Post by Indilwen on Mar 30, 2012 13:41:44 GMT 12
Apples - on MM106 Rootstock
MM106 rootstock is best suited to open well drained soils. It produces fruit early on in the life of the tree. Shows resistance to woolly aphids. Mature Height 3.5- 4.5 metres
COX'S ORANGE - Greenmeadow
A medium sized apple with a sharp tangy flavour. The skin is striped red over green background, moderate crops ripening in February.
DAYTON
Attractive cherry red skin over green turning dark red as it ripens. Fruit ripening in late February to early March. A crisp and juicy apple with a mild pleasant taste. Selected for its resistance to black spot and mildew, so little need for fungicide sprays. A healthy vigorous tree which, bears large crops.
Easy to grow and great to eat
GRANNY SMITH
A large, crisp green, exceptionally white fleshed apple, good for dessert or cooking with excellent keeping quality. An upright and vigorous tree.
LIBERTY
Large attractive blossom followed by medium to large fruit ripening in March. Skin dark red block over green background. White tender, crisp juicy flesh. Shows resistance to Blackspot and Mildew. Originated in America.
Consistent cropping and disease resistant qualities made this a must for our home orchard. One of those lovely dark ruby red-skinned apples, that if picked at its peak cant fail to impress.
LOBO
This very large Canadian apple ideal for eating and baking. Excellent for general culinary use and for the production of apple juice. The large, smooth flat round apples with deep red skin are produced in heavy crops in Feb. Good keeper.
MACLEAR
Medium sized flat round fruit with red stripes on a green background. A very tasty apple which is sweet and juicy on a vigorous tree. An early apple – pick Xmas to Feb. As the tree sets fruit early, they tend to avoid the Codlin Moth season, also shows resistance to Blackspot and Mildew. (Royalty)
.MERTON RUSSET
A cross between, Cox's Orange Pippin and Sturmer Pippin. Oval shaped apple, which is medium to small in size. Yellow flushed dull red but almost completely covered in golden russet. Flesh is yellowish tinged green, firn, crisp, sweet and sub acid, an excellent keeper. Best stored 2-3 weeks before eating as it develops a rich pineapple flavour, crisp and juicy. Ripens in early April.
PEASGOOD NONSUCH
A big flat, golden yellow/greenish apple, with bright red-stripes. Ripening in February. Crisp white flesh, very juicy and aromatic. Suitable for both dessert eating and as it pulps up well it is also good for cooking.
PRISCILLA
A blackspot resistant apple bred in America, making it ideal for organic growers. A fine dessert quality apple ripening early March. Highly coloured dark red blush on a light yellow skin. The tree is moderately spreading & vigorous.
TYDEMANS LATE ORANGE
(Laxton’s Superb x Cox’s Orange) A late keeping high quality dessert apple ripening over a 14-week period from April until May. Medium sized apples with a red blush tending to russet ripen on a strong healthy tree. The flesh is creamy yellow, firm and juicy with an aromatic Cox flavour, which improves with storage. Fruit can be quite small if not thinned and thinning is advised to avoid biennial bearing. Raised 1930 by H. Tydeman.
MM106 rootstock is best suited to open well drained soils. It produces fruit early on in the life of the tree. Shows resistance to woolly aphids. Mature Height 3.5- 4.5 metres
COX'S ORANGE - Greenmeadow
A medium sized apple with a sharp tangy flavour. The skin is striped red over green background, moderate crops ripening in February.
DAYTON
Attractive cherry red skin over green turning dark red as it ripens. Fruit ripening in late February to early March. A crisp and juicy apple with a mild pleasant taste. Selected for its resistance to black spot and mildew, so little need for fungicide sprays. A healthy vigorous tree which, bears large crops.
Easy to grow and great to eat
GRANNY SMITH
A large, crisp green, exceptionally white fleshed apple, good for dessert or cooking with excellent keeping quality. An upright and vigorous tree.
LIBERTY
Large attractive blossom followed by medium to large fruit ripening in March. Skin dark red block over green background. White tender, crisp juicy flesh. Shows resistance to Blackspot and Mildew. Originated in America.
Consistent cropping and disease resistant qualities made this a must for our home orchard. One of those lovely dark ruby red-skinned apples, that if picked at its peak cant fail to impress.
LOBO
This very large Canadian apple ideal for eating and baking. Excellent for general culinary use and for the production of apple juice. The large, smooth flat round apples with deep red skin are produced in heavy crops in Feb. Good keeper.
MACLEAR
Medium sized flat round fruit with red stripes on a green background. A very tasty apple which is sweet and juicy on a vigorous tree. An early apple – pick Xmas to Feb. As the tree sets fruit early, they tend to avoid the Codlin Moth season, also shows resistance to Blackspot and Mildew. (Royalty)
.MERTON RUSSET
A cross between, Cox's Orange Pippin and Sturmer Pippin. Oval shaped apple, which is medium to small in size. Yellow flushed dull red but almost completely covered in golden russet. Flesh is yellowish tinged green, firn, crisp, sweet and sub acid, an excellent keeper. Best stored 2-3 weeks before eating as it develops a rich pineapple flavour, crisp and juicy. Ripens in early April.
PEASGOOD NONSUCH
A big flat, golden yellow/greenish apple, with bright red-stripes. Ripening in February. Crisp white flesh, very juicy and aromatic. Suitable for both dessert eating and as it pulps up well it is also good for cooking.
PRISCILLA
A blackspot resistant apple bred in America, making it ideal for organic growers. A fine dessert quality apple ripening early March. Highly coloured dark red blush on a light yellow skin. The tree is moderately spreading & vigorous.
TYDEMANS LATE ORANGE
(Laxton’s Superb x Cox’s Orange) A late keeping high quality dessert apple ripening over a 14-week period from April until May. Medium sized apples with a red blush tending to russet ripen on a strong healthy tree. The flesh is creamy yellow, firm and juicy with an aromatic Cox flavour, which improves with storage. Fruit can be quite small if not thinned and thinning is advised to avoid biennial bearing. Raised 1930 by H. Tydeman.