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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:49 am
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I'm going to list my favorite apple cultivars in alphabetical order below, along with their respective origin, the time when they were developed and a comment reflecting my personal opinion on each particular kind of apple. Since apples are very important, I advise everyone to study the list thoroughly.
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Adams Pearmain England 1826 A dessert apple. Similar flavour to Russet, first introduced under the name "Norfolk Pippin".
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Aia Ilu Estonia 1946 Apple is large in size, weighing 250–300 g. It is yellow, juicy, and bittersweet with a weak aroma.
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Airlie Red Flesh (Hidden Rose, Aerlie's Red Flesh) Oregon, US 1970 (apx.) A large, conic apple. Light yellow-green skin strewn with white dots, occasionally with a faint red-orange blush. Light pink flesh is crisp, sweet and mildly tart.
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Akane Japan 1970 Jonathan × Worcester Pearmain. Tangy taste.
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Åkerö Sweden 15th century Apple is egg-shaped, medium to large in size, sweet and aromatic. Best in November, keeps well till February. Oldest cultivar in Northern Europe, grown mostly in Sweden and Estonia.
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Alkmene agm Germany 1930 Cox's Orange Pippin × Doktor Oldenburg
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Allington Pippin Lincolnshire, UK 1880s A versatile English dessert apple raised by horticulturalist Thomas Laxton some time before 1884. Exhibited as Brown's South Lincoln Beauty, the name was changed to Allington Pippin by Bunyard Nursury in 1896. A cross of Cox's Orange Pippin and King of the Pippins. A small apple, aromatic, with a pineapple-like flavour, keeps its shape when cooked.
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Ambrosia British Columbia, Canada 1980s Medium to large in size, mostly red coloration with yellow patches. Has cream-coloured flesh with a sweet, crisp, aromatic flavour and low acidity. Ambrosia trees are hardy and no major disadvantages have yet been identified.
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Anna Israel 1965 Colour is yellow with a red blush. This variety does not grow well in the cold and prefers heat and humidity.
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Annurca Campania, Italy 1876 (documented) Very old apple; possibly one of the oldest of all. Believed to be older than first mention in Pasquale's Manuale di Arboricultura, 1876. Believed to be the apple depicted in frescoes at ruins of Herculaneum and mentioned in Pliny the Elder's Naturalis Historia.
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Antonovka Kursk, Russia 17th century A very old Russian variety, often planted at dachas. Apples are large, yellow-green and bracingly tart to eat out of hand, but superb for cooking, as they keep their shape. Extremely tolerant of cold weather, and because it produces a single, deep taproot (unusual among apple trees), Antonovka is propagated for use as a rootstock. Antonovka rootstock provides a cold-hardy (to -45°C), well-anchored, vigorous, standard-sized tree.
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Ariane Angers, France 2002 Scab resistant. Developed at the National Institute of Agricultural Research in France.
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Arkansas Black Arkansas, US c. 1870 Hard and crunchy; stores well. Very deep red, appearing black from a distance.
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Arthur Turner agm England large golden cooker: prone to mildew but scab resistant
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Ashmead's Kernel agm[4] England c. 1700 Small, very sweet and very tart.
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Aurora Golden Gala British Columbia, Canada 2003 Dessert apple; medium size, sweet, juicy, crisp, firm, very long storage life.
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Autumn Glory
Washington, US 2011 Red over golden background. Very sweet, firm flesh with a subtle "cinnamon" flavor. Produced by Domex Superfresh Growers in Washington's Yakima Valley.
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Bailey New York c. 1840 Red apple with considerable white flecks. Has some russeting.
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Baldwin Massachusetts, US c. 1740 Sweet to subacid flavour. Also known as "Woodpecker". Very old variety for North America. Makes lots of juice.
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Ballyfatten County Tyrone, Northern Ireland c. 1740 A large, round apple with firm, dry, sweet, slightly tart white flesh. Excellent keeper. Scab and canker resistant.
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Beacon Minnesota, US 1936 Lively, juicy flavour; good for baking. Does not keep very well.
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Wow, I wasn't aware I knew that many apples... Stay tuned, there's more!
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Beauty of Bath England 1864 Deep red flush and streaks of red with a little russet. Early maturing but short season. Formerly grown commercially in England for local markets. Good flavour in its home climate if it is eaten soon after picking. Poor flavour if distributed long distances and stored for weeks, so now rare.
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Belle de Boskoop agm[6] Boskoop, Netherlands 1856 Bright red, fairly large, early in season (end of August to early September).
