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Bearing regularity
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Fruit bearing
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Gardening skill
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Vigour
(explain)- Weak growing (9)
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Features
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Features
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Features
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Fruit persistence
(explain)- Normal ripening (68)
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Flavour quality
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Using
Using
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Using
- Good for juice (36)
Using
- Good for hard cider (21)
Cooking result
- Puree (2)
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- Keeps shape (13)
Picking season
(explain)- Early (10)
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Use / keeping
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Overall disease resistance
(explain)Bacterial canker
(explain)- Some resistance (2)
- Some susceptibility (9)
- Very susceptible (2)
Scab
(explain)- Very resistant (14)
- Some resistance (11)
- Some susceptibility (19)
- Very susceptible (4)
Mildew
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- Some susceptibility (13)
Fireblight
(explain)- Very resistant (3)
- Some resistance (11)
- Some susceptibility (21)
- Very susceptible (7)
Woolly aphid
- Very resistant (1)
- Some susceptibility (6)
Cedar apple rust
(explain)- Very resistant (6)
- Some resistance (14)
- Some susceptibility (8)
- Very susceptible (1)
Brown rot
(explain)- Some resistance (1)
- Some susceptibility (1)
Bitter pit
Fruit splitting
(explain)It is tempting to check all the disease resistance options, but we recommend caution as doing so will greatly limit the varieties available to you. Instead only select the diseases you know are an issue in your area, and note also that 'disease-resistant' does not mean 'disease-proof'. Serious disease problems are fortunately quite rare in the home or community orchard situation.
Identification
Fruit colour
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Blossom colour
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- White (27)
Leaf colour
- Green (79)
Country of origin
- Australia (3)
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- United Kingdom (19)
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Period of origin
- 1550 - 1599 (2)
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- 1700 - 1749 (2)
- 1750 - 1799 (8)
- 1800 - 1849 (15)
- 1850 - 1899 (10)
- 1900 - 1949 (20)
- 1950 - 1999 (16)
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Apple trees
AkaneAkane is an attractive early-season eating apple with a good pedigree and a sweet/sharp flavor. |
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Apple trees
AlkmeneAlkmene is a mid-season apple from Germany, related to to Cox but with a more robust flavor. |
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Apple trees
Arkansas BlackArkansas Black is an unusual and attractive apple, used as a winter apple after maturing in a cold store. |
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Apple trees
Ashmead's KernelA versatile English russet apple from the 17th century, Ashmead's Kernel is noted for its distinctive pear-like flavour. |
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Apple trees
BaldwinBaldwin is an American heirloom apples, sweet and crisp for eating fresh or cooking. |
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Pear trees
Beurre BoscA traditional French pear with buttery melting flesh. |
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Apple trees
Bramley's SeedlingBramley is the essential English cooking apple, famous for its rich sharp acidity. |
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Cider apple trees
Brown's AppleBrown's Apple is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a sharp juice. |
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Apple trees
BurgundyA mid-season apple variety with a good flavor, and good for juicing. |
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Apple trees
Calville BlancOne of the great culinary apples, Calville Blanc is a French variety equally at home in the North American kitchen. |
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Apple trees
ChieftainA quietly popular apple, similar to Delicious but with a better and more complex flavor. |
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Cider apple trees
Chisel JerseyChisel Jersey is a traditional English hard cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice. |
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Apple trees
Claygate PearmainClaygate Pearmain is a popular English dessert apple of the Victorian era. |
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Apple trees
Cornish GilliflowerCornish Gilliflower is a popular English eating apple with an excellent sweet aromatic flavour. |
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Apple trees
CortlandDeveloped from McIntosh, Cortland is one of the most widely-grown Mac-style apples. |
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Apple trees
Court Pendu PlatCourt Pendu Plant is a traditional French apple with a pronounced aromatic pear-drop flavor. |
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Apple trees
Cox's Orange PippinCox is widely acknowledged as having the best flavour of any apple variety. |
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Apple trees
Cripp's PinkCripp's Pink is one of the best-known modern apple varieties, well-suited to the warmer apple-growing regions. |
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Apple trees
Cripp's RedCripps Red is a late-season dessert apple from Australia, with a crisp dense flesh and a good flavor. |
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Cider apple trees
DabinettDabinett is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice. |
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Pear trees
Doyenne du ComiceDoyenne du Comice is arguably the best flavoured of all pears. |
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Apple trees
Duchess of OldenburgAn old culinary variety from Russia, popular in North America, and noted for its winter hardiness. |
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Apple trees
Egremont RussetEgremont Russet is the most popular English russet variety, and a good apple tree for the garden. |
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Apple trees
ElstarElstar is an attractive apple with a well-balanced honeyed flavor. |
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Apple trees
EmpireOne of the most widely-planted McIntosh style apples, Empire has the Mac flavor but improves on it. |
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Apple trees
EnterpriseEnterprise is a modern American disease-resistant apple, good for eating fresh and cooking. |
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Apple trees
FlorinaA modern disease-resistant variety related to Jonathan and Golden Delicious. |
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Apple trees
FreybergFreyberg is an attractive golden yellow apple with a high-quality sweet refreshing flavor. |
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Apple trees
FujiDeveloped in Japan, but with all-American parents, Fuji is a very attractive apple with a good sweet flavor. |
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Apple trees
GalaGala is popular supermarket apple - but better when home-grown, with a sweet pleasant flavor. |
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Apple trees
GoldRushGoldRush is a modern disease-resistant apple, like Golden Delicious but with a better tart/sweet balance. |
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Apple trees
