Ashmead's Kernel
Strong, sweet-sharp intense flavour reminiscent of fruit or acid drops and of Nonpariel, but sweeter than its probable parent; firm, white flesh. Long esteemed by connoisseurs, and recently regained popularity in England and North America. Grown commercially on small scale in England, but dull colour, poor crops weigh against it.
Pick Your Own:- Early to Mid October
Store:- December to February
Price: £1.60

Bramley Seedling
Cooks to pale cream puree with strong acidity and flavour; rarely overwhelmed in the most sugary and highly spiced recipes. With keeping, acidity falls and home stored fruit can serve as sharp eating apples in spring, but commercially stored fruit retains high acidity.
Pick Your Own:- September/October
Store:- November to March; commercially to June
Price: £1.60

Chivers Delight
Golden, flushed in brownish red. Often honeyed flavour; sweet, well balanced. Crisp, juicy to the end.
Pick Your Own:- Mid October
Store:- November to January, cold store to March
Price: £1.60

Cox Orange Pippin
Perfectly ripe, deliciously sweet and enticing with rich, intense aromatic flavour; deep cream flesh. Described as spicy, honeyed, nutty, pear-like, but subtle blend of great complexity
Pick Your Own:- Late September to Early October
Store:- Mid October to December/Early January; commercially to April.
Price: £1.60

Crispin
In good condition sweet, honeyed, crisp, juicy flesh, similar to Golden Delicious but coarser textured. Can be quite scented, but can be much less interesting. Good used fresh in vegetable salads. Cooked, tends to keep shape; sweet, light flavour.
Pick Your Own:- Mid October
Store:- December to March
Price: £1.60

Discovery
Well ripened on tree, bright red with crisp, juicy, often pink stained flesh and hint of strawberry flavour. Main early commercial variety, as well as popular garden variety
Pick Your Own:- Mid to Late August
Store:- Mid to Late August-September
Price: £1.60

Egremont Russet
Very distinctive flavour; often described as nutty. Almost smoky, tannic quality develops after keeping and flesh becomes drier.
Pick Your Own:- Late September to Early October
Store:- October to December
Price: £1.60

Foxes Delight
Rich aromatic, honeyed flavour with a crisp, juicy flesh. Cox Orange Pippin Cross, German "Alkmene" raised 1930's by Proffesor Schmidt.
Pick Your Own:- Late September
Store October to November
Price: £1.60

Gala
Rich, honeyed, juicy with some of perfumed quality of Kidd's Orange Red.
Pick Your Own:- Early October
Store:- October to January/March
Price: £1.60

George Cave
Strong, sweet-sharp taste, more interesting than most summer apples; reminiscent of Nonpareil family. Formerly market apple following Beauty of Bath, but now only grown for Farm Shop trade.
Pick Your Own:- Pick Eat Early/Mid August
Store:- Unsuitable for Storage
Price: £1.60

Grenadier Cookers
Cooks to pale cream, sharp puree, but not frothy, sweeter quality of Codlins, and an improvement on Keswick Codlin' as it produces much larger fruit. Now first cooking apple of the season on sale.
Pick Your Own:- August
Store:- August to September
Price: £1.60

Howgate Wonder Cooker
Eaten fresh, quite sweet, juicy, pleasant. When cooked it keeps its shape and is very light; suitable for baked apple. Exhibition garden variety, also grown small extent commercially.
Pick Your Own:- September/October
Store:- November/March
Price: £1.60

Ingrid Marie
Quite rich, lightly aromatic flavour, soft juicy flesh. Grown commercially and in gardens.
Pick Your Own:- Late September
Store:- October/December

Price: £1.60

James Grieve
Savory, juicy, crisp yet melting flesh with strong acidity, which can be overpowering early in its season. Acidity mellows and flesh becomes soft and marrowy, yet flavour does not fade. Picked early, grown in the north it cooks well; keeps it shape; makes sweet, delicate "stewed apple" Remains valued garden variety. Formally market apple, but bruises easily.
Pick Your Own:- Early to Late September
Store:- September/October; keeps December
Price: £1.60

Jonagold
Attractive with rich, honeyed, almost aromatic flavour; crisp, juicy, nearly yellow flesh. Acidity of Jonathan gives less cloying and a balanced taste.
Pick Your Own:- Mid October
Store:- November/January; commercially to March
Price: £1.60

Jona-go-red
Attractive with rich, honeyed, almost aromatic flavour; crisp, juicy, nearly red flesh. Acidity of Jonathan gives less cloying and a balanced taste.
Pick Your Own:- Mid October
Store:- November/January; commercially to March
Price: £1.60

Katy
Sweet, juicy, some of strawberry flavour and firm flesh of Worcester parent, but plenty of James Grieve acidity. Once picked soon goes soft. Grown commercially for Farm Shop trade and juice making. Pick Your Own:- Early September
Store:- September to Early October
Price: £1.60

Kidd's Orange
Rich balance of sugar, acidity and strongly aromatic; mellow to intensely flowery or rose petal quality; some claim it tastes of Palma Violets. Needs plenty of autumn sunshine to build up flavours. Grown commercially and good garden variety.
Pick Your Own:- Mid October
Store:- November to January
Price: £1.60

Lord Lambourne
Shows some of the strawberry flavour of Worcester with plenty of refreshing James Grieve acidity; sweet, juicy, crisp flesh. Widely grown in gardens; small extent commercially.
Pick Your Own:- Mid September
Store:- Late September to November
Price: £1.60

Red Devil
Striking scarlet flush. Strong, fruity taste, some strawberry flavour; crisp, juicy, pink stained flesh. Produces pink juice.
Pick Your Own:- Late September
Store:- October to December
Price: £1.60

Royal Gala
Rich, honeyed, juicy with some of perfumed quality of Kidd's Orange Red.
Pick Your Own:- Early October
Store:- October to January/March
Price: £1.60

Saturn

Price: £1.60

Spartan
Sweet, some acidity, juicy, crisp, snow white flesh; flavour cross between strawberry and melon. Needs to be well coloured before picking for good flavour.
Pick Your Own:- Early October
Store:- November to January; commercially to March
Price: £1.60

St Edmund's Pippin
Sweet, juicy, rich; densely textured, pale cream flesh. picked too early, when green, hard and disapointing, but really ripe can be ambrosial, like pear flavoured vanilla ice-cream.
Pick Your Own:- Mid September
Store:- September to October
Price: £1.60

Sunset
Like small, early Cox, aromatic, intensely flavoured, sharper, not as complex as Cox, but robust and good. Widely grown in gardens and on a small scale commercially.
Pick Your Own:- Late September
Store:- October to December
Price: £1.60

Worcester Pearmain
Bright red and sunbaked, densely sweet with intense strawberry flavour; firm, juicy, white flesh. Often picked early and less colourful and tends to be chewy. Main early autumn commercial variety. Its bright fruits and distinctive blossom - almond opening to silvery white.
Pick Your Own:- Early to Mid September
Store:- September to October
Price: £1.60

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