Variety Place of origin	Description	A	B
Ampney Red Gloucestershire		E.	M.S.
Arlingham Schoolboys Gloucestershire	A general purpose variety. Named by Willam Phipps (before 1914) The last old tree in Arlingham died in 1993.	E.	M25, MM106
Arthur Turner	Large yellowish/green cooker. Cooks to a delicious golden puree. Known for it’s exceptional display of attractive light pink blossom. Buckinghamshire 1912	C.3.	M25
Ashmeads Kernel Gloucestershire	An excellent dessert apple. Gloucestershire’s most famous apple started in 1700 but not recognised much outside the county for nearly 300 years after its birth.	E.5.	M25, M.S. MM106
Ballast Gloucestershire	Also known as Ben Lans	E.Ci	M25
Bedminster Pippin		E.	MM106
Blakeney Streaked		E.	M25
Blenheim Orange	An old favourite, good keeper, sweet nutty flavour.	E.C.3.	M25, MM106
Bramley       Nottingham	Most popular cooker,  19th Century.	C.3.	M25, MM106
Catshead	Very old cooker	C.	M.S.
Corse Hill Gloucestershire	General purpose, but best known for cider.	Ci.C.E.	M25
Chaxhill Red Gloucestershire	A general purpose variety but best known for cider. In 1873 it won a First Class Certificate for cider at Gloucester. First raised by Squire Bennett of Chaxhill House, Chaxhill, Westbury-on-Severn. Squire Bennett who owned the Chaxhill Estate was interested in fruit production and his tenants farms were well stocked with a broad range of apple and other fruit varieties. He was a friend of William Viner Ellis of nearby Minsterworth Court. William Viner Ellis is much mentioned by R. Hogg in The Fruit Manual (1884).  He helped Hogg find a number of rare varieties of apple tree.	Ci	M25
Dabinett Somerset	Excellent quality, bittersweet cider apple. 19th century.	Ci.5.	M25, MM111
Discovery	Excellent early dessert apple, crisp and juicy with a hint of strawberry. Reliable and has good disease resistance.	E.3.	MM106
Eden Gloucestershire	A dessert variety with Cox in its parentage, started in 1948 at Fon’s Orchard between Falfield and Thornbury.	E.	M25, MM106
Ellison’s Orange	A traditional English dessert apple, with an Aniseed flavour that develops after picking.	E.4.	MM106, M25, M.S.
Elmore Pippin Gloucestershire	Very late dessert apple (fruit stillon the tree in mid November)	E.	M25, M.S. MM106
Flower of the West Gloucestershire	Small russet dessert apple	E.	M25
Gilliflower of Gloucester		E.	M25
Gloucester Royal		E.	M25
Gloucestershire Underleaf		E.C.Ci	M25
Golden Noble	Large handsome round fruit. Pale green skin ripening to golden yellow. Occasional pink flush. Cream coloured flesh with high vitamin C content. Good sharp flavour needing little added sugar. Ideal for apple pies as it keeps some of its shape when cooked. Keeps well losing some of its sharpness such that it can be used as a dessert apple in the spring.	E.C.	M.S. MM106
Harry Masters Jersey	Also known as ‘Port Wine’ well known for it’s full bitter sweet cider	Ci.5.	M25, MM111
Hen’s Turd’s Gloucestershire	A cider variety from Rodley. How it earned its disparaging name is a mystery.	Ci.	M25
Herefordshire Russet	An excellent russet, with a Cox like flavour	E.3.	M25
Howgate Wonder	Very large apple for cooking and fresh eating. Isle of Wight 1915	E.C.3.	M25
		E.3.	M25
		E.C.Ci.3.	M25
Kingston Black Somerset	One of the best known vintage cider varieties, medium bittersharp. Somerset 19th century.	Ci.3.	M25
		C.4.	M25
Lakes Kernel Gloucestershire	A really nice dessert variety from Ashleworth. Thought to have been first grown by Bill Lake of Hartpury, a blacksmith, now deceased. He had a blacksmith’s shop opposite the Royal Exchange public house.  Descendants of Mr Lake still live in the neighbourhood of Ashleworth to-day (2000).	E.	M25, MM106
Laxton’s Superb	Sweet and similar to Cox, hardy and reliable. 19th century.	E.4.	MM106, M25
Leathercoat  Gloucestershire		E.	MM106
Longney Russet Gloucestershire	A dessert apple, but used locally for cider.	E.	M25, MM106
Longstalk Gloucestershire		Ci.	M25
Lord Derby	Quality, large green cooker.	C.4.	M25, MM106
Lydney Kernel  Gloucestershire		E.	M25
Molly Kernel  Gloucestershire		E.	M.S.
Morgan Sweet	An early ripening sweet cider apple, that can be eaten fresh.	E.	M25, MM106
Newton Wonder	Excellent late keeping, yellow and red apple, cooks to a juicy mild puree, or a fruity eater after storing, 19th century.	E.C.5.	M25
Peasgood Nonsuch	Very large cooker, that can be eaten fresh too.	E.C.3.	M25
Reynolds Crab Gloucestershire	Also known as Reynolds Kernel. It’s not a crab apple, but a general purpose apple, originating from Gloucestershire	E.C.Ci	M25
Rheads Reinette Gloucestershire	A really nice dessert apple. Raised from seed by William Rhead (1852-1955) at either Elton Farm, Elton or Peglars Farm, Flaxley.	E.	M25, MM106
Ribston Pippin	Known in some parts of Gloucestershire as ‘Jackets and Waistcoats’ or ‘Jackets and Petticoats’ Popular high quality dessert apple.	E.	M25, MM106
Severn Bank  Gloucestershire	An old and well known early general purpose variety.	E.C.Ci.	MM106, M25
Somerset Redstreak	Popular, bittersweet cider apple. First grown in 1917.	Ci	M.S. M25
Spartan	A popular, reliable dessert variety. Medium sized, round-conical fruit. Dark maroon flush over a pale yellow skin. White, crisp, juicy flesh. Sweet but with some acidity. Needs to be left on the tree for as long as possible for the flavour to develop.	E.	M25, M.S. MM106
		E.C.Ci.2.	MM106
Vallis  Gloucestershire	A cider apple first recorded early 1900’s. Possibly from Gloucestershire or North Somerset. Also known as ‘Royal Snow’	Ci.	M25
William Crump	High quality dessert apple. Greenish/yellow striped red/orange with almost yellow flesh. Rich and sweet, Cox like flavour.	E.3.	MM106
Worcester Pearmain	A reliable cropper of fairly early fruit (September). Sweet and juicy with a strawberry flavour.	E.3.	M25
Yarlington Mill Somerset	Well known medium sweet cider apple. First grown around 1900	Ci.	M25
Yellow Willy Gloucestershire	Small yellow dessert apple, probably from Lydney. Another burrnott (see Welsh Druid)	E.	M25, MM106

E = Eater (Dessert)   C = Cooker (Culinary)   Ci = Cider.Key ‘A’      (Uses + flowering period if known)

1 = Early  to  5 = Late

Key ‘B’     (Rootstock availability}

MM106 =semi vigorous

M25  = vigorous

Prices:

Maidens  = £22.00

Bush       =  £28.00

Half Standard = £30.00

Straightlead     = £30.00