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Apple trees are a great British favourite and their fruits come in an unbelievably wide rage of shapes, sizes and colours. These eating apples vary in flavour and texture; we have done our best to describe each wonderful variety. Some varieties take a few years to crop, but once they start cropping they will provide you with delicious fruits for many years to come. Many people comment on how much better the apples taste when you grow them yourself, the flavours are often much more pronounced and the quality far exceeds that of the supermarket apples.
Cooking apples are a diverse species and come in a wide range of colours, shapes and sizes. Some cooking apples have a firmer texture and hold their shape well during cooking and other's become sort and make fantastic purees. Many cooking apples are also suitable for juicing. They have a naturally sharp taste which mellows during cooking, they can also be sweetened with a little sugar or even with another apple variety.
Cider apple trees are categorised on their juice making qualities and range from sweet to bittersweet and sharp to bittersharp. If you have room for more than one cider apple tree, try juicing a few different varieties together to get a good balance of flavours. Although some of the sweeter varieties can be enjoyed as eating apples, the majority of cider apples are definitely best reserved for making cider. Cider apples are different from cooking and eating apples as the flesh has a fibrous texture which makes them much better for juicing. Aside from the fantastic fruits, the trees themselves will also benefit your garden; they are particularly valuable in spring when the pretty apple blossom appears.
The 'Ballerina' apple trees are highly unique as they are 'minarette' trees, which means that they only have one main stem and they do not have any side branches. The ‘minarette’ form means that these compact trees maintain their slender habit without pruning – making them the ideal choice for inexperienced gardeners. These delightful apple trees are perfect for restricted spaces and they also are well-suited to being planted in a large container or on a sunny patio. 'Ballerina' apple trees are also suitable for planting in a large pot on a sunny patio. Just like other apple trees, the fruits come in all different shapes, sizes and colours. The apples grow close to the central trunk and hang on short spurs; although the apples do not keep that well, they are great fresh off the tree and equally delicious when cooked up into an apple pie!
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Malus Red Falstaff
Apple Tree
Common Name: Apple Red Falstaff (Dessert)Latin Name: Malus domestica 'Red Falstaff'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April and May/WhiteFruit picking time: OctoberFruit size/colour: Small-medium/Red-flushedPollination group: *2* Self FertileAnother heavy cropping apple, self-fertile variety. Red Falstaff has a fantastic, fruity, well balanced flavour and is crisp and juicy. Of particular attraction, is the fact that it is a frost resistant variety. Red Falstaff has excellent storing abilities, so can be eaten throughout the winter. We highly recommended this variety for every garden. Although this tree is self fertile, it can also be used to cross pollinate other apple trees in the same flowering group (e.g. Egremont Russet).
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Malus Scrumptious
Apple Tree
Common Name: Scrumptious Apple TreeLatin Name: Malus domestica 'Scrumptious'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April and May/WhiteFruit picking time: SeptemberFruit size/colour: Medium/Bright RedPollination group: *3*Malus domestica 'Scrumptious' is something very special. Named for its wonderful complexity of flavours and because it has been carefully bred and selected, specifically for our garden conditions. It is a mid season variety, suitable for planting in all areas of the UK. It is self fertile, frost hardy when in flower, thin skinned for children and can be eaten straight from the tree without falling.When tasted by apple lovers, descriptions include ''fragrant and honeyed, liquorice and wine, a bunch of cherries, fresh, aromatic, soft and delicate, crisp and sweet... the tree habit is neat, flowers freely on one-year wood, making it suitable for all forms of tree chosen. Although this tree is self fertile, it can also be used to cross pollinate other apple trees in the same flowering group (e.g. Crispin).
Malus Egremont Russet
Apple Tree
Common Name: Egremont Russet Apple Tree (Dessert)Latin Name: Malus domestica 'Egremont Russet'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April to May/whiteFruit picking time: Late SeptemberFruit size/colour: Small-medium/golden with large patches of pale brown russet.Pollination group: *2*Malus 'Egremont Russet' is moderately vigorous variety which has an open, spreading habit. It produces firm dessert apples with a crisp, nutty yet sweet flavour; the fruits are ready for harvesting in late September. The skin of the apple has large patches of russeting, giving it an interesting ‘rough’ feel. This is the usual russet variety found in supermarkets and greengrocers. To guarantee cross pollination plant in a sunny, open site with another tree from the same or adjacent flowering group (e.g. Beauty of Bath).
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Malus Discovery
Apple Tree
Common Name: Discovery Apple Tree (Dessert)Latin Name: Malus domestica 'Discovery'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April and May/WhiteFruit picking time: AugustFruit Size/colour: Small-medium/Yellow almost entirely covered with bright crimson.Pollination group: *3*Malus 'Discovery' is an upright, spreading tree that becomes covered in pure white, cup-shaped flowers in mid- late spring. The apples are bright crimson, crisp and juicy with a hint of strawberry flavour. Unlike other early fruiting varieties, the fruits keep well for several weeks after they're harvested in mid August.To guarantee cross pollination plant in a sunny, open site with another tree from the same or adjacent flowering group (e.g. Arthur Turner).
