originated in Hubbardston, Massachusetts, USA in 1832. Hubbardston Nonsuch has a high sugar content and a rich, complex flavour. Very useful for cider as well as eating fresh. (Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence...

King David Apple (dwarf)

Discovered in 1893 in a hedgerow in Washington County, Arkansas, USA. It was introduced in 1902 by stark bros., Louisiana, USA. Fruits have rather coarse flesh with a sub-acid, slightly sweet flavour. © Crown Copyright Contains public sector...

Pink Lady™ (Cripp's Pink) Apple (dwarf)

Pink Lady™ is the trade mark name for the variety Cripps Pink, an Aussie apple that has taken the UK by storm. Bred by John Cripps at Stoneville Research Station part of the (then named) Western Australia Department of Agriculture by...

Rokewood Apple (dwarf)

Originated in the Rokewood District near the Victorian regional city of Ballarat in the 1870?s. Popular in 19th century England because, as it ripens towards the start of the Australian winter and keeps well, it could be shipped to London and be on sale...

Spartan Apple (dwarf)

Spartan Apple was raised in 1926 by R.C.Palmer at the Dominion Experiment Station, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada. Introduced in 1936. Fruits have firm, crisp, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a refreshing vinous flavour. A great favourite with...

Sundowner™ (Cripp's Red) Apple (dwarf)

Very late, low chill cultivar with good storage. Sugar levels improve with storage. Bred by John Cripps WA Dept. of Agriculture in 1973  from a crossing of Golden Delicious' × 'Lady Williams', from which Cripps Pink (Pink Lady™) was also...

Twenty Ounce Apple (dwarf)

Thought to have originated in either New York or Connecticut, USA. Brought to notice in about 1844. A very large apple, although 20 ounces (approx 0.5kg) would be an exceptional example. Remained the premier cooking apple in its region of New York State...

Verité Apple (dwarf)

Originated in France. Recorded in 1876. Fruits have firm, greenish white flesh with a slightly sweet, subacid flavour. Pollination Group: PG5 Uses: Cider, eating, juice Harvest: April - May Features: SHARP  © Crown...

Vista Bella Apple (dwarf)

Ripens very early, often around Christmas. Complex parentage involving Julyred, Williams Early Red and Starr. Raised in 1956 at New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Named because of its exceptional behaviour in the...

Worcester Pearmain Apple (dwarf)

Rated one of the very best. Raised by Mr Hale of Swan Pool, near Worcester, England. Believed to have been a Devonshire Quarrenden seedling. Introduced by Smith of Worcester in 1874 and soon becoming an important commercial variety in England. Received a...

Yates Apple (dwarf)

A US variety raised in 1813 and selected by Matthew Yates of Fayette County, Georgia around 1844. It keeps well and its small size and sweet flavour make it an excellent choice for school lunch boxes. Used for cider production in USA. Smith Muriel W.G...