Apple
Beauty of Bath - Dessert. Eat straight from the tree. Bright red flush over yellow fruit, often stained pink under the skin. Sweet and juicy when ripe. A fairly spreading habit and tends to be
tip-bearing. Introduced in Somerset c 1864, by Mr George Cooling
of Bath. The origin of this variety was at Bailbrook,
Batheaston near Bath. Group 2
Blenheim Orange AGM - Dessert. October to February.
Dull yellow, slightly russet skin, with dull red flush.
Large, round flat apple of regular shape, crisp, sweet,
juicy and yellow flesh with distinctive nutty flavour. May be cooked. Raised by Mr Kempster of Woodstock, Oxford in 1818.
Makes a spreading flat headed tree. Group 3
Braeburn AGM - Dessert. October to March. Crisp firm aromatic fruit, green flushed red. Needs a sheltered site. Group 4
Bramley Seedling AGM - Cooking. October to March. Large flat, round fruit, greenish yellow with slight red
flush. Cooks well, gives plenty of juice. A very vigorous
grower with thick, spreading branches. This best known
of all cooking apples is
not a good pollinator of other apples and, being triploid,
it really needs two pollinators to ensure maximum
cropping. It was raised between 1809 and 1813 by Miss
Mary Anne Brailsford and planted in her garden at
Church Street, Southwell, Nottingham. Her cottage,
along with the tree, passed to a Mr Bramley a local
butcher, and Henry Merryweather offered the tree for sale. Group 3
Charles Ross AGM - Dessert but can be baked. September and can be stored to November. Sweet flavoured greenish-yellow, flushed
red and striped. A cross between Cox's Orange Pippin
(from which it gets some of its flavour) and Peasgood's
Nonsuch (hence its size). Raised in Berkshire c 1890. Group 3
Cox's Orange Pippin (Self fertile)
- Dessert. Does not need a pollinator. Improved form. October
to January. The well known eater. Group 3
Crispin (Mutsu) - Dessert. October can be stored until March. Fruits are large, oblong, greenish yellow sometimes with a brown flush, crisp juicy flesh
with a firm juicy flesh with a sweet and refreshing
flavour. When cooked the flesh does not 'fall', and has a
pleasant flavour with a hint of anise. It also makes an
unusual addition to salads. Crops are heavy and
regular. Originally from Japan, where it was raised in the 1930's. Group 3
Discovery AGM - Dessert. September. Earliest apple ready for eating. Yellow flushed orange scarlet, comparable in size and
shape with Worcester Pearmain from which it was
raised (believed open pollinated by Beauty of Bath). Its
leaves are scab and mildew resistant. The fruits - white
flesh crisp, firm and juicy - are well flavoured and do not
drop prematurely, therefore they can be picked over a
comparatively long period. Shelf life of full three weeks.
An excellent pollinator of other early flowering varieties,
blossom has some frost resistance, inclined to be tip
bearing. It was raised by Mr Dummer of Blacksmiths
Corner Langham. Essex in 1949 and originally named
Thurston August by Mr J Matthews of Matthews Fruit
Trees Ltd. of Bury St Edmunds. Suffolk. Group 3
Ellisons Orange - Dessert. September and October. Yellow variously striped red, soft flesh with good flavour of medium size,
round, slightly conical and with flat ends. Apples very juicy
and richly flavoured when fully ripe, a reliable cropper
and the flower resists Spring frosts. Raised by Rev. C.C. Ellison and introduced in 1911.
Moderate,
upright growth, with slender branches. Group 3
Egremont Russet AGM - Dessert. October
to December. Russet, richly Nuttyflavoured, medium sized fruit.
