Some Fruit and Descriptions, with Apple Photos Apples, Pears, Plums
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1 Some Fruit and Descriptions, with Apple Photos Apples, Pears, Plums, Prunes, Zwetschen (Zwetschgen), d’Agen, Damson A Note About the Tables: A = Roadside seedling; collected and named by Katrina Richards. B = NZ, 2005. Open pollinated apple seedling raised by Katrina Richards. C = NZ, 20th Century. A seedling found by chance on Richards’ Orchard. D = For various reasons, the variety needed a name, so we gave it one. We have made all efforts to ensure our scion wood & information is correct. Unless otherwise attributed, photos are by Katrina Richards, who holds copyright for these images. APPLES Adam’s UK, 1826. Orange-red blush and stripes, some Pearmain russet, long shape, medium sized fruit. Nutty, aromatic, firm, juicy. Mid-season. Akane Japan, Bright red skin, snow white flesh, 1937. flattish. Sweet, juicy, crisp/firm. Eat, cook, juice, cider. Pick mid-February until May. Disease resistant. Alexander Ukraine, Green with red stripes, large fruit. 1700s. Cook, can also eat. Mid-season. From SCES collection. Image: wikicommons www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/ Altländer Germany, Red with broken stripes. Fruity, tart. Pfannkuchen- 1840. Cooks to tasty soft puree. Use in apfel apple pancakes. Mid-season. Aria B Block red with red stripes. Sweet, juicy, crisp, hint of honey. Black Spot resistant? Ready in February. 2 Awatere A Stripes, large fruit, heavy crops. Excellent cooker. Suffers from bitter pit (calcium disorder) on Moutere Clay. Ballarat Australia, Round, large, pale green, pink blush. 1870s. Tart, juicy. Cooks to puree. Late season. Excellent keeper. May keep 6 months without refrigeration. Beauty of Bath UK, 1864. Red stripes and attractive spots, flat. Very sour. Excellent cooker. Early/second early. Falls off when ripe. Belle de Netherlands Maroon, some russet. Firm, tart, Boskoop , 1856. sweetens in storage. Mid-season. Long keeper. Black Prince France, Maroon-black, large, round, heavy. 1628 or Very firm flesh, crisp, juicy, tart. earlier. Early mid-season. Black Twig USA, 1842. Dark red, some stripes. Crisp, tart or tart/sweet, juicy, firm. Mid to late season. Good keeper. Blenheim UK, 1740 Bright orange with stripes, Orange 1822. Tart/sweet, sour candy, nutty. Cooks to stiff puree. Mid-season. Braeburn NZ, 1952. Red stripes on red blush. Crisp, juicy, sweet. Mid to late season. Stores well if refrigerated. 3 Bramley’s UK, 1809. Red-orange stripes on green, flat. Seedling Tart. Cooks to thick puree. Early mid to mid-season. Keeps well. Brigit A Cherry red, white flesh. Sweet, juicy, light, refreshing. Named for the Goddess of Fire. Brigitte A Green-yellow, small-medium fruit. Collected for its beautiful blossom. Sweet, mild, hint of pineapple. Good flavour when cooked. Candelabra B Red stripes, uneven shape. Sweet, juicy, firm. Laterals grow horizontally from trunk. Captain Kidd NZ, Dark red, Delicious shape, Cox’s Kay released Orange like flavour. Mid-season. 1970. Good keeper. Catshead UK, 1600 Box shaped (like a cat’s head), or earlier smooth green/yellow skin. Tart, a little bland, cooks to a tart puree. From SCES collection. Charwell A Stripes on red blush, large fruit, heavy crops. Sweet with little acid, crisp, juicy, a little bland. Cooks in slices. Mid- to late season. Christine’s Heritage Cherry red stripes. Tart/sweet, juicy. Cooker cooker From an old local tree but name unknown. 4 Cox’s Orange UK, 1825. Broken orange stripes, flat, medium Pippin sized fruit. Aromatic, tart/sweet, somewhat nutty. Criterion USA, 1968. Pale gold, pink blush, porcelain smooth skin. Crisp, sweet, mild, juicy. Mid-season. Crusader A Orange-red stripes, mountain shaped (inverted). Sweet, juicy, cooks in sweet slices. Dayton USA, 1969. Pinkish red, round. Sweet/tart, crisp, juicy. Breed to be disease resistant. Delicious USA, Dark red stripes, firm skin. Sweet, 1870s. juicy, crisp. Cooks in firm slices. Late mid-season. Stores well. Democrat Australia, Dark red, flat, hangs on tree. Juicy, 1900. crisp, sweet when ripe. Good cooker. Late. Long keeper. Devonshire UK, 1676 Crimson with stripes. Wine/berry Quarrenden or earlier. flavour. Very short season then falls off tree. Early season. Discovery UK, 1949. Bright red. Crisp, juicy, often a pink tint in flesh. Disease resistant. Second early. 5 Doreen C Large apple, red stripes on red blush, can be blocky in shape. Sweet, juicy, firm. Jonathan seedling? Seems to be Black Spot resistant. Early USA, 1838. Red striped with cream coloured Strawberry flesh. Sweet, juicy. Early season. From SCES collection. Image: wikicommons www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/ Egremont UK, 1872. Golden russet, small to medium Russet sized fruit. Sweet, nutty, rather dry flesh. Beautiful autumn leaves. Black spot resistant. Mid-season. Eric C Green skin with a hint of silver, flattish shape. Tart, juicy, firm. A Sturmer x Ballarat? A cooking apple. Mid to late season. Fairbelle UK, 1629. Large to very large apple with broken red stripes, broad above and narrow below. A cooking apple. Mid-season. Fiesta UK, 1972. Large flattish with dark red stripes. Cox’s Orange Pippin x Idared. Aromatic, balance of sweet and tart. Excellent for apple shortcake. Second early. Five Crown UK, 1580. Green to gold, flat with five large ribs at the base. Medium sized fruit. Tart with sweetness, cooks in slices. Mid-season. Stores well. 6 Freyberg NZ, 1934. Attractive golden fruit, some russet. Sweet, complex, honey flavour. Golden Delicious x Cox’s Orange Pippin. Mid-season. Fuji Japan, Orange with a red blush or stripes. 