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Varieties
6 varieties
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Picking season
- Late
Pollination group
- 2
Self-fertility
- Not self-fertile
Category
- Apple trees
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Categories
Our recommendations
1
Apples
6
For the northern states
6
For California
2
Cider
1
Crab-apples
1
Plums
1
Japanese plums
1
Stock availability
All
6
In stock
3
Not in stock
3
Rootstocks
Dwarf
2
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Semi-dwarf
2
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Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
3
Average
3
Experienced
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
Partially self-fertile
1
Not self-fertile
6
Pollination group
?
1
2
6
3
38
4
21
5
4
6
1
Pollinating others
?
Good
Average
6
Poor
1
Ploidy
?
Diploid
6
Triploid
Universal pollinator
?
Yes
No
Bearing regularity
?
Regular
4
Biennial tendency
2
Fruit bearing
?
Spur-bearer
4
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
1
Tip-bearer
1
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS Plants for Pollinators
6
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
1
Early
1
Mid
Late
6
Very late
Uses
Eating fresh
6
Culinary
3
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
5
Hard cider
1
Drying
Cropping
?
Heavy
4
Good
1
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
1-3 days
1 week
2-3 weeks
1
1-2 months
3
3 months or more
2
Flavor style (apples)
Sweet/Sharp
1
Sharper
Sweeter
4
Aromatic
Vinous
2
Aniseed
Pear drop
Cooking result
Puree
Textured puree
1
Keeps shape
1
Juice style
Sweeter
1
Sharper
Sweet (cider)
Sharp (cider)
Bittersweet (cider)
Bittersharp (cider)
Disease resistance
General resistance
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Good
3
Average
3
Poor
Fireblight
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
2
Very susceptible
Canker
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Scab
?
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
1
Cedar apple rust
?
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
2
Very susceptible
Mildew
?
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Black knot
Very resistant
Climate
Cold hardiness (USDA)
?
(3) -40F / -40C
(4) -30F / -34C
5
(5) -20F / -29C
1
(6) -10F / -23C
(7) 0F / -18C
(8) 10F / -12C
(9) 20F / -7C
(10) 30F / -1C
Summer maximum temperatures
?
Cold (< 20C / 67F)
1
Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
5
Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
4
Hot (>30C / 86F)
1
Chill requirement
?
Low-chill
High-chill
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
2
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Israel
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Russia
1
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
3
Period of origin
1500 - 1549
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
2
1850 - 1899
1
1900 - 1949
1
1950 - 1999
1
2000
Flesh colour
White
2
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Pink / Red
Dark red
Fruit color
Black
Blue - dark
Brown
Crimson
3
Gold
Green
1
Green - light
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
1
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
1
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
1
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
Fruit size
Small
Average
1
Large
Very large
Variable
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
RHS AGM (former)
1
RHS AM
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
Cling-stone
Freestone
Semi-freestone
Clingstone
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Varieties list
Apple tree
Fameuse
A very hardy north country apple, known both as the Snow Apple and Fameuse, and the probable parent of McIntosh.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple tree
Golden Russet
Golden Russet is an antique apple from New York, considered the best-flavored of American russets.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple tree
Idared
A popular and versatile apple, especially good for juicing, and an exceptional keeper.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Apple tree
Liberty
Liberty is a popular disease-resistant apple, large crops of bright red apples, similar to McIntosh.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple tree
McIntosh
A traditional versatile apple popular in the northern states of the USA. Also known as Macintosh.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple tree
Slavyanka
Slavyanka is a cold-hardy late-season eating apple from Russia.
Picking season: Late
Pollination group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile