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Apples
Crab-apples
Apricots
Cherries
Flowering cherries
Peaches
Plums
Pears
Using
Picking season
Very early
16
Early
52
Mid
65
Late
217
Very late
46
Keeping / storage
Does not keep
3
1-3 days
13
1 week
45
2-3 weeks
71
1-2 months
113
3 months or more
121
Flavor quality
Exceptional
10
Very good
169
Good
171
Average
38
Flavor style
Sweet/Sharp
115
Sharper
92
Sweeter
87
Aromatic
72
Vinous
8
Aniseed
Dry / nutty
2
Honeyed
14
Pear drop
3
Pineapple
2
Strawberry
3
Food uses
Eating fresh
311
Culinary
178
Traditional cooker
41
Dual purpose
26
Juice
137
Hard cider
62
Drying
25
Cooking result
Puree
33
Textured puree
15
Keeps shape
38
Discoloration of fruit
No discoloration (Good for drying)
35
Slightly oxidising (browns slowly)
25
Oxidising
53
Very oxidising (browns quickly)
16
Juice style
Sweeter
24
Sharper
26
Sweet (cider)
4
Sharp (cider)
2
Bittersweet (cider)
21
Bittersharp (cider)
4
Growing
Gardening skill
Beginner
114
Average
178
Experienced
23
Self-fertility
Self-fertile
23
Partially self-fertile
45
Not self-fertile
357
Flowering group
1
13
2
62
3
190
4
117
5
26
6
13
Pollinating others
Good
24
Average
211
Poor
78
Ploidy
Diploid
336
Triploid
65
Tetraploid
1
Other
1
Tree vigor
Natural dwarf
Weak growing
26
Slightly small
32
Average vigour
189
Slightly large
49
Vigorous
64
Very vigorous
3
Precocity
Precocious
93
Slow to start bearing
21
Bearing regularity
Regular
217
Biennial tendency
67
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
272
Free-spurring
3
Partial tip-bearer
44
Tip-bearer
16
Climate
Cold hardiness (USDA)
Zone 3 (-40C)
22
Zone 4 (-34C)
50
Zone 5 (-29C)
60
Zone 6 (-23C)
17
Zone 7 (-18C)
17
Zone 8 (-12C)
17
Zone 9 (-7C)
9
Zone 10 (-1C)
8
Summer average maximum temperatures
Cold (< 20C / 67F)
86
Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
264
Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
157
Hot (>30C / 86F)
30
Frost resistance of blossom
Good resistance
31
Some resistance
10
Susceptible
13
Chill requirement
Low-chill
23
High-chill
6
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
9
Austria
1
Bahamas
1
Belgium
15
Canada
40
Czech Republic
5
Denmark
5
France
54
Germany
19
Ireland
6
Israel
2
Italy
5
Japan
14
Netherlands
13
New Zealand
17
Russia
8
Sweden
3
Switzerland
10
Turkey
1
Ukraine
2
United Kingdom
197
United States
217
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
2
1600 - 1649
8
1650 - 1699
5
1700 - 1749
5
1750 - 1799
19
1800 - 1849
57
1850 - 1899
46
1900 - 1949
74
1950 - 1999
91
2000
22
Flesh color
White
46
Cream
26
Golden / Yellow
3
Orange
1
Pink / Red
11
Dark red
1
Light green / Yellow
1
Fruit color
Brown
2
Crimson
17
Gold
1
Green
25
Green - light
15
Green / Red
21
Green / Yellow
22
Orange
2
Orange / Red
40
Orange flush
52
Pink
5
Red
63
Red - dark
13
Red / Green
25
Red striped
3
Russet
21
Yellow
6
Yellow / Orange
16
Yellow / Red
1
Fruit size
Very small
1
Small
26
Average
79
Large
61
Very large
11
Variable
13
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
44
RHS AGM (former)
9
RHS AM
5
RHS 1st class
2
RHS Plant of the Year
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
3
Other qualities
Disease resistance
Good
131
Average
126
Poor
25
Bitter pit
Very resistant
5
Some resistance
3
Some susceptibility
15
Very susceptible
Canker
Very resistant
8
Some resistance
26
Some susceptibility
34
Very susceptible
3
Cedar apple rust
Very resistant
15
Some resistance
29
Some susceptibility
24
Very susceptible
10
Fire blight
Very resistant
7
Some resistance
36
Some susceptibility
50
Very susceptible
15
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
10
Some resistance
59
Some susceptibility
47
Very susceptible
2
Scab
Very resistant
63
Some resistance
61
Some susceptibility
62
Very susceptible
11
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Varieties list
Aceymac
Resembles McIntosh in taste, appearance, shape, and flesh. Slightly firmer than McIntosh. Aceymac may be Spartan with new name.
Adams's Pearmain
Classic Victorian 'pearmain' shape apple with a nutty sweet flavour.
Adanac
Medium-sized, yellow-green underecolor with striped red wash. Good dessert quality. The apple name, Adanac, is Canada spelled backwards.
Airlie Red Flesh
A red-fleshed apple variety from the USA, sometimes known as Hidden Rose® or Aerlies Red Flesh.
Akane
One of the best early-season apples, better known in the USA than Europe, but would appeal to European tastes too.
Akero
An heirloom apple variety from Sweden, quite widely grown in Scandanavia, very handsome fruit.
