Apples - Malus

Most varieties are available as maidens or bush. Please order Trained Trees, Fans & Family trees before November as stocks are limited.

Autumn - Winter 2011-12

Prices: Mdns 15.00, except for mdns on M27, add £1.00; Bush:£16.00; Espaliers £50; Cordons 20.00,

KEY:

Rootstocks, with approximate height:

M27 - 2 metres	very dwarf	M9 - 2.5 metre	dwarf
M26- 3 metres	semi-dwarf	MM106 - 4 m.	semi-vigorous
OR	Own Roots, vigour varies with variety

USE : D = Dessert; C = Cooker; DC = both;

SEASON by months; 11 = November, 1 = January

Po = Pollination period.

The blossom season is divided into 5 of periods. For best pollination choose varieties that blossom in the same period. The period just before it or just after should also be satisfactory. E.g. variety with Po.4 will be best pollinated by another Po.4, but varieties with Po.3 or Po. 5 will also overlap the Po.4 and pollinate it.

SF = Self Fertile - does not need a pollen partner; PSF = Partially Self Fertile

SF and PSF will give reasonable crops on their own , but may crop more heavily with a partner.

Trip - Triploids - these have no viable pollen, so will not pollinate other varieties or themselves, and are best grown with 2 or more other varieties to ensure all-round pollination.

ESPALIERS - 2 or 3 tiers of horizontally trained shoots with a central stem for extending the system upwards. Please order these before November as stocks limited.

NEW varieties to this list in red.

APPLE VARIETIES:

ANNIE ELIZABETH C 11-4 Po.4 Leics.1857. Sweetish cooker, keeps shape.Generally hardy but prone to dropping its short-stalked fruits in a wind. MM106

ASHMEAD'S KERNEL D 10-2 Po.5 1700's Gloucs. Ranked by many as an equal to Cox for its sweet/sharp flavour. Dull green and partly russeted. M26

BALLERINA BOLERO D 10 Po.3 Crisp and juicy upright Ballerina type, a good partner for Flamenco.MM106 sold out

BELLE DE BOSKOOP ~ DC 10-4 Po.2 1856 Holland. Sweet/sharp tasty Triploid, eats fresh later, scab and canker res. MM106

BESS POOL - D 11-3 Po.5 1700's Notts. Late, medium-large dessert that also cooks. Rich and almost aromatic in January, sweet dry crumbly flesh. Named after the girl who found the tree growing wild in a wood. M26 sold out

BLENHEIM ORANGE ~ DC 10-1 Po.3 1740 Oxon. Classic quality dual and traditional Xmas apple. Triploid. M26 & MM106 sold out

BRAMLEY 20 ~ C 11-3 Po.3 Nottinghamshire/Kent Sport of Bramley's Seedling, identical but more compact & heavier crops. M26,M9 bush.

BRAMLEY'S SEEDLING C 11-3 Po.3 Nottinghamshire Traditional Bramley ; triploid, so will not pollinate other varieties. Espalier, M9 bush.

BRIGHT FUTURE - NEW very late dessert raised by Hugh Ermen. Stores well and excellent flavour when ripened. MM106

CHRISTMAS PIPPIN D 10-1 Po.3 2011. Described as a 'new cox for the garden'. Heavy cropping, healthy, aromatic and sweet. Found in a hedgerow. M26 bush.

CLAYGATE PEARMAIN D 12-2 Po.2 1821 Surrey. Rich, nutty, aromatic, crumbly; crops well. MM106

CORNISH GILLIFLOWER D 11-2 Po.4 1800 Cornwall. Rich, aromatic in Oct., becoming flowery later. MM106

COX'S ORANGE PIPPIN - QUEEN COX S.F. D 10-1 Po.3.Bucks 1856. Well known dessert, excellent but has many susceptibilities. This is a self fertile strain for higher yields. M9.

DISCOVERY ~ D 8-9 Po.3 1949 Essex.First early, keeps a few weeks, res. scab and frost, commercial. MM106, M26, M27.

DOMINO - C 8-9 Po.3 pre-1883.Midlands. Early cooker, makes a frothy puree, good flavour. Formerly much grown in Notts. MM106

DUMELOWS SEEDLING - C 10-4 Po.3. Leics.1800. Medium sized cooker, makes cream puree or excellent baker. Keeps well till spring. Recommended for mincemeat. MM106.

EGREMONT RUSSET D 10-12 Po.2 1872 Somerset. Popular russet, crops well, hardy, res. scab & frost. M9 bush, M27.

FIESTA D 10-2 Po.3 Cox x Idared. Cox-like but a much healthier tree and heavy cropping. Rich ,sweet and juicy. MM106, M26, M27

GENET MOYLE - C - Po.1 - Triploid.  Traditional Cider & cooking apple. Makes a mild, pleasant cider; cooks to a lemon puree, needing little sugar. Roots from cuttings. Needs an early pollinator. MM106.

GEORGE CAVE D 7-8 Po.1 1923 Essex. Very early; sweet/sharp flavour; may crack. MM106

HEREFORDSHIRE RUSSET ~ D Po.3 Kent. New russet bred by Hugh Ermen, cox flavour, heavy crop, small/medium fruits. M26.

IRISH PEACH - D Po.2 1819 Eire. Delicious straight from tree. Scab res; vigorous tip bearer. August cropping and good health make this a recommended variety for cooler areas.