Malus Katy
Apple Tree
Common Name: Apple Katy (Dessert)Latin Name: Malus domestica 'Katy'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April and May/WhiteFruit picking time: Early SeptemberFruit size/colour: Small-medium/Greenish-yellow heavily flushed with bright red.Pollination group: *3*Katy is an easy-going early-season apple. The pretty appearance and juicy flavour mean it is popular with children, and it becomes available just in time for lunch-boxes for the new school term! Katy originates from Sweden, where it is known as Katya, and as such is well-suited to growing in northern European climates. It was developed in 1947 as a cross between James Grieve and Worcester Pearmain and is very much a mixture of these two varieties.To guarantee cross pollination plant in a sunny, open site with another tree from the same flowering group (e.g. Redsleeves).
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Malus Red Windsor
Apple Tree
Common Name: Red Windsor Apple Tree (Dessert)Latin Name: Malus domestica 'Red Windsor'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April and May/WhiteFruit picking time: OctoberFruit size/colour: Medium/Deep redPollination group: Self Fertile *2*Malus 'Red Windsor' is a very easy garden variety to grow with a good resistance to both frost and disease. This tree produces heavy crops of sweet, deep red, Cox-like apples. The apples have a good balance of sweetness and sharpness and have lightly aromatic qualities about them. The tree itself has a fairly compact and rounded habit; it produces lightly scented pink and white flowers in spring. The leaves are green in spring and summer and are red and orange in autumn. Suitable for cold areas.Although this tree is self fertile, it can also be used to cross pollinate other apple trees in the same flowering group (e.g. Crispin).
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Malus Spartan
Apple Tree
Common Name: Apple Spartan (Dessert)Latin Name: Malus domestica 'Spartan'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April and May/WhiteFruit picking time: Early SeptemberFruit size/colour: Medium/Yellow almost entirely flushed with dark red.Pollination group: *3*Spartan is a small sweet apple, and a great favourite with children. It is very much a McIntosh style apple, bright crimson skin and whiter-than-white flesh. We leave ours on the tree as long as possible, until they are crimson all over, as this allows the flavour to develop. Straight from the tree the flesh is very crisp and juicy, but it softens a bit within a week or so of picking - although remaining juicy. To guarantee cross pollination plant in a sunny, open site with another tree from the same flowering group (e.g. Worcester Pearmain).
Malus Golden Delicious
Apple Tree
Common Name: Apple Golden Delicious (Dessert)Latin Name: Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: May/WhiteFruit picking time: Late OctoberFruit size/colour: Medium/Greenish or golden yellowPollination group: *4*Golden Delicious is one of the most widely grown apples throughout the world. It has medium sized, round-conical to oblong fruit. Greenish yellow skin ripening to golden yellow with occasional russet patches. Cream coloured flesh. Crisp and juicy, with a very sweet refreshing taste when first picked. Excellent keeping qualities but tending to lose some texture and flavour in storage. Keeps its shape when cooked and is the most commonly used apple for pastries in France.To guarantee cross pollination plant in a sunny, open site with another tree from the same flowering group (e.g. 'Royal Gala')
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Malus Worcester Pearmain
Apple Tree
Common Name: Apple Worcester Pearmain (Dessert)Latin Name: Malus domestica 'Worcester Pearmain'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April and May/WhiteFruit picking time: Early SeptemberFruit size/colour: Small-medium/Yellowish-green, almost completely flushed with bright red.Pollination group: *3*Raised near Worcester and first grafted commercially in 1873. The apples are golden-yellow streaked crimson with white flesh. They are densely sweet with an intense strawberry flavour when picked fully ripe, regular prolific cropper. This tree also features a very attractive distinctive blossom, almond opening to silvery white. A good commercial and garden variety which is suitable for colder areas and is more resistant to frost.To guarantee cross pollination plant in a sunny, open site with another tree from the same flowering group (e.g. Limelight).
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Malus Greensleeves
Apple Tree
Common Name: Apple Greensleeves (Dessert)Latin Name: Malus domestica 'Greensleeves'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April and May/WhiteFruit picking time: SeptemberFruit size/colour: Medium/Pale green turning to pale yellow.Pollination group: *3*This is a commonly planted apple tree in gardens due to its great-tasting fresh eating apples. This variety produces regular heavy crops of deliciously sweet golden yellow fruit, a must for Golden Delicious lovers. This tree also features luscious deep-green leaves which are the perfect foil for the pale pink flowers in spring. It is partially self fertile but to guarantee cross pollination plant in a sunny, open site with another tree from the same flowering group (e.g. Cox's Orange Pippin).
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Malus Elstar
Apple Tree
Common Name: Elstar Apple Tree (Dessert)Latin Name: Malus domestica 'Elstar'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April to May/WhiteFruit picking time: OctoberFruit size/colour: Medium/Greenish-yellow, flushed with bright redPollination group: *3*Malus 'Elstar' is a popular variety producing very heavy crops of good quality fruit. The apples are greenish-yellow, flushed with bright red. The sweet, crisp juicy flesh has an intense honey flavour. This tree has an open, spreading habit and its branches hold mid-green leaves (deciduous). To guarantee cross pollination plant in a sunny, open site with another tree from the same or adjacent flowering group (e.g. 'Epicure').
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