Cultivar Flowering time Ripening time Description Comments 1. Abas Aust 1940 s Dessert

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1 Cultivar Flowering time Ripening time Description Comments 1. Abas Aust 1940 s Dessert Early to Mid 2 March Aust 1940 med size moderately crisp, sweet striped and flushed high quality recommended by John Webber Apollo Bay In his top ten apples 2. Adam s Pearmain England 1826 dessert 3. Alexander 1700 s Ukraine dual purpose 4. Anna Israel Dessert 5. Ballarat Seedling Australia 1870 s Stewart s Seedling Dual 6. Bauman s Reinette** Belgium 1811? dual 7. Beauty of Bath West England 1864 dessert 8. Belle de Boskoop 1850 Dutch dual Early to mid Late May Med sized fruit with creamy white flesh that is crisp, juicy and aromatic mid Feb-March Very large brilliant orange/red on sunny side. Cooks and eats well Extremely early 0 First fruit tree to flower in my garden. Self pollinated last year and produced very nice apples. Jan-Feb Med to large red blushed Israel low chill mid April-May Med, yellow-green, hard, subacid, Mid April-May Red crisp aromatic, keeps well and very productive Early to mid Self pollinating? Early Christmas Very small, good flavour and quite aromatic Bears heavily and regularly Early-mid Triploid April-May Large brownish red skin with russet, coarse, cream coloured flesh cooks beautifully Good keeper Specimens over12.5 cm and 500g have been recorded Would fruit better with Dorsett Golden another very early flowering apple Cooking translucent, pieces remaining whole, keeper, excellent for jelly. Some regard as superior to Granny Smith slow to take off Much sought after by Continental Europeans

2 9. Blenheim Orange Eng 1740 dual 10. Bramley Eng 1813 Excellent cooker, cooks to fluffy puree without sugar 11. Brittle Sweet** USA 1867 dessert 12. Catshead Eng 1600 s Excellent cooker Very vigorous and wide spreading Mid triploid March April Med to large, firm but tender, crisp, sub-acid with nutty flavour Early to mid/mid Triploid March Large, squat, lumpy irregular. Greenish sometimes with a blush or stripes of brown red colour. White meaty very acidic flesh mid Feb March Med, red crisp likened to honey Mid March-April costard ancient form elongated with lumpylook large, pale green and spicy flavour One of the best allround apples Initially a shy cropper but improves with age Good cropper Bore a few apples within two years and with a little imagination looks like a cat s head 13. Caville Rouge D Hiver Brittany France Pre1600 Cooker/cider 14. Cornish Gilliflower pre Dessert 15. Court of Wick Eng 1790 Dessert/Cider 16. Court Pendu Plat pre-1550 Dessert Mid April-May Winter Red Prince/Queen Soft, moderately juicy flesh sweet Mid April May Pre 1813 large green, flushed brown red no other equals its excellence Mid April-May small to med, flushed orange, russet traces dots One of the best and most valuable Also used for cider Late April-May Fruit small, flat,flushed, crisp, rich, perfumed. Interesting shape with distinct ribbed bottom Tip bearer Smallish sized but vigorous Small tree, upright, good cropper that may date back to Roman times

3 17. Cox s Orange Pippin Eng 1825 dessert 18. Devonshire Quarrenden Eng (possibly France)pre dessert 19. Duchess of Oldenburg Russia 1700 s dual 20. Esopus Spitzenburg USA 1700 s dessert 21. False Rymer Mid-Late apples with blush from sun and stripes 22. Fameuse Canada pre-1730 Snow Apple pomme de neige dessert Mid March Dessert Yellow overshaded with red stripes Small amount of russeting. Acidly sweet with solid crunchiness. Supposedly the great English apple E Jan Small to med fruit with crisp firm very juicy flesh and distinctive vinous flavour Early to mid Jan Firm juicy flesh with subacid flavour Mid April Famous American thought to be fav of Thomas Jefferson. Brilliant red skin with yellow flecks rich juicy highly rated April Roundish, Striped yellow background, cooked well holding its shape Mid 3 April Small snow white flesh, highly regarded Espaliers well Bred from Ribston Pippin 2011 Tasted fantastic this year. Probably the rain and cooler weather helped. Moderately vigorous spreading Parent of Jonathan?.KR confirmed not the UK Rymer The children s apple 23. Fenouillet Gris France 1608 dessert 24. Five Crown Eng 1580 dual London Pippin Two versions available, a yellow and a red? Some confusion Early to mid April-May Med sized, flattish, full russet, crisp, sweet aniseed Late Late April-May June/July Aust-Green, When mature turns lemon yellow, buttery sweet with slight acid, tough and solid Or large red striped apple as per Brogdale Dessert of great excellence Dryer and a keeper Old Australian Favourite

