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Apple
Annie Elizabeth 
Apple
Orleans Reinette 
Cherry
Glacier 
Apple
Sierra Beauty 
Plum
Haganta 
SummaryA popular English culinary apple, which keeps its shape when cooked.
An old-fashioned 18th century French apple, with a good reputation for flavour, but usually not a good cropper.
Heart shaped.
Large blocky handsome apple. Greenish yellow skin. Striped or blushed with red. Juicy very crisp moderately sweet flesh.   Rich, tart, sprightly flavor. Excellent for eating fresh or cooking. Good keeper.
A new large blue disease-resistant plum from Germany.

Identification

Annie Elizabeth
Orleans Reinette
Glacier
Sierra Beauty
Haganta
Fruit colourRed / Orange flush
Red / Orange flush
Mahogany

Blue
Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape



Oval / round

Using

Annie Elizabeth
Orleans Reinette
Glacier
Sierra Beauty
Haganta
FlavorGood
Very good


Very good
Flavour style
Aromatic


Sweeter
Ripening periodMid-Late season
Late season
Late season

Mid season
Use/Keeping3 months or more
2-3 weeks


1 week
Cooking resultKeeps shape
Keeps shape



Growing

Annie Elizabeth
Orleans Reinette
Glacier
Sierra Beauty
Haganta
Picking




Cropping
Light


Heavy
VigourSlightly large
Average growth


Large
PollinationFlowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Partially self-fertile
Blossom frost-resistance
Flowering group 4
Flowers Late season
Self-sterile
Flowering group 5
Flowers Late season
Self-sterile
Flowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Partially self-fertile
Gardening skill
Average


Average
ProblemsCanker - Some resistance
Scab - Some resistance
Mildew - Some resistance
Scab - Very susceptible
Plum pox virus (Sharka) - Very resistant

Other

Annie Elizabeth
Orleans Reinette
Glacier
Sierra Beauty
Haganta
Country of originUnited Kingdom
France
United States
United States
Germany
Other qualities