1 Updated 20th May 2021 using Provisional Scion List for Winter 2021 Some Fruit and Descriptions, with Apple Photos, for Information Purposes NB: This document is not an order form, nor a complete list of what we grow. Scion wood will be on Trade Me in late July 2021. Apples, Pears, Plums, Prunes, Zwetschen (Zwetschgen), d’Agen, Damson, Quinces 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 taken care to ensure our wood & information is correct, but accept no liability for errors from original suppliers or the internet. Unless otherwise attributed, photos are by Katrina Richards, who holds copyright for these images. 2 Provisional APPLES List for scion for 2021 Adam’s UK, 1826. Orange-red blush and stripes, some russet, long shape, medium Yes Pearmain sized fruit. Nutty, aromatic, firm, juicy. Mid-season. Akane Japan, Bright red skin, snow white flesh, flattish. Sweet, juicy, Yes 1937. crisp/firm. Eat, cook, juice, cider. Pick mid-February until May. Disease resistant. Alexander Ukraine, Red and green with red stripes, shiny, large fruit. Cook, can also Yes 1700s. eat. Online descriptions says striped, but in the Nelson sun was (apple shown block red. Mid-season. From SCES collection. upside down) Altländer Germany, Red with broken stripes. Fruity, tart. Cooks to tasty soft puree. Yes Pfannkuchen- 1840. Use in apple pancakes. Mid-season. apfel 3 Aria B Block red with red stripes. Sweet, juicy, crisp, hint of honey. Yes Black Spot resistant? Ready in February. Awatere A Stripes, large fruit, heavy crops. Excellent cooker. Suffers from Yes bitter pit (calcium disorder) on Moutere Clay. Ballarat Australia, Round, large, pale green, pink blush. Tart, juicy. Cooks to puree. Yes 1870s. 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. Yes Early/second early. Falls off when ripe. Belle de Netherlands Maroon, some russet. Firm, tart, sweetens in storage. Mid- Yes Boskoop , 1856. season. Long keeper. 4 Black Prince France, Maroon-black, large, round, heavy. Very firm flesh, crisp, juicy, Yes 1628 or tart. Early mid-season. earlier. Black Twig USA, 1842. Dark red, some stripes. Crisp, tart or tart/sweet, juicy, firm. Mid Yes to late season. Good keeper. Blenheim UK, 1740 Bright orange with stripes, Tart/sweet, sour candy, nutty. Cooks Yes Orange to stiff puree. Mid-season. Braeburn NZ, 1952. Red stripes on red blush. Crisp, juicy, sweet. Mid to late season. Yes Stores well if refrigerated. Bramley’s UK, 1809. Red-orange stripes on green, flat. Tart. Cooks to thick puree. Yes Seedling Early mid to mid-season. Keeps well. 5 Brigit A Cherry red, white flesh. Sweet, juicy, light, refreshing. Named Yes for the Goddess of Fire. Brigitte A Green-yellow, small-medium fruit. Collected for its beautiful Yes blossom. Sweet, mild, hint of pineapple. Good flavour when cooked. Candelabra B Red stripes, uneven shape. Sweet, juicy, firm. Laterals grow Yes horizontally from trunk. Captain Kidd NZ, Dark red, Delicious shape, Cox’s Orange like flavour. Mid- Yes Kay released season. Good keeper. 1970. Catshead UK, 1600 Box shaped (like a cat’s head), smooth green/yellow skin. Tart, a No or earlier little bland, cooks to a tart puree. From SCES collection. 6 Charwell A Stripes on red blush, large fruit, heavy crops. Sweet with little Yes acid, crisp, juicy, a little bland. Cooks in slices. Mid- to late season. Christine’s Heritage Cherry red stripes. Tart/sweet, juicy. From an old local tree but No Cooker cooker name unknown. Cox’s Orange UK, 1825. Broken orange stripes, flat, medium sized fruit. Aromatic, Yes Pippin tart/sweet, somewhat nutty. Criterion USA, 1968. Pale gold, pink blush, porcelain smooth skin. Crisp, sweet, mild, Yes juicy. Mid-season. Crusader A Orange-red stripes, mountain shaped (inverted). Sweet, juicy, Yes cooks in sweet slices. 7 Dayton USA, 1969. Pinkish red, round. Sweet/tart, crisp, juicy. Breed to be disease No resistant. Delicious USA, Dark red stripes, firm skin. Sweet, juicy, crisp. Cooks in firm Yes 1870s. slices. Late mid-season. Stores well. Democrat Australia, Dark red, flat, hangs on tree. Juicy, crisp, sweet when ripe. Good Yes 1900. cooker. Late. Long keeper. Devonshire UK, 1676 Crimson with stripes. Wine/berry flavour. Very short season then No Quarrenden or earlier. falls off tree. Early season. Discovery UK, 1949. Bright red. Crisp, juicy, often a pink tint in flesh. Disease Yes resistant. Second early. 