Good cropper, hardy and resistant to scab. Compact
growth and suitable for pot culture, but remember it is a
spur bearer. The flowers are tolerant of late frosts. Group 2
Fiesta AGM - Dessert. October to January. Medium to large fruit, pale yellow with red
flush. The flesh is firm, crisp and juicy. Free flowering
and a heavy cropper.Originated in Kent in 1986.Cross between Cox's and
Idared. Group 3
Granny Smith - Dessert. November to
April. Crisp and juicy, this
famous apple is hard, shiny green and juicy. It requires a warm
climate in order to develop any sugars or flavour, so is
not a good choice for growing in the North. Cropping is
good, although has a tendency to be biennial. Good keeper. Raised by chance from a seed thrown out by Mrs
Thomas Smith in New South Wales, Australia, Group 3
Howgate Wonder - Cooking. October. A
flattish large yellow apple striped red, the flesh is frim, juicy and quite
sweet when ripe and cooks well. This is heavy and one of the largest cooking apples in cultivation. Raised on the Isle of Wight in 1915 by G.
Wratten at Howgate Lane, Bembridge, this is a cross
between Newton Wonder and Blenheim Orange. Group 3
James Grieve AGM - Dessert. September to
October. Almost full yellow, slightly flushed and red striped very
juicy and has a pleasant, crisp, sweet flavour.
Probably
the best September dessert apple, very prolific. The
flowers are fairly resistant to frost damage. A good
pollinator. Raised in Edinburgh and first recorded in 1893 Compact and easy to grow. Can
be used as a cooker in August. Susceptible to canker in poor soils and scab in wet areas Group 3
Jonagold AGM - Dessert. November to February.
Attractive fruit with a rich
honeyed flavour, crisp and juicy. American variety, the result of crossing Golden
Delicious with Jonathan - Grown commercially
throughout much of the world. Group 3
Katy - Dessert. September to October.
Bright red shiny skin with very juicy crisp flesh and a
pleasant flavour. A very attractive apple, always chosen by children.
Raised in Sweden in 1947 from a
cross between James Grieve and Worcester Pearmain,
this is an excellent pollinator of other varieties and
produces abundant crops of 'lunch-box' sized apples A good early apple. Group 3
Laxtons Superb - Dessert. October to
February. Yellow, slightly flushed red all over,
heavily so, on the exposed side. Fine quality fruit of
excellent flavour, white, sweet and crisp flesh. Heavy
cropper and its flowers are fairly resistant to frost. Keeps well. Raised by Laxton Brothers Ltd., of Huntingdon - a cross
between Wyken Pippin and Cox's
Orange Pippin. Group 4
Lord Lambourne AGM - Dessert. September to November.
Yellow skin flushed red, excellent flavour, juicy and firm.
Crops heavily, a first rate apple. Its flowers are fairly resistant to frost.
Raised in Bedford by The Laxton Brother's in 1907. Group 2
Red Falstaff - Dessert. October to March. Crisp aromatic green fruits flushed red A richly coloured apple bred at the East Malling
Research Station in Kent in 1965. Fruity, well-balanced,
crisp and juicy, this shows all the attributes of its
parents - James Grieve and Golden Delicious. Group 3 self fertile
Scrumptious - New variety - Dessert. September
to October. Crisp & sweet, rose pink flush with cream
flesh. Disease resistant.
Group 3 self fertile
Spartan - Dessert. October to January.
Wonderful dark purplish-red fruit which are firm, crisp
and juicy. The flavour is quite sweet and very
refreshing, with a lovely aroma. Bred by Mr. R. C.
Palmer in British Columbia in 1926, this is a good
pollinator of other varieties and is very disease
resistant. Fruit can be on the small side, so give a high
potash feed and thin the crop in late June. Group 3
Sunset AGM - Dessert. October to December.
Cox type appearance and flavour golden fruits flushed
red and specked with russet. firm and juicy, delicious flavour,
regular cropper and fairly resistant to frost. Forms a
tree of compact and tidy habit with the added attraction
of very colourful blossom. Origin. Kent
c1918 Group 3
Worcester Pearmain AGM - Dessert. August to
October. Crimson, medium sized fruit. Best picked and eaten
fresh from the trees, it can be eaten as early as August
in the South of England. Produces huge crops
especially when Charles Ross is used as its pollinator.
