Apple varieties & descriptions

These are the varieties of Apple trees that we stock along with descriptions. 

Please be aware the list is not our availability. Please check with us before making a long trip, either via this website or by phone on 01544 340214.

• BRAMLEY SEEDLING
  Very old and popular variety.  Strong growing with exceptional sharp flavour.  Stores well.
• BRAMLEY 20
  Highly recommended compact version for smaller gardens.  Exceptional cooking flavour and quality.  Stores well.
• CHRISTMAS PIPPIN
  Good choice for beginners.  Easy to grow giving large amounts of blossom and sweet honey flavoured fruit.
• COX SELF FERTILE
  Heavy crops of sweet aromatic juicy fruit.  Very self fertile.
• EGREMONT RUSSET
  Good for eating and juicing. A good quality mid-season apple with a distinctive rich nutty flavour. 
• GALA
  A reliable cropper, good for eating and well flavoured. 
• HEREFORDSHIRE RUSSET
  Looks like a Russet, tastes like a Cox!  Hardy with very good disease resistance.  Moderately vigorous, shapely tree that sets fruit easily.
• HOWGATE WONDER
  Trouble free variety producing heavy crop of enormous, sweet, juicy fruit. Keeps shape well when cooked.
• JAMES GRIEVE
  Reliable crops of early dessert fruit.  Excellent flavour and keeps well.  Retains shape when cooked and is wonderful with cheese.
• JUMBO
  Large pale green fruit. Retains colour and shape when cooked.  Refreshing aromatic and tasty.  Good juicer.
• QUEEN OF THE REALM
  A distinct purple blushed skin. Good for eating and juicing. Keeps well
• RED DEVIL
  Excellent modern garden tree.  Healthy with good disease resistance and self fertile.  Delicious scarlet strawberry flavoured fruit gives pink juice.
• RED FALSTAFF
  One of the best new garden varieties.  Heavy cropping, frost resistant and self fertile.  Very high yields of crisp juicy fruit. 
• SPARTAN
  Easy and disease resistant   Heavy crops of juicy crisp dark red fruit.  Good pollinator. 
• WORCESTER PEARMAIN
  Reliable crops of firm juicy fruit.  Said to taste of strawberries.