Limelight apple

Limelight apple identification images

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USDA identification images for Limelight

The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.

Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.

Visitor reviews

• 12 Dec 2017  GrahamDUNDEE, United Kingdom

  I inherited a tree of these in Dundee, scotland. Don’t have much experience with home grown apples, but to me these taste somewhere between a Granny Smith and a golden delicious in terms of sweetness/sourness. Good flavour but nothing particularly interesting. Nice, dense texture. Juicy. And they are large. Bigger than any apple I see in supermarkets here except for Bramley’s. In summary, tasty apple that I enjoyed eating off the tree but nothing special to write home about. Grew with no fuss in an area that is quite cold.
• 15 Oct 2016  Carol AndrewUnited Kingdom

  Our tree has grown well in Scotland , it produces a lot of small apples but they develop spots, bitter pip perhaps? I have applied lime this year and have some clean fruit. There is a large sycamore nearby ,will that starve the apple tree of food, water?
• 19 Oct 2015  Robert CaldicottUnited Kingdom

  Bought two espaliered Limelight, and very pleased with them. Abundant yield of crunchy, juicy, sweet apples. Very good.
• 28 Oct 2014  TahirUnited Kingdom

  Limelight is definitely one of our favourites, rich flavour, crisp and refreshing. Flavour fades in storage though
• 31 Jul 2010  N. BuckCAMBRIDGESHIRE, United Kingdom

  Moira................ Lack of fruits on your tree could have been due to................ 1 - poor pollination due to not enough bees, or perhaps bad weather that grounded the bees................. 2 - lack of a suitable pollinator tree nearby (a different variety flowering at the same time)................ 3 - perhaps the blossom was damaged by the unusually late frosts that we had this year................. 4 - trees sometimes don't fruit well until they've laid down a good root system, which can take a few years, depending on your growing conditions and the variety.
• 28 Jul 2010  Moira HarperWORCESTERSHIRE, United Kingdom

  I purchased an espallier limelight apple tree this year, which had loads of blossom, and then shows no sign of producing any apples. I am wondering what I should have done differently. Have kept it well watered through this very dry summer!!!
• 29 Jun 2010  Dave LiezenWASHINGTON, United States

  Lyn Jones: I have been looking at one of the parent cultivars of Limelight, Greensleeves, in part because it is reputed to have a long bloom time. Have you kept track of the length of bloom for your (admittedly young) Limelight tree in 2010? Also, how do you find the flavor? Hugh Ermen has developed quite a reputation for creating Herefordshire Russet and Scruptious, therefore this cultivar piques my interest. BTW, the tree with longest bloom time in my yard has been Ashmead's Kernel: 19 days, overlapping the blooms of most of my trees. This will be the first year in which I may taste its fruit. It seems to be unknown in eastern WA.

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Where to buy trees

The following tree nurseries offer Limelight apple trees for sale:

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Where to buy fresh fruit

The following orchards grow Limelight:

United Kingdom

• England - midlands

  • Meynell Langley Trials Gardens, Derby
  • Cotteridge Community Orchard, Birmingham