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Apple Christmas Pippin

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Picking Month: October

Upright habit. Vigorous. Medium size, dark red fruit, sometimes red fleshed. Produces a fruity, bittersharp cider. Scab resistant. (Devon 20th C)

Charles Ross

Picking Month: September

3 J

Easy to grow apple with orange-red flush. Sweet flavoured eater which also bakes well. Good for northern areas. (Newbury 19th C)

Christmas Pippin®

Picking Month: Early October

3

An exceptional high quality eating experience with a beautiful honey flavour. The new garden ‘Cox’. Flowers and crops heavily and is very easy to grow. (Somerset 2000)

Core BlimeyTM

Picking Month: October

3

This apple is wonderfully aromatic, juicy and crisp. A highly flavoured Cox type that is more disease resistant. Picks in October and stores well. (Kent 2008)

Cornish Gilliflower

4

Picking Month: Mid October

Dark red flush with red stripes over gold. Intensely flavoured, rich and aromatic. (Cornwall 1800)

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Castle Major

Picking Month: Early October

3

Syn: Captain Tom. Large, dual purpose variety that produces angular shaped fruit with a delicious, sweet flavour and crisp, juicy texture. Excellent when cooked and tasty when eaten.

Chivers Delight

Picking Month: October

4 J

Golden crisp and juicy with a sweet, honey flavour, keeps well. A good garden apple for all areas. (Cambridge 20th C)

Cobra

3

Picking Month: Late September

The perfect dual purpose apple with a fine dessert flavour. Refreshing acidic, tangy quality for a multitude of culinary uses.

Cornish Aromatic

2 J

Picking Month: October

Handsome, bright red flush with russet patches. Sweet, sharp pear drop and spice flavour. (Cornwall 1813)

Coul Blush

2

Picking Month: September

Flushed over golden colour. Sweet, creamy flesh. Can be used as a cooker if used early. (Scotland 1827)

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