Stoke Red apple
A classic English cider variety, producing a high-quality bittersharp juice.
Stoke Red apple identification images
All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.
USDA identification images for Stoke Red
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.
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United States
- acasagrande@sbcglobal.net in WEST HARTFORD, CT
- Elijah Evans in Washington, DC
- George Cochran in Maple City, MI
- Jeff Griffith in Reading, PA
- Joel Reigel in Gardners, PA
- Mark Campbell in Centerville, INDIANA
- Rick Mercadante in Baden, PA
- Rick Mercadante in BADEN, PA
- Ryan Parsell in Langley, WA
- Scott Atkins in PORTLAND, OR
- Scott McElhaney in Camas, WASHINGTON
- Steve Kollodge in BROOK PARK, MN
- Terry Graham in Tumwater, WA
- Thomas Richards in Woodbury, CT
United Kingdom
- David Harmston in Sleaford, LINCS
- Eric Hill in SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- Kevin Payne in North Somerset,
- Mark in Chippenham, WILTS
- Mark in Chippenham, WILTS
- Nick Burrows in Helmsley, NORTH YORKSHIRE
- Wayne Farrell in Bradford On Avon, WILTSHIRE
Ireland
- Dan Kissane in CO KERRY
Lithuania
- Mykolas Strazdas in Kiemeliu,
Canada
- Dan in Vittoria, ONTARIO
Australia
- Hayden in Winslow, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Originates from: Somerset, United Kingdom
- Introduced: Early 20th century
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1989-110
- Some historical details taken with kind permission from 'The New Book of Apples' by Joan Morgan and Alison Richards , illustrated by Elisabeth Dowle, published by Ebury Press, 2002.
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
- Fruit colour: Orange / Red
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Rarely grown
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Fruit shape: Flat-round
Using
- Picking season: Very late
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Juice style: Bittersharp (cider)
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Hard cider
- Picking month: October
- Picking period: mid-October
- Specific gravity: 1052
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 6
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Precocity: Slow to start bearing
- Bearing regularity: Biennial tendency
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 5 (-29C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Very resistant
- Fire blight: Some susceptibility
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Stoke Red apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
Stoke Red apple trees - Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Stoke Red apple trees - Red Rock Orchards Ltd
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Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Stoke Red:
United States
Montana
United Kingdom
England - north
- Six Nine Orchard, Prudhoe
Canada
Prince Edward Island
- Red Rock Orchards Ltd, Mount Buchanan