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Apples
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Characteristics
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Ripe
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| Andre Sauvage |
An apple of unknown origin with French character. Size is on the large
side. Sweet, aromatic taste. High quality. |
April/May |
| Beauty of Bath |
An old apple originating in the west of England. Medium size fruit,
yellowish-green skin, striped with crimson in the sun. Flavour is
spicy and aromatic. |
Christmas/January |
| Belle de Boskop |
Dutch origin, around 1850. Skin is brownish red. Flesh is creamy
coloured with aromatic flavour. Famous European cooking apple. |
May/June |
| Berner Rose |
Has origin near Bern, Switzerland, 1880. Large red apple with juicy
acid/sweet pale yellow flesh. Stores well. Switzerland's national apple. |
March/April |
| Bonza |
A seedling of Jonathon, originated in Batlow, NSW around 1920. Highly
flavoured crisp and crunchy flesh, conical, large apple that can stay on tree in very good
condition for over a month. One of the favourite Australian apples. |
March/April |
| Braeburn |
New Zealand origin, high flavour and quality. Long and blocky fruit with
red stripes on yellow. Juicy, crisp flesh.Excellent eating apple but also
a good cooker. Stores well. |
May/June |
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Bramley's Seedling
Most popular English cooking apple, firm white meaty flesh. Brownish red skin, large
size, irregular shape, can be lumpy and squat. |
March/April |
| Calville Blanc D'Hiver |
Dating back to possibly 1600. Yellowish skin, rich aromatic flavour
cooked or fresh. Also good cider apple. |
May/June |
| Cox Orange Pippin |
An old heritage apple. Medium sized fruit. Yello to brownish-red skin
with dull orange-red stripes. Famous rich aromatic nutty flavour. Stores
very well. |
February/March |
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Crab Apple Gorgeous
white spring blossoms, small red fruit in
autumn/winter |
May/June |
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Crab Apple John Dowie
small orange fruit |
May/June |
| Crab Apple Huonville Crab |
Discovered by Bob Magnus in Huonville, Tasmania. Large, deep purple
crabs with deep red flesh. |
April/May |
| Crab Apple Showy |
small yellow fruit in autumn |
May/June |
| Crab Apple Tribolata |
very beautiful maple-like leaves that turn golden-brown in autumn. White
flowers, yellow fruit |
May/June |
| Egremont Russet |
Dry rich flesh. Keeps well. |
March/April |
| Geeveston Fanny |
A local variety from Geeveston, Tasmania. Small, dark purplish red
apple. Good quality. |
March/April |
| Granny Smith |
Well known large, green apple with white crisp, juicy and acidy flesh.
Originating from Ryde near Sydney around 1860. |
June/July |
| Gravenstein |
An old heritage apple. Excellent cooked or fresh. Grown all over the
world.Creamy coloured flesh, sharply acid, lessening as apple ripens. |
January/February |
| Ida Red |
Originates from a breeding programme in the USA. Large, red and very
late apple. |
May/June |
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Irish Peach
Originates from Ireland around 1820. Small size, stripy orange skin. |
Christmas/January |
| James Grieve |
Originates in Scotland around 1890.Pale green to yellolw. Soft and juicy
with a good sweet/acid balance |
February/March |
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Jonagold
Crossed in America from Golden Delicious and Jonathan. Yellowish skin
with red stripes and flecks. Creamy white flesh. Large, keeps well. |
May/June |
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Lady Williams
Australian apple. Cross between Golden Delicious and Granny Smith.
Brilliant red purple skin, longish conical shaped fruit, large. firm and
crisp creamy white flesh. |
June/July |
| Malus Gorgeous |
Crabapple |
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| Malus Tribulata |
Crabapple |
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| McIntosh |
Originated around 1800 in Canada. Bright red apple with scented white
flesh. |
March/April |
| Pine Golden Pippin |
Small russet apple. Crisp greenish flesh, rich flavour like pineapple,
solid meaty texture. |
March/April |
| Prinzenapfel |
A European apple with a longish shape, orange/red, dense aromatic flesh.
Keeps well. |
May/June |
| Red Delicious |
A very pretty elongated apple with five distinct crowns at base. Reddish
stripes in sun. very sweet yellowish flesh. Woody taste until fully ripe |
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| Reinette d'Oree |
Old European apple, russeted skin, dense aromatic flesh. |
May /June |
| Ribston Pippin |
A famous historic apple. English origin, dense acid yellow aromatic
flesh, russety orange skin with dusky stripes. |
February/March |
| Rome Beauty |
Originates from Rome in upstate New York. A large, brilliant red apple
that is a heavy cropper and does not bruise easy. Becomes very sweet. Also
good cooing apple. |
June/July |
| Showy Crab Apple |
Crabapple |
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| St Lawrence |
A very visually attractive apple. Pink and red stripes over a pale green
background. Has a mild sweet flavour with acid tang. |
February/March |
| Sturmer |
Orange and yellow russeted skin with dense yellow flesh. Medium
size.Good all round apple for eating fresh, cooked and making cider. |
June/July |
| Twenty Ouncer |
Originated in eastern USA around 1840. A very large variety of apple.
Greenish skin, striped, coarse but tender yellowish flesh |
February/March |
| Tydeman's Early Worcester |
The progeny of a very famous English apple, the Worcester Pearman.
Conical, bright purplish red with aromatic, sweet and very rich flavour |
January/February |
| Upton Pyne |
Originated in Devon, UK, around 1910. Pink and red striped skin over
yellow background. Firm white flesh, very juicy and sweet. |
April/May |
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Wellington
A very acid cooking apple. Greenish yellow skin, flattish shape. |
May/June |
| White Transparent |
Originated in Russia and spread through Europe in the 1800's. Whitish
yellow skin. Unique acid/sweet balance and often glassy flesh. Best eaten
from tree. |
Christmas/January |
| Pears |
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| Beurre de Bosc |
A long russeted pear. Very good quality. |
May |
| Conference |
A very popular plum in the UK. Uncommon in Australia. Long, thin fruits
with some russet. Soft flesh. |
Late March |
| Nashi Pears |
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| 20th Century |
Originated in Japan. Round, yellow skinned fruit. Stores up to six
months. Very well flavoured. |
February/March |
| Shinsui |
Excellent dessert pear, sweet and crisp. Apple shaped. |
February/March |
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