Stirling Castle apple

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A popular Victorian cooking apple from Stirling in Scotland, produces a good-flavoured puree.

Stirling Castle is a large green/yellow Scottish cooking apple, with a good flavour, raised near the town of Stirling in the 1830s by John Christie.

The variety became quite popular, and was rated by the Victorian writer Hogg as "an excellent early culinary apple, in use in August and September". Hogg also noted the tree to be "an immense bearer" and commented on its similarity to Hawthornden, another popular Scottish culinary apple variety already in use at the time. It is possible that Stirling Castle is related to Hawthornden.

It remains a popular garden apple variety in the UK and tolerates damp climates.

Last updated 10 Jun 2010.

Summary

Species: Malus domestica
Parentage: Unknown
Origin: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Introduced: 1830s
Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 124400

Identification

Bultitude apple group: 1. Green, smooth, no russet, acidic, culinary

Growing

Flowering period: Mid season
Flowering group: 3
Fertility: Self-sterile
Triploid: No

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The following Stirling Castle trees have been registered - click the name to view more details of each tree.

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United Kingdom

Andrew Auld in Matlock, Derbyshire
Dougas Wilson in Perth,
Sally in RICHMOND, North Yorkshire

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2009 season

May 2009 - tree owned by Sally in RICHMOND, United Kingdom

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