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Apple
Pott's Seedling 
Apple
Sweet Bough 
Apple
Melrouge 
Apple
Ribston Pippin 
Apple
Pinova 
SummaryProbably the parent of James Grieve, popular 19th century cooker
Medium-large green apple. Juicy, tender flesh, honeyed sweetness.
Redder sport of Melrose with more intense flavor. An excellent flavored dessert apple. Size is large and roundish flat. Very good for cooking. Stores well.
Famous Yorkshire apple variety, probably the parent of Cox's Orange Pippin.
An attractive yellow apple with a pink/orange flush. Crops heavily and stores well. Also known as Pinata.

Identification

Pott's Seedling
Sweet Bough
Melrouge
Ribston Pippin
Pinova
Fruit colour


Red / Orange flush

Flesh colour


White to Cream, pale yellow
White to Cream, pale yellow
Fruit size


Medium
Medium
Fruit shape


Short-round-conical
Round-conical

Using

Pott's Seedling
Sweet Bough
Melrouge
Ribston Pippin
Pinova
Flavor


Exceptional
Very good
Flavour style


Aromatic
Sweeter
Ripening period


Mid season
Mid season
Use/Keeping



3 months or more
Cooking result




Growing

Pott's Seedling
Sweet Bough
Melrouge
Ribston Pippin
Pinova
Picking




Cropping



Heavy
Vigour


Average growth
Average growth
PollinationSelf-sterile
Flowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Self-sterile
Flowering group 4
Flowers Mid season
Self-sterile
Gardening skill



Average
ProblemsCanker - Some resistance
Scab - Some resistance
Mildew - Some susceptibility

Other

Pott's Seedling
Sweet Bough
Melrouge
Ribston Pippin
Pinova
Country of originUnited Kingdom


United Kingdom
Germany
Other qualitiesAwards 1993