Bears a good crop in most years, unless you forget that
it is a tip bearer and prune off your next crop! This
beautiful apple is susceptible to scab but resistant to
frost. The apple
originated in the market garden of Mr Hale at Swan
Pool, near Worcester in the 1870's and is probably a
seedling from Devonshire Quarrenden.Group 3
APRICOT
Alfred - Pale orange coloured fruits with pink flesh, August and September. SF
FLAVORCOT 'Bayoto'
Moor Park AGM - July. Large, good flavour
and juicy. SF.
CHERRY
Morello AGM - Cooking. August to September. Dark
red. Good quality. Ideal for jams and tarts.
SF
Stella AGM – July – Sweet Large dark red fruits
of good flavour. Self fertile. SF
Sunburst - July - large black fruits with a gorgeous flavour. Self fertile SF
FIG
Brown Turkey AGM - Sugary rich red flesh.
Celeste - Brown purple fruits with rich sweet flavour
MEDLAR
Nottingham - An upright tree bearing small
fruits of good flavour
MULBERRY
Morus nigra ‘Chelsea’ (King James) -
Selected form originally grown at Hampton Court.
Dark, almost black red fruits.
NECTARINE
Flavortop - pinky-red skinned with a rich flavour and very juicy. Good cropper, mid to late August
John Rivers - large yellow fleshed juicy fruits in July.
Lord Napier AGM - August. Rich flavour.
Large yellow to orange fruits. Heavy cropper. Self fertile.
PEACH
Hales Early - July to August. Apricot yellow
fruits, flushed red. Soft yellow flesh Good flavour.
SF
Peregrine AGM - Mid August. Excellent. Large round reddish fruits.
SF
Royal George - Round shaped peaches with juicy flesh and an excellent flavour. SF
Rochester AGM - August. Yellow flesh. SF
PEAR
Beth AGM - September. White juicy flesh. Excellent
flavour. Ideal garden pear. Group 3
Concorde AGM - Dessert. September. pale green/yellow, sweet and juicy. SF/Group 4
Conference AGM - September to November. Easiest
pear to grow. Regular cropper, good flavour. Will
cook and bottle. Group 3
Doyene de Comice AGM - Dessert. October to November.
A delicious pear, rich flavour. Needs a good pollinator. Group 4
Williams Bon Chretien AGM - September to October.
Well known pear. Good for bottling. Excellent flavour. Group 3
PLUM
Cambridge Gage AGM - Dessert. Late August.
A lovely greengage. Self fertile. Group 3
Coes Golden Drop - Dessert. Large yellow gage. Self fertile.
Czar AGM - Dessert / Cooking. August. Dark Purple. Easy to grow. Self fertile. Group 3
Farleigh Damson AGM - Cooking. September.
Small blue-black fruits. Self fertile. Group 3
Marjorie Seedling AGM - Cooking / Dessert.
September Large purple fruits. Self fertile. Group 5
Merryweather - Cooking. September.
Large plum sized damson. Reliable cropper. Group 3
Old Greengage - Dessert / Cooking.
August. Yellow / green. Excellent flavour. Self fertile. Group 3
Oullins Golden Gage - Dessert / Cooking.
Mid August. Lovely golden fruits. Self fertile. Group 4
Prune Damson AGM - Cooking. September. Blue black
fruits. Yellow flesh. Self fertile. Group 3
Victoria - Dessert / Cooking. August to September.
The best dual purpose plum. Good cropper. Self fertile. Group 3
Warwickshire Drooper - Dessert/Cooking. Large yellow fruits, very juicy. Good cropper. Has a weeping habit. Group 2
QUINCE
Lusitanica - October fragrant golden yellow rounded fruits SF
Meech's Prolific - Early October.
Large pear shaped, yellow when ripe. Reliable. SF
Pear shaped - As the name suggests has pear shaped fruits SF
Vranja AGM - Fine flavour, pear shaped fruits of
clear shining gold. Regular cropper. SF
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