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Apple Beauty of Bath
Apple Beauty of Bath
€22.00
Apple Beauty of Bath An old, very early dessert apple, bred in Somerset and very widely grown in Ireland, where it was especially popular with children. Apple ‘Beauty of Bath’ produces slightly flattened, medium-sized, pale greenish-yellow fruit striped with red, juicy and with a good sharp flavour, the last to ripen being sweeter. The flesh is ...
Apple Ben's Red
Apple Ben's Red
€18.00
Apple Ben’s Red A seedling of Devonshire Quarrenden bred in Cornwall in the 1830s, early dessert Apple Ben’s Red is very like its parent, but with a better flavour. Medium-sized, flattened round fruit, pale yellowish green with a heavy maroon flush and a few russet dots; the flesh is pink-tinged, crisp, juicy and sweet, with a taste reminiscent ...
Apple Blenheim Orange
Apple Blenheim Orange
€18.00
Apple Blenheim Orange A very old, popular, dual-purpose apple, Malus domestica Blenheim Orange produces medium to large, yellowish-green fruit with an orange-red flush and russet streaks, and a delicious, nutty flavour and crumbly texture. Sharp at first, the apples sweeten in store for eating, and are very good eaten with cheese. The fruit will...
Apple Blood of the Boyne
Apple Blood of the Boyne
€18.00
Apple Blood of the Boyne Once widely grown in Meath, Apple Blood of the Boyne may not be an Irish heritage apple, as it is thought to be identical to Devonshire Quarrenden, an old apple from the English west country. An early dessert apple, the fruit is small, round and a vivid purplish blood-colour. This is an apple to be eaten fresh from the...
Apple Bloody Butcher
Apple Bloody Butcher
€18.00
Apple Bloody Butcher An Irish heritage variety of cooking apple from the midlands, Apple Bloody Butcher is also called ‘Bloodhound’ (Kilkenny) and ‘Winesap’ (Offaly). Large, unevenly-shaped fruit, pale yellow covered with deepest crimson; some russeting. The firm, white flesh is quite juicy and tart, but needs little added sugar when cooked; can...
Apple Bountiful
Apple Bountiful
€18.00
Apple Bountiful Bred in Kent in the 1960s, culinary apple Malus domestica Bountiful is a small, compact tree with an upright, rounded habit, perfect for the smaller garden. The fruit is large, with pale green skin with a lovely, red-orange flush. The flesh is creamy-white, juicy and sweet, and just keeps its shape when cooked; if you like a tart...
Apple Braeburn
Apple Braeburn
€18.00
Apple Braeburn A red flushed, crisp, sweet and juicy apple which requires a sunny, well-sheltered position, Braeburn was discovered in a New Zealand orchard in the 1950s. It is a late blooming tree (Pollination Group 4) which is partially self-fertile. Apples are ready for picking in October and will keep until March. Braeburn is a very importan...
Apple Bramley Clone 20
Apple Bramley Clone 20
€22.00
Apple Bramley Clone 20 An improved clone of the ever-popular Bramley Seedling, making a considerably smaller tree with better resistance to scab and less tendency to biennial bearing. The same huge crops of big green apples, faintly striped red, with creamy, juicy, acid flesh of exceptional flavour, cooking to a creamy purée. Susceptible to l...
Apple Bramley’s Seedling
Apple Bramley’s Seedling
€18.00
Apple Bramley’s Seedling In the early 19th century, a Mary Ann Brailsford planted the pip which grew into this famous cooking apple in her Nottinghamshire garden; it was named after the man who next lived there, and who spotted the apple’s potential. Apple Bramley’s Seedling produces huge crops of very large green apples, lightly striped red; th...
Apple Brown Crofton
Apple Brown Crofton
€18.00
Apple Brown Crofton An Irish heritage variety of dessert apple, bred by the Crofton family of Longford House, Sligo. Slightly flattened, round, medium-sized fruit, greenish-yellow with dark red flush and stripes, overlaid with russeting; the flesh has a rich, sweet and sharp flavour, improving the longer it is left on the tree. Vigorous, upright...