Albany Beauty
A red skinned form of Gravenstein.
Alderman
An English (possibly Scottish) culinary apple, thought to have originated in the 1920s.
Alexander
An old and attractive culinary apple, cooks to a puree.
Alfriston
A large traditional English cooking apple.
Alkmene
A very attractive early Cox-style apple, slightly sharper than Cox, sometimes known as Early Windsor.
Allen's Everlasting
An old russeted variety from Ireland, and as the name suggests, a good keeper.
Allington Pippin
A versatile English apple, with a strong pineapple-like flavour, useful for both cooking and eating.
Almata
A red-fleshed apple variety.
Ambrosia
A sweet modern apple variety from western Canada, quite similar to Golden Delicious. Discovered as a chance seedling in an orchard in British Columbia.
Amere de Berthencourt
Amere de Berthencourt is a traditional French bittersweet cider apple.
American Summer Pearmain
An excellent early eating apple, also good for cooking. Medium size, yellow-green fruit is flushed and streaked red to purple red. Sweet, very juicy flesh.
Ananas Reinette
An attractive small yellow apple, with a pineapple-like flavour. Popular in northern Europe.
Anna
A very early season Golden Delicious style apple variety from Israel, noted for its very low chill requirement of less than 300 hours.
Annie Elizabeth
A popular English culinary apple, which keeps its shape when cooked.
Antonovka
A popular small green culinary apple variety from Russia. Also of importance as a rootstock because of its ability to tolerate extreme cold.
Antonovka Kamenichka
A culinary apple from the Ukraine, possibly a more colored form of Antonovka.
Api Etoile
Very unusual oblate (flattened) shape looking like a rounded star from the end. A little larger than the Lady apple. Excellent flavor - aromatic with sufficient acid and a sweet fruity taste.
Apricot
An unusual and little-known apple variety noted for its apricot-like flavor.
Ard Cairn Russet
An old apple variety from Ireland, with a flavor reminiscent of bananas.
Argilière
A mid-season dessert apple from the north of France.
Ariane
A modern French dessert apple variety, with built-in resistance to scab. Ariane is an attractive red/yellow colour and has a pleasant mild apple flavour.
Arkansas Black
A long-keeping tart apple from Arkansas, USA - which goes almost black in storage.
Arlet
A sweet mid-season dessert apple, developed in Switzerland and related to Golden Delicious.
Arlington Pippin
An attractive yellow/green apple with some red/orange flush. Shares its name with an old Gloucestershire (UK) pear variety.
Aroma
A modern apple from Sweden, developed during the 1950s.
Aromatic Russet
A high quality russet-style variety, sharper than Egremont Russet, with a rich flavour and occasionally a hint of lemon.
Arthur Turner
A well-known early season culinary apple. Cooks to a sweet puree. Grows easily in most situations.
Arthur W Barnes
An attractive and popular mid-season culinary apple, very versatile in the kitchen, cooks to a puree.
Ascahire
A large reliable dessert apple from northern France with a sharp flavour.
Ashmead's Kernel
A very old apple variety, with a drab appearance which belies a unique peardrop flavour. Ashmead's Kernel is also one of very small number of English apple varieties that also thrives in North America.
Autumn Gold
Bright red blush over yellow-green. Keeps better than Golden Delicious.
Baguette d'Hiver
A traditional late season red dessert apple from northern France.
Baguette Violette
A traditional French late-season eating apple with a good flavor.
Bailey Sweet
Distinctly sweet and of very good quality, but not a very good keeper. Skin tender, clear bright yellow largely covered with deep red. Flesh tinged with yellow, firm, moderately juicy, decidedly sweet.
Baldwin
A very popular old American apple variety, widely grown for culinary use, and a good keeper.
Ballarat Seedling
Large, green with red blush. Coarse, hard flesh. Subacid. Winter keeper, keeping several months without refrigeration. Excellent cooking apple.
Bardsey
Discovered growing on an island off the coast of North Wales, and considered very disease-resistant.
Barnack Beauty
An attractive old English cooking apple.
Barry
Medium to large fruit with an intense solid dark red skin. Lasts 3 months in storage.
Baumann's Reinette
Sharp/sweet flavour but fairly bland, quite chewy - looks better than it tastes
Baya Marisa
A modern red-fleshed apple variety with a good flavour, developed in Germany, and also known as Tickled Pink.
Beacon
Beacon is a bright red early-season apple with a soft flesh, noted for its cold hardiness.
Beautiful Arcade
Fruit is yellow splashed with red. Short storage period.
Beauty of Bath
A popular English garden apple from the Victorian era, one of the first to ripen.
Beauty of Hampshire
An attractive 19th century dessert apple, possibly related to Blenheim Orange
Bedan
Bedan is a traditional French bittersweet cider variety.
Bedfordshire Foundling
Large angular cooking apple
Beeley Pippin
A relatively unknown English 19th century dessert apple.
Belle de Boskoop
A popular old dual-purpose apple from the Netherlands.
Belle Fleur de France
A traditional large dual-purpose late-season apple from Northern France.
Belle Fleur de France Rouge
A sport or seedling of Belle Fleur de France, with a darker red skin coloration.
Belle-Fleur Large Mouche
A large cooking apple, found mainly in Belgium and northern France.
Belmac
Very good flavored Mac-type.
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