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Apple Kemp
Apple Kemp
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Apple Kemp An Irish heritage dessert variety, recorded in Co. Derry at the beginning of the 19th century, and once widely grown and appreciated in Northern Ireland. Also known as May Bloom. The fruit is medium-sized and round, with one side slightly flattened, yellow-green with an orange-red blush on one side; the flesh is crisp, white, juicy, s...
Apple Kerry Pippin
Apple Kerry Pippin
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Apple Kerry Pippin An Irish heritage variety of second early dessert apple, Apple ‘Kerry Pippin’ was first recorded in Kilkenny in the early 19th century and widely grown in Ireland. The fruit is small and glossy, greenish-yellow flushed orange with red specks, with crisp, sweet, yellowish flesh of delicious, rich, aromatic flavour, much liked b...
Apple Kilkenny Pearmain
Apple Kilkenny Pearmain
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Apple Kilkenny Pearmain Irish heritage variety of dual-purpose apple, grown in Ireland since the 19th century. Large, attractive apple, greenish-yellow, flushed orange-red with red stippling. As an eating apple, sharp, crisp, with a mild flavour, sweetening and becoming less juicy as it ripens after picking; also a good baking apple. Apple ‘Kilk...
Apple King of the Pippins
Apple King of the Pippins
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Apple King of the Pippins A very old apple thought to have come from France in the 18th century, Apple King of the Pippins is a highly versatile early to mid-season apple, good for eating, cooking, juicing and cider. The tree is of compact, upright habit, moderately vigorous and a spur-bearer. Good yields of medium-sized yellow apples streaked a...
Apple Lady Finger of Offaly
Apple Lady Finger of Offaly
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Apple Lady Finger of Offaly An Irish heritage variety of early–mid-season dessert apple. Apple Lady Finger of Offaly, also known as Lady’s Finger of Offaly, was first recorded in 1851. Small to medium-sized, ribbed, oblong fruit, pale green to yellow flushed orange-red with red streaks; firm, greenish-white, sweet flesh and a savoury flavour, be...
Apple Limelight
Apple Limelight
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Apple Limelight A new variety of mid-season dessert apple bred in Kent, Apple Limelight is particularly suitable for home-growing and cold and wet areas. The fruit is medium to large, round, slightly flattened, and a clear yellowish-green; the flesh is crisp, tart and refreshing, with a pronounced ‘apple-y’ flavour. Small, attractive, reliable t...
Apple Lord Hindlip
Apple Lord Hindlip
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Apple Lord Hindlip Dating back to the end of the 19th century, Apple Lord Hindlip is a versatile and particularly long-keeping late dessert apple. The fruit is medium-sized, conical and ribbed, greenish-yellow, almost covered with a brownish-orange flush streaked and stippled with crimson; the flesh is cream, stained pink near the skin, firm and...
Apple Lord Lambourne
Apple Lord Lambourne
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Apple Lord Lambourne Raised by Laxton’s of Bedford in the early 20th century, Apple Lord Lambourne is a good mid-season dessert apple, particularly suitable for gardens, even in cold, wet areas. The fruit is particularly attractive, medium-sized, round, and greenish-yellow, liberally streaked and stippled with red; the flesh is creamy-white, c...
Apple Lough Tree of Wexford
Apple Lough Tree of Wexford
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Apple Lough Tree of Wexford An Irish heritage variety of early to mid-season dessert apple, Apple ‘Lough Tree of Wexford’ was originally found in a Co Wexford orchard. The fruit is small to medium-sized, the greenish-yellow skin almost completely covered with crimson streaks and stippling, giving a bright red appearance, sometimes slightly russe...
Apple Meridian
Apple Meridian
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Apple Meridian Bred at the East Malling Research Station in 1972 from Apples Cox’s Orange Pippin and Falstaff, dessert Apple Meridian shows little of its Cox parentage but is a good modern apple, and a very good choice for the garden grower. The fruit is medium-sized, pale green striped orange-red, and the flesh is juicy and aromatic; very good ...
