Unique Trees, Shrubs, Conifers, Plants and Flowers in the South East.
Granny Smith produces a medium size fruit. It is a reliable and heavy cropper. It does however need a hot summer and a favourable location. Granny Smith needs to be picked late and stored for a long time to produce a fruit suitable for eating. The skin is green and this is sometimes flushed and striped with brown. Picking…Read More
Fiesta variety is a good substitute if you are not able to grow Cox’s Orange Pippin. However, the flavour is not as good. It is reliable and crops well. Fiesta has medium-large fruit and the skin is yellow which is flushed and striped with red. Picking time is early October.
Red Falstaff is a dessert apple with red coloured fruit. It is a self-fertile variety, and crops well. It has crisp, juicy, well flavoured fruit. Red Falstaff flowers mid-season and the crop is ready for picking in October.
Discovery is an ideal apple tree for a small garden, due to its moderate growth. It has a small-medium fruit with a firm flesh. Discovery skin is yellow and covered with bright crimson. It is disease resistant and tolerates frost. It can be slow to start cropping. Picking time is August.
Cox’s Orange Pippin variety is a medium size dessert apple and regarded by many as the best eating apple. It has a superb flavour and is also crisp and juicy. It is not suitable for northern districts. In the south it can be temperamental. Cox’s Orange Pippin is susceptible to frost and disease. The skin is golden and…Read More
Charles Ross variety is large and round and has a sweet, juicy flavour. However, it can become dry and tasteless if stored for long periods. The skin is yellow-green and this is flushed and striped with orange-red. Charles Ross is good as a dessert or cooking apple. Picking time is mid September.
Bramley’s Seedling is the most popular cooking apple. It produces heavy crops of large fruit with a creamy flesh which is full of flavour. It grows vigorously and is not therefore suitable for small gardens. Bramley’s Seedling is often a biennial cropper. The skin is yellow-green which is lightly striped with red. Picking time is mid October.
Bountiful is an ideal choice if you have a small garden. It is quite sweet for a cooking apple, and you may not need to add extra sugar. Bountiful produces large fruits which are pale green, striped with orange-red. It is a heavy cropper. Picking time is late September.
Blenheim Orange is a large variety and has a creamy flesh. It is crisp and dry and has a nutty flavour. It is a good cropper, and can be used for cooking as well as a dessert apple. Blenheim Orange fruit has golden skin which is flushed and striped with dull red and brown russet. It has…Read More
Pixie variety produces attractive looking fruit. They are crisp, juicy and aromatic. The small-medium fruit has yellow-green skin flushed and striped with red. Pixie crop heavily and are disease resistant. Picking time is mid October.
