What Should I Know About My Variety Of Apples (Part 1)?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Golden Delicious’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Jonagold’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Enterprise’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Laxton’s Fortune’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Gala’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Pixie’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘William’s Pride’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Mother’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Herefordshire Russet’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Adam’s Pearmain’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Helena’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Ribston Pippin’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Worcester Pearmain’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Lord Lambourne’?

Championed by many as the finest English eating apple, the orangey-yellow skin is tinged with red and covers a crisp, juicy, and superbly flavored flesh. The blossom is sensitive to frost, however, and the trees have poor resistance to diseases.

This trouble-free variety is best grown in a warm, sheltered site for the most flavorsome crop. The large, yellow-green apples have a light, crisp flesh and sweet flavor; they are best eaten fresh. They store for up to eight months.

A widely grown tree, it produces heavy yields but has some susceptibility to scab and canker. The large, yellow-green, red-flushed fruits are crisp and juicy and their creamy flesh has a sweet, honeyed flavor. The fruit will store until the new year.

The crisp, full flavor of ‘Enterprise’ gets even better after a month or two of cold storage. Its immunity to scab and resistance to cedar apple rust and fire blight make it an excellent backyard choice. The dark red apples mature late.

An old British variety, the yellowish-green apples are flushed with red stripes. Fruits have a firm, aromatic flesh that has a good blend of sweetness and acidity. The apples will keep until well into the new year.

One of the most widely grown dessert apples, these shiny orange-red fruits have a sweet flavor and crisp, juicy flesh. The trees crop heavily, producing apples that keep well once picked, although this variety is susceptible to scab and canker.

This easy-to-grow variety bears very high yields of yellow-green apples with red stripes and flushes. The diminutive fruits are crisp, aromatic, and juicy— perfect for children—and will store into the new year.

An extended bloom period makes this early-maturing variety an excellent pollenizer for other cultivars. It is immune to scab, with varying resistance to other diseases; exceptionally crisp and flavorful for a summer apple.

This old American variety, also known as ‘American Mother’, bears slightly conical yellow-green fruits with red stripes and a soft, yellow, juicy, sweet flesh. It is a slow-growing tree with good scab resistance. Early fruits will store well until the new year.

A relatively new, heavy-cropping variety of exceptional quality, the tree produces golden brown fruits, which are small but are rich and aromatic. Although they are best eaten fresh, they will store well until the new year.

This trouble-free old variety produces conical-shaped fruits with yellow-green, red-striped skin. The aromatic yellow flesh is crisp and firm with a nutty flavor. Stored correctly, the fruit will keep well into the new year.

A clone of the classic ‘Braeburn’, this excellent crisp and juicy apple crops about 10 days earlier. The red and green apples are ready for picking from mid-fall and can be stored for up to four months.

A classic English apple and one of the parents of ‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’, its fruits have firm, crisp flesh and a strong aromatic flavor. Trees produce heavy yields of red-flushed, yellow-green fruits with some russeting. Fruits store well until the new year.

This old favorite produces medium-sized, bright red-flushed apples whose sweet, aromatic flavor is enhanced if left on the tree until fully ripe. Although hardy and resistant to mildew, it is susceptible to scab and canker.

This early-fruiting, compact tree is good for small gardens. The round fruits are a gold-green color with a touch of russet, and their aromatic flesh is crisp and juicy and pleasantly acidic. The apples keep well until Christmas.

‘Ashmead’s Kernel’ is a classic old variety, this apple is one of the best late dessert varieties. The pretty blossoms make way for aromatic-tasting fruit, with a crisp yellow flesh and russet coloring. It is relatively low-yielding but has good scab resistance. Fruits store well.