Apple Mrs Perry
Apple Mrs Perry
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Apple Mrs Perry A hardy dual-purpose apple found in Glenties, Co Donegal, Apple Mrs Perry is thought to have been grown from a pip by Mrs Perry’s daughter. The fruit is large, round-to-conical and slightly irregular, pale greenish-yellow with an orange-red blush on the side that catches the sun. The flesh is pale cream, crisp and very juicy, wit...
Apple Munster Tulip
Apple Munster Tulip
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Apple Munster Tulip An Irish heritage variety of dual-purpose apple, Apple Munster Tulip was first recorded as growing in Co. Offaly in the mid-20th century. The fruit is round, slightly flattened and evenly shaped, rather pale, yellowish with deeper yellow or light red blushing on one side. The flesh is firm and cream-coloured. The flavour is v...
Apple Orleans Reinette
Apple Orleans Reinette
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Apple Orleans Reinette A very old French dessert apple, Malus domestica Orleans Reinette is fairly vigorous, with an upright, spreading habit. Not a heavy cropper, it has a tendency to biennial bearing. The fruit is medium-sized, flattened in shape, yellow with a red flush and some russeting; the flesh is dense, yellow, not particularly juicy, w...
Apple Peach Melba
Apple Peach Melba
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Apple Peach Melba An Irish heritage variety of early-season dessert apple, Apple Peach Melba, also known as Peche Melba, was discovered in Co Kilkenny in the early years of the 20th century. The name refers not to the flavour, but to the unusual colour of the skin and flesh and the slight downiness of the skin in early summer. The fruit is large...
Apple Peasgood Nonsuch
Apple Peasgood Nonsuch
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Apple Peasgood Nonsuch Raised from a pip sown by a Mrs. Peasgood in Lincolnshire in 1858, Apple Peasgood Nonsuch is an attractive and popular dual-purpose apple, a good choice for the home grower. The fruit is very large, round and evenly-shaped, greeny-gold with an orange flush and crimson streaks, often grown for exhibition. The flesh is yello...
Apple Pitmaston Pine Apple
Apple Pitmaston Pine Apple
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Apple Pitmaston Pine Apple A very old (18th C), mid- to late season, russet dessert apple discovered in Worcestershire, Malus domestica Pitmaston Pine Apple has a distinct pineapple flavour. The fruit is quite small with yellow-golden skin, extensively russeted. The flesh is cream-coloured and crisp, sweet, but with a sherberty tartness and a de...
Apple Pixie
Apple Pixie
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Apple Pixie A popular dessert apple suitable for colder, wetter areas, Malus domestica Pixie is a very good choice for the home-grower, being compact, easy to grow, a spur-bearer and a good cropper. (It has a tendency to over-crop, in which case the fruit should be thinned early to get bigger apples). Pixie is thought to be a seedling of Cox’s O...
Apple Rawley's Seedling
Apple Rawley's Seedling
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Apple Rawley’s Seedling An Irish heritage variety of early dessert apple, Apple Rawley’s Seedling is believed to have been planted by a Mrs Rawley at her Co Cork farm in the early 20th century. Small to medium-sized greenish-yellow fruit with an orange blush and a little russeting, excellent Cox-like flavour when eaten fresh from the tree. Much...
Apple Red Devil
Apple Red Devil
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Apple Red Devil Bred from Apple Discovery in Kent in 1979, mid-season dessert Apple Red Devil is self-fertile, so is a good choice for a single apple tree in a small garden. The fruit is medium-sized and completely and intensely red. The pink-tinged flesh is juicy and sweet, with a good acid balance and strawberry flavour; it gives a beautiful, ...
Apple Red Elstar
Apple Red Elstar
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Apple Red Elstar A variant of the Dutch-bred Elstar with redder, firmer fruit, late dessert Apple Red Elstar is particularly well adapted to cool Irish conditions. Medium-sized, bright red fruit, with firm, crisp, juicy flesh and an intense, rich, honeyed flavour, reminiscent of Cox’s Orange Pippin. Good keeper – can even last until January with...