8 Doreen C Large apple, red stripes on red blush, can be blocky in shape. Yes Sweet, juicy, firm. Jonathan seedling? Seems to be Black Spot resistant. Early USA, 1838. Red striped with cream coloured flesh. Sweet, juicy. Early Yes Strawberry season. From SCES collection. Egremont UK, 1872. Golden russet, small to medium sized fruit. Sweet, nutty, rather Yes Russet dry flesh. Beautiful autumn leaves. Black spot resistant. Mid- season. Eric C Green skin with a hint of silver, flattish shape. Tart, juicy, firm. Yes A Sturmer x Ballarat? A cooking apple. Mid to late season. 9 Fairbelle UK, 1629. Large to very large apple with broken red stripes, broad above Yes and narrow below. A cooking apple. Mid-season. Fiesta UK, 1972. Large flattish with dark red stripes. Cox’s Orange Pippin x Yes 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 Yes fruit. Tart with sweetness, cooks in slices. Mid-season. Stores well. Freyberg NZ, 1934. Attractive golden fruit, some russet. Sweet, complex, honey Yes flavour. Golden Delicious x Cox’s Orange Pippin. Mid-season. Fuji Japan, Orange with a red blush or stripes. Sweet, juicy, honey flavours, Yes 1939. often a pineapple centre. Late season. Stores well. 10 Gala NZ, 1934. Pretty pinkish red stripes on pink or yellow, longish shape. Yes Sweet, juicy, more aromatic than its red sport, Royal Gala. Mid- season. Geeveston Australia, Cherry red stripes, flat, small to medium fruit. Sweet, juicy, hint Yes Fanny 1880. of strawberry flavour when tree ripened. Good cropper. Mid- season. Geheimrat Germany, Long or oval shape, fine red stripes, medium sized fruit. Sweet, Yes Oldenburg 1897. juicy, creamy flesh. Second early. Gewürtzluiken Germany, Large to very large round apples with bold maroon red “tiger” Yes old variety. 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, low acidity, sweet, fruity. Yes Switzerland Cooks in slices. Use for strudel. Mid to late season. Excellent , 1600s or keeper. May keep 6 to 8 months without refrigeration. earlier. 11 Gloster Germany, Attractive dark red apple. Glockenapfel x Richared Delicious. Yes 1951. Crisp, sweet, juicy, mango flavour. Mid-season. Golden USA, 1890. Golden skin with some pink blush. Crisp, juicy, sweet. Cooks in Yes Delicious translucent sweet slices that do not need sugar. Mid to late season Golden Uncertain Gold to green-gold skin, tart/sweet, juicy, good cooked flavour. yes Pearmain ID Purchased as a Golden Winter Pearmaine, but ripens during summer and does not keep crisp Gooseberry UK, 1831 Uneven lobed shape, green/yellow skin, some russet. Tart. Cooks yes to tart puree, hint of gooseberry flavour. From SCES collection. Gowan Green A Green skin, white flesh. Sweet/tart, juicy. Granny Smith No seedling? Mid to late season. 12 Granny Smith Australia, Bright green to green with a gold blush. Crisp, juicy, acidic, Yes 1868. 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, round fruit. A red selection Yes 1669. called Oratia. Crisp, juicy, tart in mid-January, sweet in late Feb/March. Gretna Green UK, Large green cooking apple. Cooks to a tasty puree. Rescued from Yes heritage one known tree in the Motueka Valley. Second early. apple Hetlina Czechoslov Attractive red stripes on a mostly red background. Firm eating Yes akia, 19th apple. Mid-season. Century. Ice Apfel D, Old tree White with a pink flush, small fruit, flattish, easily bruised. Tart, Yes at Gowan crisp, juicy. Hangs on tree. Late to very late (June). Might be Hawthornden (Scotland, 1780). 13 Idared USA, 1942. Bright red, shiny, flat shape. Sweet/tart. Eat, juice, strudel, baked Yes apples. Early mid-season. Keeps well. Ingrid Marie Denmark, Dark red with broken stripes, flat shape. Tart to Yes 1910. tart/sweet/aromatic, coarse texture. Eat, cook, juice, cider. Second early. Initial France, 20th Red and orange stripes on yellow background. Sweet, juicy. No century. Disease resistant. Irish Peach Ireland, pre White and pink skin, small-medium fruit. Crisp and sweet/tart Yes 1819. picked on the right day, soft when over-ripe. Early season. John’s Unknown Dark red broken stripes, tapers to unusually narrow at the calyx, Yes Unknown ID very late season, will hang with frost on it, excellent cooked flavour. Sourced from DSIR Research Orchard, Appleby in the (apple is shown 1970s. upside down) 14 Jonagold USA, 1943. Red with red stripes, large fruit, heavy cropper. Candy and honey Yes 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, Yes firm, sweet (not over-sweet), very juicy. Eat, cook, cider. Mid- season.