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Belle de Boskoop agm[6] Boskoop, Netherlands 1856 Bright red, fairly large, early in season (end of August to early September).
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Beverly Hills California, US 1997 Slightly tart flavour. Likes warm weather.
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Bismarck Victoria, Australia 1870 Medium sized fruit with a green and red skin, sharp in flavour and not a common apple.
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Blenheim Orange agm[7] England c. 1740 Has greenish-yellow to orange skin streaked with red. Distinctive nutty flavour excellent for cooking. The vigorous tree is slow to come into crop but then produces heavily.
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Bloody Ploughman Carse of Gowrie, Scotland c. 1800 A medium-sized, very dark red, heavily ribbed apple. Crisp, mildly sweet white flesh, sometimes pink-streaked. It is reputed to have got its name from a ploughman who was caught stealing apples near Megginch Castle and was shot by the gamekeeper. His wife got the bag of apples and threw them on the compost heap where a seedling then grew and - voila - Bloody Ploughman.
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Bottle Greening Green Mountains, US c. 1800 Produces large fruit. Has thick skin, but juicy.
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Braeburn New Zealand 1952 Chance seedling. The fruit is widely sold commercially in the UK.
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Bramley (Bramley's Seedling) agm[8] Nottinghamshire, UK 1809 The fruit is the most widely sold cooker in the UK. Large sized fruits with waxy skin, green with a red flush. A favourite ingredient in many traditional British puddings.[9]
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Breedon Pippin England 1801 Sweet flavour. Originally raised by a parson in Berkshire. Rare.
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Brina Italy 1998 Resistant to scab. Spreading habit with intermediate vigour; full flowering season is medium-late, production is heavy, fruit is medium or medium-large, with smooth skin; white lenticels, no russet, excellent taste characteristics. Ripens first week of October (Trentino).
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Calville Blanc d'hiver France 1598 Noted for unusual looks (somewhat lumpy on the side) but excellent reward when tried. Noted for having unusually high vitamin C content. Apple of choice for tarte tatin in France.
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Cameo Washington State, US 1980s Existence owed to freak accidental crossing of two most popular apples in world: Red and Golden Delicious. Retains prongs on bottom of latter parent but has flavour more resembling Golden.
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Carolina Red June Tennessee, US c. 1810 Has unusual habit of blossoming twice, and producing two crops per year. Very popular Civil-War-era Southern apple. Does beautifully in humid weather. Good choice for backyard gardener in subtropical climate.
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Carroll 1947 Ripens early.
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Carter's Blue Alabama, US 1840s Medium to large, roundish oblate; skin green or greenish yellow washed with dull red with darker red broken tripes, covered with a heavy bluish bloom. Crisp, juicy, sugary, aromatic, mild subacid. Foliage also has a blue hue. Ripens September and keeps until November. Once widely grown in the American South, then thought extinct. Reintroduced to America in 1994 after being discovered at the National Fruit Trust in Kent England, where it had been added in 1947 from a collection in Rhone, France, after it had been acquired around 1860 from the Fruitland Nursery in Augusta, Georgia.[10]
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Catshead England 1600s Sharp flavour. Lumpy shape and electric green colouring. Known to have been a variety planted in early Virginia by settlers as well as native England. Extremely rare in native UK; occasionally still found growing in southern US.
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Chelmsford Wonder Essex, UK c. 1870 A large long keeping yellow-skinned apple with diffuse orange pink flush. [1]. Still grown in Essex orchards including Lathcoats Farm Shop.
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Chiver's Delight Histon, Cambridgeshire, UK 1920s Medium to large oblate apple. Red flush over greenish yellow skin. Crisp, juicy, sweet white flesh. Flavour can be variable but at its best is very well balanced. Grown by Chivers (now a brand of Premier Foods) for apple sauce.
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Chiver's Delight Histon, Cambridgeshire, UK 1920s Medium to large oblate apple. Red flush over greenish yellow skin. Crisp, juicy, sweet white flesh. Flavour can be variable but at its best is very well balanced. Grown by Chivers (now a brand of Premier Foods) for apple sauce.
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Claygate Pearmain agm[11] UK Suitable for northerly, cold, wet climates: rich, nutty flavour
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Cornish Gilliflower Cornwall, UK 1813 Discovered as accidental seedling. Shy bearer.
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Cortland New York 1890s Pale crisp flesh. Ripens in October in state of origin. Classic red coloration, nice crunch.
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Please keep in mind that the more apples you eat, the more healthy you will be!
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Fascinating body of work you have here. Please keep it coming! I just LOVE the hearing about the rich history of apples.
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