4 25. Geeveston Fanny Tasmanian pre-1880 dual 26. Golden Harvey Eng 1600 s Brandy Apple dessert cider Early to mid March-April Small-med, prettily flushed/striped, crisp sweet aromatic Early to mid 2 April-May Small-medium flushed and russeted, crisp sweet aromatic Heavy cropper best thinned, famous Tassie apple Prolific and vigorous Ugly small apple but beautiful flavour. 27. Gravenstein Italy? Pre 1667 Dual Purpose 28. Improved Foxwhelp cider Eng pre Irish Peach Dessert Ireland pre1820 Early to mid triploid Feb-March Creamy coloured flesh is sharply acid, reducing as it ripens. Med-large slightly flattened with firm green yellow skin and painted stripes over at least half to 90% mid March-April Med sized, red and striped Early to mid Jan-Feb Small striped, crisp, Tip bearer aromatic, subacid Eats well and cooks fluffily Takes awhile to bear but then is pretty prolific Gives acidity to juices needing sharpness Of the finest quality a delicious early apple. 30. Isaac Newton Eng 1660 cooker Flower of Kent? Late April-May Large, lumpy, green, some flush From the tree that Newton supposedly formulated the theory of gravity! 31. James Grieve Scot 1893 Dual mid (partially self fertile?) 2 nd Early to mid Feb Med sized, flushed/striped, soft juicy 32. Kidd s Orange Red NZ Mid Mid Yellow with orange red March-April flush, light patches of russet give it a marbled appearance. Flesh firm, yellow- cream with Very good for eating when ripe Cox x Delicious Prolific bearer one of the world s great English style apples 2009 won Petty s Apple

5 aromatic, honeyed taste Tasting Competition. Easy to grow than Cox King David USA 2006 Mid April best Mid 34. King of Pippins** Eng 1800 s? dessert 35. Lady in the Snow Snow Queen T6 dessert Med round dark-maroon skin turning almost black. Crisp, juicy tasty with some acid Mid to late? mid to late Fruits are firm, juicy and subacid with a brisk and slightly aromatic flavour. Mid 3 Mid to late Similar to Fameuse with white flesh but with a pink tinge under skin Very nice appearance and flavour Sought after apple in England Seedling or sport of Fameuse? 36. Laxton s Fortune dessert Mid 3 E2 Laxton Bros were famed apple breeders at the turn of the last century 37. Laxton s Superb Eng 1897 dessert mid to late tendency to be biennial vigorous late Med to large, dull flushed, crisp, sweet Brogdale Head curator s favourite 2011 Large apple that tasted brilliantly. My brother thought it was the best apple he had ever tasted. 38. Lord Lambourne Eng 1921 Early to mid 2 Self pollinator? mid Choice apple, rated very highly, med, striped, crisp Tree compact almost weeping

6 39. Maiden s Blush Aust cooker 40. Merton Worcester** Eng 1914 dessert? 41. Orange de Per France Very common, and very anciently cultivated, in the region of the Périgueux (Dordogne), this cultivar, as its name indicates, originated in the Périgord. 42. Orleans Reinette France Ortley Cleopatra USA pre dual 44. Peasgood Nonsuch Eng 1872 dual mid Feb-March Med usually flushed, crisp, tender, acid, regular bearer Mid 2E to Mid Firm, red with finetextured, juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant flavour. mid Mid to late? Size medium. Shape cylindrical-roundish, five-sided, flattened on the ends, irregular and generally smaller on one side than on the other (lopsided)., solid coloured, pale coloured russet to darker russet on the sunnyside. Finely dotted yellowish-greyflesh whitish, fine, firm and crunchy. Juice abundant, sweet with a delicious flavour, brisk and perfumed with a slight taste of oranges. Mid to late Late to very late Med yellow crisp, sweet, perfumed Mid 3 mid April Golden yellow when ripe med large crisp sub acid Mid to late Feb-March Very large exhibition sized, yellow, striped, Really good cooker Not very vigorous Of excellent flavour a suggestion of sweet oranges.nutty An old favourite Vigorous flat spreading good cropper

