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| Apple Tree Varieties Blenheim Orange Dual purpose variety ready for picking November. Large flat, slightly ribbed fruits, yellow in colour streaked with red and some russeting. Crisp, juicy flesh with a pleasant sharp flavour that stores and freezes well. Tree growth is vigorous and spreading. Bramley Seedling The best quality cooker ripening in October to November. Fruits very large and flat in shape, coloured green with a slight pink flush. A good acid flavour that freezes and stores well. A vigorous tree that needs plenty of space. A Mini would be most suitable for the smaller garden. Should be lightly pruned to encourage fruit bud development. Fairly resistant to scab. Charles Ross A fine dessert apple which may be cooked, ripening in October and will keep until December. Fruits are medium to large size slightly flat, with a similar colour to Cox. Flesh tender, sweet and juicy with aromatic flavour. Tree growth is compact and has heavy regular crops and good resistance to scab. Grows well in any region. Cox’s Orange Pipin The most popular eating apple ripening in October, but will store until Christmas. Fruits are medium size crisp& juicy with a charismatic aromatic flavour. Growth moderate, making a medium sized tree. Self-fertile version available. Discovery The most popular early desert apple ripening early August. Fruits medium sized, flat in shape and coloured yellow. With bright red check flush. Flavour sweet and juicy with crisp flesh. Tree moderately vigorous with upright spreading habit. Crops well and regularly. Tree moderately vigorous with upright but compact growth. Relatively disease fee and grows well in any region. Ergamont Russet A dessert apple ripening in October but will remain on the tree until December. Fruit medium sized, round flat shaped with a completely russeted skin. Firm flesh rather dry, sweet with a nutty aromatic flavour. Crops well andregularly. Tree moderately vigorous with upright but compact growth. Relatively disease free and grows well in any region. Ellison’s Orange A Cox type dessert apple ripening in September to October. Fruits medium sized and golden yellow with a crimsonflush. Flesh juicy and sweet with aromatic aniseed flavour. Tree growth moderate wit slender compact habit. Crops fairly heavy and early on in its life. Flowers show some resistance to frost damage. George Cave A very good early dessert variety ripening late July to August. Fruit medium sized, greenish-yellow flushed red. Flesh sweet aromatic and firm if eaten fresh. Heavy regular cropper on a tree of moderate fairly compact growth. Golden Delicious Late to very late dessert apple. Keeps until April in cold store. Fruit pale yellow, grey russet dots. Crisp, juicy and sweet. Good resistance to frost damage. Tree medium to vigorous growth and spreading. Grenadier Cooking apple. Mid August to late October. Round flattish fruity large pale green tinged yellow. Tree moderate growth and compact. Regular heavy cropper. Suitable for a small garden. Scab resistant. James Grieve A popular dessert apple which is best eaten from the tree. Fruits medium sized and conical, coloured pale yellow with crimson flesh and stripes. Soft very juicy flesh with a delicious tangy flavour. Crops heavily and regularly on a tree of vigorous upright fairly compact growth. Grows well in any region and blossoms show frost resistance. Jupiter New Cox type eating apple, ripens October to November and keeps well. Fruits slightly conical and medium sized. Golden-yellow flushed rich red. Flesh crisp, juicy and sweet with familiar Cox flavour. Crops regularly and heavily up to twice of that of Cox. Tree growth vigorous and bushy. Katy A successful James Grieve and Worcester cross which has produced the early dessert apple, which ripens in September and will keep for a month. Conical medium sized fruits, coloured bright yellow and streaked red. Firm flesh that is crisp and juicy. Good heavy and regular cropper from early on in its life. Tree growth vigorous and upright. Lanes Prince Albert Cooking Apple. Should be left on tree as long as possible. Keep until January. Cropping good, fruit round, medium to large. Green or greenish yellow. Suitable for small gardens. Crops well from an early age. Laxton’s Epicure Early dessert, late August, early September. Flavour similar to Cox’s Orange Pippin, medium size. Small tree suitable for a small garden. Resistant to frost damage. Laxton Fortune Early dessert apple ripens September. Fruit round medium size, pale yellowish green flushed and striped bright red. Flesh firm and sweet. Compact tree suitable for a small garden. Crops well from an early age. Laxton Superb A popular eater that ripens October to November and keeps well. Fruits medium sized and slightly conical, coloured greenish yellow and flushed with crimson. Flesh firm and sweet with similar flavour to that of Cox’s. Tree growth vigorous and does well in any region. Blossom shows some resistance to frost damage. Lord Lambourne A good dessert apple ripening mid October and keeps until the end of November. Fruits medium sized and flattish in shape, coloured greenish yellow with flushes of red and crimson stripes. Flesh soft, juicy and sweet with a good aromatic flavour. Crops regularly and heavily on a manageable but vigorous tree. Grows well in any region and shows some resistance to frost damage. Newton Wonder A fine cooking apple which can be eaten fresh. Large flattish fruits that ripen in November and keep well. Coloured yellowish green with light red streaks. Firm, crisp juicy flesh with a slight astringent flavour. Tree growth vigorous and spreading that crops well. Sunset A Cox type dessert variety ripens in October and will keep through November. Fruits medium size, slightly flat coloured orange-yellow with scarlet flush streaks. Flesh firm, crisp and sweet with a lovely aromatic flavour. Heavy cropper. Tree growth moderately vigorous but compact. A good substitute for Cox in wetter areas. Shows resistance to scab and frost damage. Worcester Permain A very popular early variety, which is best eaten fresh in September. Fruits medium sized and slightly flat, coloured greenish yellow with extensive red flushing. Flesh crisp when fresh, very juicy and sweet wit a good flavour if fully ripened. Tree growth moderately vigorous and upright that crops very well after establishment and with light pruning to induce fruit. Grows well in any region and shows good resistance to disease and frost. Pruning Fruit Trees Before we start pruning make sure you have the tools for the job;
a good pair of secateurs, I recommend Felco, these should last you
a lifetime and for larger branches a pruning saw, again use a reputable
make. Always make cuts to an outward facing bud 5mm (¼”)
above the bud Apples and Pears
Note: Tip Bearers Plums & Cherries Only prune in full growth usually June-July for the first 2 years take a third off the branch leaders. The only other pruning needed is for rubbing, crossing or damaged branches. Trained Fruit e.g. Espaliers Do the main pruning in mid August. Reduce laterals on the side branches to 2-3 buds. Train the leader vertically. Train the side branches out to form tiers every 46cm (18”). In the winter prune any re-growth of laterals & sub laterals to 2-3 buds. Unproductive Trees Tie down vigorous upright shoots on branches in late spring, early summer, when the branches are most flexible. This is called festooning and encourages heavier cropping.
Pruning Fruit Canes Blackcurrants
Redcurrants, Whitecurrants & Gooseberries
Raspberries
Note: Autumn Raspberries Blackberries, Loganberries & Tayberries
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