Golden DeliciousThe flavor of home-grown Golden Delicious is far better than its supermarket reputation. |
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Apple trees
Golden RussetGolden Russet is an antique apple from New York, considered the best-flavored of American russets. |
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Apple trees
Granny SmithGranny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions. |
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Apple trees
GravensteinGravenstein is a high-quality early-season eating and cooking apple, with an excellent strong apple flavor. |
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Apple trees
Grimes GoldenA high quality apple, Grimes Golden is probably the parent of Golden Delicious, but with a richer flavor. |
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Cider apple trees
Harry Masters JerseyHarry Masters Jersey is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice. |
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Crab apple trees
Hewe's CrabAlso known as Virginia Crab, Hewe's Crab is considered one of the best varieties for cider. |
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Apple trees
HoneycrispHoneycrisp is a modern cold-hardy fresh-eating apple - it shows just how good modern apples have become. |
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Apple trees
JonagoldJonagold is a high quality American apple, with a good balanced sweet/sharp flavor. |
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Apple trees
Karmijn de SonnavilleThis is a little-known Cox-style apple but with the potential for very good flavor. |
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Apple trees
Kidd's Orange RedKidd's Orange Red is one of the best Cox-style apples, aromatic, sweet, and easy to grow. |
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Apple trees
King of Tompkins CountyAn heirloom apple from New York state, primarily used for cooking. |
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Cider apple trees
Kingston BlackKingston Black is one of the premier English cider varieties and produces a bittersharp juice. |
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Apple trees
LibertyLiberty is a popular disease-resistant apple, large crops of bright red apples, similar to McIntosh. |
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Apple trees
MacounMacoun is one of the best McIntosh-style apples, with the characteristic flowery vinous flavor. |
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Crab apple trees
Malus Dolgo (Pink Glow)Malus Dolgo, also known as Pink Glow, offers early-season white flowers and dark pink fruits. |
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Crab apple trees
Malus Golden HornetMalus Golden Hornet has pink / white blossom then small yellow crab apples which hang on until late in the year. |
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Apple trees
MargilAn 18th century French apple variety with an aromatic and complex flavor. |
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Apple trees
McIntoshA traditional versatile north-country apple. Also known as Macintosh. |
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Cider apple trees
MichelinMichelin is a traditional French cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice. |
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Cherry trees
MontmorencyMontmorency is one of the most popular tart cherries, the variety you will find in most cherry pies. |
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Pear trees
MoonglowA high quality early season dessert and culinary pear, very resistant to fireblight. |
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Apple trees
Mutsu (Crispin)Mutsu or Crispin is a high quality apple from Japan, with a good flavor, and also sharp enough for cooking. |
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Apple trees
Newtown PippinIn use since the mid 18th century, Newtown Pippin is a versatile American apple with a high quality aromatic flavor. |
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Apple trees
Northern SpyNorthern Spy is a popular late-season American heirloom apple variety which stores well. |
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Plum trees
Old GreengageThe definitive gage - Old Green Gage is arguably the best-flavoured of any plum variety. |
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Plum trees
OpalOpal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow. |
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Apple trees
Orleans ReinetteOrleans Reinette is traditional French apple variety, and remains popular for its old-fashioned flavour. |
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Cider apple trees
Porter's PerfectionPorter's Perfection is a 19th century English cider variety producing a bittersharp juice. |
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Apple trees
RedfreeA highly disease resistant summer apple with a sweet flavor. |
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Apple trees
Rhode Island GreeningRhode Island Greening is a well-regarded American heirloom variety, particularly good for cooking. |
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Apple trees
Ribston PippinA handsome English apple from the 18th century. |
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Apple trees
Roxbury RussetRoxbury Russet is probably the oldest apple variety originating from North America. |
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Apple trees
RubinetteRubinette has exceptional flavour, perhaps the best balance of sweetness and sharpness of any apple variety. |
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Apple trees
Saint Edmund's RussetNot as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best. |
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Apple trees
SansaA high quality early-season apple variety with a notably sweet flavor. |
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Plum trees
SenecaSeneca is a late-season large American plum with a notably sweet flavor. |
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Apple trees
SpartanSpartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, delicate "vinous" flavor. |
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Apple trees
SpitzenburgEsopus Spitzenberg is one of the best-flavored American heirloom apples, said to be Thomas Jefferson's favorite variety. |
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Cider apple trees
Stoke RedA traditional English cider apple producing a bittersharp juice. |
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Apple trees
Sweet SixteenA sweet-flavored apple, with good cold hardiness. |
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Cider apple trees
Tom PuttAn old traditional English cider variety with a sharp juice, which can also be used for cooking. |
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Apple trees
Tydeman's Late OrangeAn excellent late-season Cox-style aromatic apple. |
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Crab apple trees
Wickson CrabWickson crab is a popular crab apple variety which is also useful in cider blends. |
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Apple trees
WinesapWinesap is a popular southern heirloom apple, widely grown in Virginia in the 19th century. |
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Apple trees
Wolf RiverWolf River is the perfect cooking apple for the north - reliable, cold-hardy, disease resistant. |
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Cider apple trees
Yarlington MillYarlington Mill is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice. |
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Apple trees
Zabergau ReinetteZabergau Reinette is a well-regarded russet apple from Germany with a strong well-balanced flavor. |