7 45. Pine Golden Pippin UK pre-1861 tender subacid, fine cooker very good baking apple Late Mid to late Small-med, fully russeted, tender with pineapple flavour Peter Cundall and Bob Magnus favourite russet 46. Pineapple Russet Mid to late March-April Small-med russet as name suggest 47. Pitmaston Pine Apple Mid April - May Similar to above but without russeting 48. Reinette du Canada France pre-1771 (Reinette D Angleterre) Dual 49. Ribston(e) Pippin Eng 1707 Mid 3 Triploid Early to mid Triploid Mid March-April Looks to be late February early March Flattish, base yellow green covered with brownish russeting and a brown-orange blush in parts. Creamy-white sweet/acid tasty flavour Dessert Round variable shaped, slightly flattened with much russeting and prominent lenticels. Yellow-green base becoming yellowish and covered with russet patches, sometimes broad stripes or a red brown blush. Flesh pale yellow, solid, crisp with acid/sweet aromatic flavour. Looks a bit like a stone. Appears to be more vigorous than Pitmaston Groves Research Station sourced but some doubt over authenticity. Vigorous and productive Famous apple grown from seed imported from France. Original tree blew over in 1817 but propped up and lived until Parent of Cox s Orange Pippin, Sturmer GP of Kidd s Orange Red and GGP of Gala plus numerous others. Has a high vitamin C content. Really good apple.

8 50. Spartan Canada 1926 mid March-April Med-large dark red firm crisp juicy sweet 51. Stayman s Winesap** Triploid Med to large, firm striped USA 1895 and aromatic 52. Sturmer Pippin Eng 1831 Mid to late? Very Med, greenish/yellow, Dual June/July distinct crown Yellow/orange russeted skin with very firm sweet/ acid but aromatic flesh Neville (brother) tried in Canada and loved them American favourite Great late all rounder, eats and cooks well, even making a good cider. Pick late as possible to enhance flavour 53. Summer Strawberry South Aust late 1800 s 54. Twenty Ounce USA 1844 dual 55. Vista Bella USA modern Relatively vigourous Mid to late 2 nd Early Small-med, crisp when fresh, sweet with a pleasant hint of strawberry Mid March-April Huge apples as name suggests, yellow streaked and splashed with red 2 nd Early Jan McIntosh seedling with med-large fruit with heavy bloom, crisp, fragrant,juicy Probably Moulds Red better for cooking than dessert One of the earliest apples 56. Wandin Glory dessert Australian weeping apple (similar to a weeping cherry) Self fertile? late Med, red, striped, crisp, juicy keeps well 57. Winter Banana USA 1890 Mid March-Jan Ripens yellow with red stripes, banana flavour 58. Worcester Pearmain Mid to late 4 Self-pollinator?? February Firm with hint of strawberry often only described as ornamental but produces quite acceptable apples only limited supply due to needing high rootstock. The longer it s kept the more pronounced the banana flavour Parent of many fine apples

9 59. Yates USA 1813 Mid Good general internet sites to check out heritage apples html Very Late May-June Small, very late covered in pink-red blush with some stripes and prominent lenticels. White, solid meaty flesh, slightly acidic, tender and juicy, sometimes with red straining under skin. Pretty on the tree, even after leaves have fallen. Also a lot of cider trees available. If you are after a cider tree just ask and we will see if it is available. There is only a limited supply of some cultivars so get in early to be guaranteed of your choice. In the case of Bramley there is a whole site For more information devoted to it The following is a link to a google reader site where you can download free excellent books of the past like this book by Dr Hogg 1851 which is one of the definitive works on apples. dex.htm probably the best general site (although allow for northern hemisphere) probably best Australian site with a lot of information dex.html or simply type in the name of your apple in a search engine. EAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=h ogg+apple&ei=bnywsmkmcylysqpzo 6TUDA#PPP2,M1 Another site worth looking at is which has helpful fact sheets And finally you tube has numerous clips on planting, pruning and grafting