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Heritage Apple trees
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Belle de Boskoop ( 1856 )
A large orange red russeted apple .Great for cooking and eating. Firm and crisp, tart, full flavoured .Becomes sweeter in storage. Will store for 3 to 4 months. Forms a large wide spreading weeping tree.
Blenheim Orange ( 1740 )
One of the most famous English apples. Orangey yellow slightly russet skin, striped with dull red. Large round flat apple. Crisp, sweet, juicy and yellow flesh. Rich and aromatic with a distinctive nutty taste.
Bramley’s seedling (1810 )
England ’s most popular cooking apple. Firm tart and acid flesh, yet sweet with a good flavour. Very juicy. Medium to large sized conical and rounded shaped fruit. Pale yellow skin has a red cheek when ripe. These apples keep well. They cook to a pale fluff. A hardy vigorous tree.
Egremont Russet ( 1872 )
The classic russeted apple with a rich ,sweet nutty flavour. The flesh is firm with a distinctive olive-green brown skin. An upright grower with a compact habit. Suitable for container growing. Self fertile.
Laxton’s Fortune ( 1904 )
An excellent eating apple, sweet with a good acid balance. Very aromatic with a hint of aniseed. The skin is green yellow with red stripes and some russeting. Good resistance to blackspot. Self fertile.
Mother ( 1844 )
A widely acclaimed late red apple. The flavour is sweet and highly perfumed .An upright grower that bears from an early age. A heavy cropper but does not crop every year. Tolerates cool summers and very cold winters.
Peasgood’s Nonsuch ( 1853 )
An enormous flat apple of exceptional quality with a sweetly juicy creamy flesh. The yellowish green skin is brightly flushed and striped red. Cooks to a sweet delicately flavoured puree, but is delicious baked or used in salads.A moderately vigorous tree with a low spreading shape. Self fertile.
Tydeman’s Late Orange ( 1930 )
Richly flavoured and aromatic apple flavour. Even stronger than Cox Orange. Purplish red skin and yellow flesh. Medium sized apples ripen late in the season. An excellent apple to store.A vigorous and productive tree.
Winter Banana ( 1876 )
A highly attractive bright yellow apple blushed rose .Crisp, tangy juicy flesh is highly aromatic with a mild banana like flavour. A late season apple which cooks well and is great for juicing. Grows well in warmer climates.
Worcester Pearmain ( 1876 )
Bright red medium sized fruit. Crisp and juicy with an intense strawberry flavour. Very sweet and loved by children. A heavy and regular cropper which ripens early in the season. Self fertile.
Granny Smith ( 1868 )
Not a heritage apple because it has always been grown commercially since the 1900s but it has such a fascinating origin that I want to include it here.
Granny smith is a world famous Australian apple. Granny was the wife of orchardist Tom Smith of Ryde, New South Wales .In the late 1850s Mrs Smith came home from the Sydney markets with some old gin cases containing the rotten remains of some Tasmanian apples. She tipped the remains beside a creek near the family home. In time a seedling grew. It was fruiting well by 1868 and became affectionately known as Granny Smith’s apple.
The medium sized rounded, pale green fruit have a crisp cream flesh that is tart and juicy. The best flavour develops when fully ripe Grannys store exceptionally well. They are wonderful for cooking, keeping their shape. Very popular for pies. Grow best in areas with warm summers and an overall warm climate. Self fertile.
 Apple Oratia Beauty
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