1939. Sweet, juicy, honey flavours, often a pineapple centre. Late season. Stores well. Gala NZ, 1934. Pretty pinkish red stripes on pink or yellow, longish shape. Sweet, juicy, more aromatic than its red sport, Royal Gala. Mid-season. Geeveston Australia, Cherry red stripes, flat, small to Fanny 1880. medium fruit. Sweet, juicy, hint of strawberry flavour when tree ripened. Good cropper. Mid-season. Geheimrat Germany, Long or oval shape, fine red stripes, Oldenburg 1897. medium sized fruit. Sweet, juicy, creamy flesh. Second early. Gewürtzluiken Germany, Large to very large round apples old variety. with bold maroon red “tiger” stripes. Firm, juicy, tart/sweet, hint of black pepper flavour. Eat, juice, cooks in slices. Disease resistant. Mid-season. Glockenapfel Germany or Golden, bell-shaped fruit. Aromatic, Switzerland low acidity, sweet, fruity. Cooks in , 1600s or slices. Use for strudel. Mid to late earlier. season. Excellent keeper. May keep 6 to 8 months without refrigeration. Gloster Germany, Attractive dark red apple. 1951. Glockenapfel x Richared Delicious. Crisp, sweet, juicy, mango flavour. Mid-season. 7 Golden USA, 1890. Golden skin with some pink blush. Delicious Crisp, juicy, sweet. Cooks in translucent sweet slices that do not need sugar. Mid to late season Gooseberry UK, 1831 Uneven lobed shape, green/yellow skin, some russet. Tart. Cooks to tart puree, hint of gooseberry flavour. From SCES collection. Gowan Green A Green skin, white flesh. Sweet/tart, juicy. Granny Smith seedling? Mid to late season. Granny Smith Australia, Bright green to green with a gold 1868. blush. Crisp, juicy, acidic, sweeter when tree ripened. Mid to late season. Stores well, skin may become waxy with long storage. Gravenstein Denmark, Red stripes and red blush, large, 1669. round fruit. A red selection called Oratia. Crisp, juicy, tart in mid- January, sweet in late Feb/March. Gretna Green UK, Large green cooking apple. Cooks to heritage a tasty puree. Rescued from one apple known tree in the Motueka Valley. Second early. Hetlina Czechoslov Attractive red stripes on a mostly red akia, 19th background. Firm eating apple. Mid- Century. season. Ice Apfel D, Old tree White with a pink flush, small fruit, at Gowan flattish, easily bruised. Tart, crisp, juicy. Hangs on tree. Late to very late (June). Might be Hawthornden (Scotland, 1780). 8 Idared USA, 1942. Bright red, shiny, flat shape. Sweet/tart. Eat, juice, strudel, baked apples. Early mid-season. Keeps well. Ingrid Marie Denmark, Dark red with broken stripes, flat 1910. shape. Tart to tart/sweet/aromatic, coarse texture. Eat, cook, juice, cider. Second early. Initial France, 20th Red and orange stripes on yellow century. background. Sweet, juicy. Disease resistant. Irish Peach Ireland, pre White and pink skin, small-medium 1819. fruit. Crisp and sweet/tart picked on the right day, soft when over-ripe. Early season. Jonagold USA, 1943. Red with red stripes, large fruit, heavy cropper. Candy and honey flavours, very juicy. Eat, cook, cider. Mid-season. Stores well but softens. Jonathan USA, 1826. Dark red stripes on red blush, medium sized fruit, flattish. Crisp, firm, sweet (not over-sweet), very juicy. Eat, cook, cider. Mid-season. Black Spot resistant. Kapai Red NZ, 1929. Dark red sport of Jonathan. Crisp, Jonathan firm, sweet (not over-sweet), very juicy. Eat, cook, cider. Mid-season. Black Spot resistant. Katrina’s A Yellow with a pink blush, small to Yellow Cider medium fruit. Tart/sweet. Heavy but biannual cropper. Cider. Late season. 9 Kentish UK, pre Red stripes, large to very large fruit. Fillbasket 1820. Tart/sweet, good cooker. Mid- season. Kidd’s Orange NZ, 1924. Red stripes on an orange-red flush, Red some russet. Sweet, tart, aromatic, floral. Cox’s Orange Pippin x Delicious. Mid-season. Kingston Black UK, 1800s. Maroon red to black-red skin, small Cider fruit, heavy cropper but can be biannual bearing. Tart/bitter. Cider. Second early. Kiwi Railway A Attractive red stripes. Sweet, juicy. Station A nice eating apple. Black spot resistant? Mid to late season. Laxtons UK, 1909. Red stripes on an orange flush, Epicure medium sized fruit. Sweet, juicy, aromatic. Second early. Image: wikicommons www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/ Liberty USA, 1955. Maroon red with a purple bloom, snow white flesh, medium sized fruit. Sweet, crisp, aromatic, juicy. Disease resistant. Limerick B Dark red with dark red stripes, flattish. Good flavour, sweet, juicy, firm flesh.