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Apple Trees New & Old fashioned
Braeburn - Mid season, sweet and tangy,Striped red, green background ,heavy producer. Pollinators other apples Ballarat - Late season, Large green with red blush. Creamy whote flesh. Fruit stores well. Excellent cooker, pollinator - other apples. Beauty of bath -Large fruit, yellow skin, flushed red, acid flavour. (Heirloom) Pollinators - Egremont russet; Gravenstein Bledisloe cox - Mid season, Dessert, Skin yellow, stripped red and orange, Heavy crop, best of the coxes. Pollinators other apples
Bramley's seedling - Mid season, Large fruit, flattish shape, greenish yellow, stripped and flushed with red tones. Flesh firm and light yellow. Pollinators Tydemans late orange & orange cox. Broxwood foxwelp - Cider apple
Little known at this time.
Chisel Jersey - late season, full bitter sweet, juice very tannic.
Pollinators other apples Coxs orange green meadows - Early season, Sharp and tangy, red stripe over green. Pollinators other apples
Captain kidd kay - Mid season, Fruit streaked red, sweet, juicy,very good flavour., reliable cropper, Pollinators other apples
Golden delicious - late season, Juicy, sweet, honeyed, medium sized, clear yellow, highly productive, good fresh or cooking.
Pollinators other apples
Golden winter permain - Mid medium sized, golden skin,orange streaked with red, Flesh yellowish and firm,sweet and aromatic.
Pollinators other apples Granny Smith - late season, Large green ,frim and crisp, Good white flesh, bakeing, sauce, eat it or juiceit.
Pollinators other apples Golden Pippin - Mid-late season, Medium size golden skin, white flesh, crisp and white, sweet and juicy, rich flavour.
Pollinators other apples Boskoop rouge - Sweet, firm, slight acid,culinary and eating, flesh pale cream tinged green, slightly sweet. Tip bearer, Pollinators other apples Cortland - Late season,Large fruit, flat to convex, pale yellow skin dull carmine flush, White flesh,firm and crisp, sweet
Pollinators other apples Dayton - Mid season, medium size, red skin with crisp flesh, spicy midly tart flavour. Very disease free.Pollinators other apples
Democrat - Late season, Medium size, greenish yellow coveredwith carmine red flush, flrsh firm, greenish whiteand slighlty acid. Pollinators other apples Discovery - Early season, Light red flushed over green, crisp, sweet, firm, slightly chewy. Egremont russet - Mid season,Medium size, yellow skin golden brown flush, flesh firm, creamy tinged green with sweet aromatic flavour. Fairbelle - Late season, Large apple, green skin heavily overlaid red.
Gewurzluiken - Early season,medium large fruit, flattish shape, greenish yellow skin with orange flush and red stripes, firm greenish white flesh, firm, sweet and acid. Gravenstein (trip) - Early season,medium to large fruit,greenish yellow skin with orange red stripes, creamy yellow flesh, juicy, crisp fine textured flesh with slightly acidic flesh.
Hawkes bay red delicious -
More info to come Irish Peach (tb) - Early season,Early green with faint red stripes, very tasty, best fresh from the tree. Jonagold - Mid season,Large fruit,very productive,very sweet, yellow background with orange red blush. Firm and juicy. Keswick codlin - Early season,Yellow skin with faint flush of red. Flesh soft, pale yellow, tart and fruit large. Heavy cropper Kidds orange red - Mid season,Dessert apple, medium to large. Orange skin streaked red, tasty rich and heavy cropper.
Laxtons favourite - Early season, Round medium size, yellow red with creamy white tender but firm flesh. Sweet scent and rich flavour. Small tree. Lobo - Large flat apple, pale yellow flushed deep red skin, mild flavour. Good stewing and pies. Lord wolseley - Mid season,large flat conical, slighlty ribbed, yellow flushed brownish red. Crisp greenish white flesh slighlty acid. Mertons russet - Late season,Mertons russet Mertons russet - Mid season,large cooking apple, palegreen skin, flesh firm, fine and very white tinged green and slighlty acid. Good keeper. Monroes favourite - Late season, Large pale yellow skin flushed pink. Flesh crisp,hard white, sweet with slight acid flavour Northern spy - Northern spy Monroes favourite - Late season, Large pale yellow skin flushed pink. Flesh crisp,hard white, sweet with slight acid flavour Northern spy - Mid season,Yellow background covered with bright red splashes, Excellent flavour, crisp and juicy, cooking and fresh. Compact habit. Priscilla - Mid season, Dark red skin, sweet and juicy, some blackspot resistance. Rall'sJanet - Late season, Rall'sJanet
Red Delicious - Mid season,Red Delicious Red gravenstien - Early season, medium to large, red striped, flesh crispand juicy.
Ribston Pippin - Late season,medium size flattened, skin yellow flushed orange streaked red.Some base russet, flesh fine firm and yellowish In colour. Firm,crisp Stayman's Winesap - Late season, Kansas 1866, Seedling of winesap,Dark red skin,yellow flesh,tender, juicy, rich wine spice flavour. Rome beauty (tb) - Late season, Red over yellow base, large fruit, flesh pale yellow, crisp, juicy, sweet. Best for cooking. Surprise - Late season, Large round conical lemon-yellow with brownish red flush. Flesh is juicy,tender,slightly yellowand sweet. Stores well. Telstar - Mid season, Medium to large, flattish shape, Rough skin pale greenish yellow flushed orange red, flesh firm creamy yellow tinged green ,very sweet and slighlty acid. Washington - Early season, Large fruit conical shape pale greenish yellow skin, white flesh,tender, crisp and sweet. Winter Banana - late season, Excellent pollinator, fruit large, pale yellow, with a rose blush, Crisp, juicy, coarse and aromatic, good sugar acid balance. Splendour - Mid season Large pinky red apple, crisp,crunchy white flesh, sweet, good flavour. Sturmer - Late season, Dessert apple, medium size, flattened, yellowish green with a bronzeblush. Crisp, juicy, acidic. Tom Putt ( Ciderapple) - Early season,Bitter sweet apple, dual purpose, mild sharp flavour Worchester permain (tb) - Mid season,bright red over green, sweet with good flavour, crisp white flesh, crops heavily and reliabily. Kingston black (cider apple) - Cider apple, bitter sharp very distinctive. Royal Gala - Early season, Medium fruit, bright crimson skin. Sweet, crisp, dessert apple. Bears young. Golden delicious - Mid season, Medium-sized golden yellow, sweet crisp and bland flavour. Peasgood nonesuch - Mid season, Heritage apple - enormous apples, sweetly juicy, cream flesh, good dessert or cooker Fuji - Late season,Large flattish golden, red shaded skin with pink stripe. Crisp, juicy, firm flesh, good flavour Tydemans late orange - late season, Reinette du Canada - Late season, Old French apple, good keeper, dull green skin, often russeted. Flesh firm and slightly dry with good sharp flavour. Cooker or dessert. |