Apple Camelot
Apple Camelot
€18.00
Apple Camelot An old cider apple, discovered in Somerset in the mid-19th century. The apples are small, yellow, striped with red, the flavour is mild and bitter-sharp, best mixed with other varieties when making cider. Apple Camelot is a fairly vigorous tree, very healthy, with particularly good scab resistance, so particularly suitable for org...
Apple Cavan Sugarcane
Apple Cavan Sugarcane
€18.00
Apple Cavan Sugarcane An Irish heritage variety discovered in Co. Cavan in the 1990s, Apple Cavan Sugarcane is an early to mid-season dessert apple. The fruit is large, round and uneven, with a golden-yellow skin and a red flush; the flesh is crisp, juicy with a well-liked flavour, winning a Irish Seedsavers taste test. Vigorous tree, reliable a...
Apple Charles Ross
Apple Charles Ross
€18.00
Apple Charles Ross A cross between the famous apples Cox’s Orange Pippin and Peasgood Nonsuch, Apple Charles Ross is a good dual-purpose apple, dating back to the late 19th century. The fruit is large and handsome, orange-red, with a sweet, Cox-like taste when eaten fresh, although this fades on keeping. Also cooks well, especially in open tarts...
Apple Chisel Jersey
Apple Chisel Jersey
€18.00
Apple Chisel Jersey An old variety of cider apple from Somerset, dating back to the late 19th century. Medium-sized, unevenly-shaped, greenish-brown apples with a crimson flush, giving a strong, bittersweet juice high in tannin and sugar, best blended with a sweeter variety. Apple Chisel Jersey is a vigorous, upright tree, and a spur-bearer. Ver...
Apple Cornish Aromatic
Apple Cornish Aromatic
€18.00
Apple Cornish Aromatic A dessert apple, dating back to the early 19th century and probably older, Malus domestica Cornish Aromatic is fairly vigorous, with an upright, spreading habit. It’s a good, regular cropper, easy to grow, and a spur-bearer. It’s particularly suitable for mild, damp areas, with good disease resistance, particularly to scab...
Apple Crawley Beauty
Apple Crawley Beauty
€18.00
Apple Crawley Beauty A useful cooking apple for colder, frost-prone areas due to its disease resistance and late flowering, the Crawley Beauty is a greenish-yellow, red flushed and striped apple that can also be eaten raw after storing it for a while. It was discovered growing in the village of Tilgate, near Crawley and introduced into cultivati...
Apple Crispin
Apple Crispin
€22.00
Apple Crispin Bred in Japan in 1930, dual-purpose Apple Crispin is also known as Mutsu. One of its parents was Golden Delicious, which Crispin resembles in appearance and flavour, with large, yellow apples, crisp, juicy, creamy-white flesh and sweet-sharp flavour. It’s also suitable for juicing and for baking, slices keeping their shape in tarts...
Apple Dabinett
Apple Dabinett
€18.00
Apple Dabinett In the early 20th century, a William Dabinett found this apple, named Dabinett after him, as a chance seedling in a Somerset hedgerow, since when it has become very widely grown for its excellent cider and ease of cultivation. Small, green, aromatic apples, sometimes flushed or flecked with red, produce a bitter-sweet juice of suc...
Apple Devonshire Quarrenden
Apple Devonshire Quarrenden
€18.00
Apple Devonshire Quarrenden A very old second early dessert apple, dating back to the late 17th century, and very widely grown in Britain, especially in wetter areas. Apple Devonshire Quarrenden produces, small, round, slightly flattened, shiny, deep red apples; the crisp, sweet, white flesh and juice are sometimes stained pink, and have a disti...
Apple Dick Davies
Apple Dick Davies
€18.00
Apple Dick Davies An Irish heritage variety of early–midseason dessert apple, Dick Davies is believed to have been grown from a pip by a Mrs Rawley in Co. Cork in the early 20th century. The fruit is medium-sized and slightly conical, green to yellowish green with large patches of orange-red with red streaks; flesh soft and white with a rich, ta...