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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 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).
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Malus Beauty of Bath
Apple Tree
Common Name: Beauty of Bath Apple Tree (Dessert)Latin Name: Malus domestica 'Beauty of Bath'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April to May/WhiteFruit picking time: Early AugustFruit size/colour: Small-medium/pale yellow, flushed and speckled with bright red.Pollination group: *2*Malus 'Beauty of Bath' is a Somerset variety introduced in about 1864. It is one of the earliest dessert apples with a sweet and juicy flavour when ripe. The skin is pale yellow, flushed and speckled with bright red. The apples can drop quite soon after ripening so pick them as soon as they are ready.To guarantee cross pollination plant with another tree from the same or adjacent flowering group (e.g. 'Golden Pippin').
Malus George Cave
Apple Tree
Common Name: George Cave Apple Tree (Dessert)Latin Name: Malus domestica 'George Cave'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April to May/WhiteFruit picking time: AugustFruit Size/colour: Small-medium/Carmine stripes over green backgroundPollination group: *1*Malus 'George Cave' is an early dessert apple with the first fruits being ready in late July in warmer areas. The fruit is refreshing, soft, juicy and acidic and should be consumed shortly after picking. The skin colour has red flush with carmine over a green background. This trees popularity amongst the early fruiting varieties is well deserved.To guarantee cross pollination plant in a sunny, open site with another tree from the same or adjacent flowering group (e.g. 'Cheddar Cross').
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Malus Grenadier
Apple Tree
Common Name: Apple Grenadier (Culinary)Latin Name: Malus domestica 'Grenadier'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April to May/WhiteFruit picking time: Mid AugustFruit Size/colour: Medium-large/Yellowish greenPollination group: *3*One of the easiest and most productive cooking apples to grow. The fruits are green, flattish and distinctly ribbed. Cooks into a good sharp puree. This wonderful fruit tree also offers masses of ovate dark green leaves, the leaves are the perfect foil for the lightly scented white flowers. The tree is compact and low in vigour, suiting smaller gardens. To guarantee cross pollination plant with another tree from the same or adjacent flowering group (e.g. 'King of the Pippins').
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Malus Rev W Wilks
Apple Tree
Common Name: Apple Rev W Wilks (Culinary)Latin Name: Malus domestica 'Rev W Wilks'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April to May/WhiteFruit picking time: Early SeptemberFruit size/colour: Very Large/Light green, flushed with a pale tawny redPollination group: *2*A compact, short-rooted cooking variety which comes highly recommended for smaller gardens. The fruits are large in size, round-conical in shape. The skin is very light green, flushed with a pale tawny red. The skin also displays light freckling. Inside the flesh is white, crisp, juicy and fine, cooking to a pale yellow sweet puree. To guarantee cross pollination plant with another tree from the same or adjacent flowering group (e.g. 'Rubinette').
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Malus Redsleeves
Apple Tree
Common Name: Apple Redsleeves (Dessert)Latin Name: Malus domestica 'Redsleeves'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April and May/WhiteFruit picking time: Late AugustFruit Size/colour: Medium/Yellow almost entirely flushed with bright red.Pollination group: *3*Growth is compact, and the fruit is crisp and juicy. Disease resistance is excellent and it needs very little pruning to keep its shape. The fruit can be stored for up to a month.To guarantee cross pollination plant in a sunny, open site with another tree from the same flowering group (e.g. Spartan).
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Malus Epicure
Epicure Apple Tree
Common Name: Apple Epicure (Dessert)Latin Name: Malus domestica EpicureSoil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April to May/WhiteFruit picking time: OctoberFruit size/colour: Small/Yellow, stripped with redPollination group: *3*This tree is a good choice for beginners and people living in colder districts. The fruit is prettily stripped and juicy, best eaten straight off the tree. An easy to grow, hardy, compact tree. To guarantee cross pollination plant with another tree from the same or adjacent flowering group (e.g. 'Elstar').
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