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Title: Favorite apple cultivars
Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:49 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:49 am
Adams Pearmain    England    1826    A dessert apple. Similar flavour to Russet, first introduced under the name "Norfolk Pippin".
Title: Re: Favorite apple cultivars
Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:50 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:51 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:51 am
Akane    Japan    1970    Jonathan × Worcester Pearmain. Tangy taste.
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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:52 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:52 am
Alkmene agm    Germany    1930    Cox's Orange Pippin × Doktor Oldenburg
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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:53 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:53 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:54 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:54 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:57 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:57 am
Ariane    Angers, France    2002    Scab resistant. Developed at the National Institute of Agricultural Research in France.
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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:57 am
Arkansas Black    Arkansas, US    c. 1870    Hard and crunchy; stores well. Very deep red, appearing black from a distance.
Title: Re: Favorite apple cultivars
Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:58 am
Arthur Turner agm    England       large golden cooker: prone to mildew but scab resistant
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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:58 am
Ashmead's Kernel agm[4]    England    c. 1700    Small, very sweet and very tart.
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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 01:59 am
Aurora Golden Gala    British Columbia, Canada    2003    Dessert apple; medium size, sweet, juicy, crisp, firm, very long storage life.
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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:00 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:00 am
Bailey    New York    c. 1840    Red apple with considerable white flecks. Has some russeting.
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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:01 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:01 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:02 am
Beacon    Minnesota, US    1936    Lively, juicy flavour; good for baking. Does not keep very well.
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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:03 am
Wow, I wasn't aware I knew that many apples... Stay tuned, there's more!
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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:03 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:04 am
Belle de Boskoop agm[6]    Boskoop, Netherlands    1856    Bright red, fairly large, early in season (end of August to early September).
Title: Re: Favorite apple cultivars
Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:04 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:04 am
Beverly Hills    California, US    1997    Slightly tart flavour. Likes warm weather.
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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:05 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:05 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:06 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:06 am
Bottle Greening    Green Mountains, US    c. 1800    Produces large fruit. Has thick skin, but juicy.
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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:07 am
Braeburn    New Zealand    1952    Chance seedling. The fruit is widely sold commercially in the UK.
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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:07 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:08 am
Breedon Pippin    England    1801    Sweet flavour. Originally raised by a parson in Berkshire. Rare.
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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:08 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:09 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:10 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:11 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:12 am
Carroll       1947    Ripens early.
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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:13 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:13 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:15 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:16 am
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.
Title: Re: Favorite apple cultivars
Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:17 am
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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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:17 am
Claygate Pearmain agm[11]    UK       Suitable for northerly, cold, wet climates: rich, nutty flavour
Title: Re: Favorite apple cultivars
Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:18 am
Cornish Gilliflower    Cornwall, UK    1813    Discovered as accidental seedling. Shy bearer.
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Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:18 am
Cortland    New York    1890s    Pale crisp flesh. Ripens in October in state of origin. Classic red coloration, nice crunch.
Title: Re: Favorite apple cultivars
Post by: Tanelorn on June 07, 2013, 02:21 am
Please keep in mind that the more apples you eat, the more healthy you will be!
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Post by: Mossman on June 07, 2013, 04:35 am
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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