JAMES GRIEVE DC 9-11 Po.3 1893 Edinburgh. Heavy crop, good quality, good in drier north. M27, M26.

KATY (= KATJA) D 9-10 Po.3 1947 Sweden. Sweet, juicy, firm, crops well, res. frost & canker. M26.

KESWICK CODLIN S.F.CD 8-9 Po.1.Lancs.1793.Medium sized fruit cooks to a froth, recommended for jelly, needs little sugar, refreshing juicy eater. Decorative SF blossom.MM106

KING OF THE PIPPINS DC 10-1 Po.3 1770 France. Rich, sweet, nutty, crops well: eats, cooks, and used for cider. Favoured for patisserie. M106.

LAXTONS PEARMAIN ~ D 10-3 Po. 4 Beds. 1897 Quite rich, juicy, sweet-sharp with deep cream flesh. MM106. on offer £10.00

LORD LAMBOURNE D 9-11 Po.2 1907 Beds. Sweet/sharp, tasty, crops well, good in north, good juicer. MM106.

NEWTON WONDER CD 11-3 Po.5 Derbyshire 1870 Cooker; milder and sweeter than Bramley, popular, eats fresh later. MM106 Bush.

PEASGOOD'S NONSUCH CD 9-12 Po. 3 1853 Lincs. Very large dessert, sweetish, vigorous, not for wet or frosty sites. MM106.

PINOVA D 10-2 Po.1 Germany. Quality eater, crops well; scab res., some frost res. M9 bush.

PITMASTON PINEAPPLE D 10 Po.3 1785 Heref. Small, golden fruit, rich pineapple/honey/musk flavour, pretty. MM106

RED DEVIL D 10-12 Po.3 1975 Kent. Self-fertile, frost & scab res., pink flesh/juice, good all-rounder. M9 sold out

RED FALSTAFF ~ D 10-12 Po.3 1986 Kent Good flavour, juicy, heavy yield, healthy and a good pollinator. MM106, M26, M9, M27.

RED WINDSOR - D 10-11 Po.2. 1985 Heref. Self-Fertile red sport of Alkmene. Good flavour and yield; cold and disease resistance.M9.

RIBSTON PIPPIN D 10-1 Po.2 1707 Yorks. Rich, aromatic, sharp, firm; triploid; res scab but not canker. MM106.

ROSEMARY RUSSET D 11-2 Po. 3 1831 Middx. Intense sweet sharp flavour, classic dessert, crops well. MM106

SCOTCH DUMPLING C 8-11 Po.1 1949 Scotland. Makes a brisk, tasty puree. Attractive in bloom. M26

SISSON'S WORKSOP NEWTOWN - D 11-2 1910 Notts. Late eater, sweet and juicy with a savoury taste. MM106 sold out

SCRUMPTIOUS D 9 Po. 3 2002 Kent. Self-Fertile. Frost hardy & healthy. Tasty and high yielding. Exceptional September apple, sometimes earlier. MM106, M26, M9.

ST.EDMUNDS RUSSET- D 8-10 Po.2.Suffolk 1875. Probably the best mid season russet. When well ripe is sweet, juicy and rich. MM106 bush. sold out

TYDEMAN'S LATE ORANGE D 12-4 Po.3 1930 Kent. Best in March, frost & mildew res., vigorous, may be biennial MM106.

WINSTON D 12-4 Po.4 1920 Berks. Cox-like but sharper, mellows later, some scab and canker res. MM106

WINTER BANANA DC - 11-2 Po.2 1876 USA. Mainly yellow; rich sweet and scented in a good year; grown for juice in Europe and a popular garden apple there. Needs a warm spot. Reports of a banana flavour are probably exagerrated. MM106.

WINTER GEM D 10-3 Po.3 1996 Kent. Promising new variety, rich aroma, late keeping, cropped well in Nottingham. M27, M9, MM106

WORCESTER PEARMAIN D 10-11 Po.3 1873 Worcs. Quality bright red popular dessert, good blossom, tip bearer. M26 Bush.

YELLOW INGESTRIE D 9-10 Po.2 1803 York. Drooping habit makes an ornamental tree, small yellow apples; sharp, firm and fruity, formerly used in table displays. Often keeps till Xmas. MM106.

 

FAMILY APPLE TREES 3 varieties on one stem. £45.00

Dwarf tree on M27 rootstock:

Ashmeads Kernel / Bramley / Fiesta and also Cox Self Fertile / James Grieve / Sunset

Moderate trees on MM106 rootstock:

Cox S.F./ James Grieve / Katy and also Egremont Russet / Fiesta / Sunset

Bramley 20 / Cox S.F./ Worcester and also Charles Ross / Discovery / James Grieve

 

CRABAPPLES @ £15.00

 Small fruited types for pollination and winter wildlife food:

EVERESTE  - large soft-white blossom, persistent small orange fruit that holds into winter; conical tree, on M26.

PROFESSOR SPRENGLER - deep pink buds open white; small amber fruit holds till late December.On M26.

 Larger fruited types for jelly, and also pollination:

JELLY KING -  compact tree, white blossom; large orange-pink fruit that hangs well; makes excellent pink jelly.

LAURA - pink/white blossom; purple/bronze leaves; maroon fruit makes excellent jelly.