summary: Commonly sold as Silken, this fresh-eating apple was developed in Canada at the turn of the millennium. Crisp and juicy with a pleasant sweet-tart flavour. Does ...

summary: A sweet cider apple from the Normandy region of France.

summary: Possibly a Roman variety with origins in the western Pyrenees.

summary: Similar to the iconic McIntosh in taste and colour, but larger in size and firmer in texture.

summary: This is an excellent heritage eating apple and is also used for cider.

characteristics: Flesh is pale cream in colour, firm and juicy with a bit of a tang with raspberry flavours. Tough skinned.

summary: Resembles Cox's Orange Pippin in shape, colour and flavour. Excellent when eaten out of hand, but also a remarkable apple for pies and turn-overs.

summary: Ideal for making blended cider, the British apple also makes a sauce with a sweet honey-flavoured finish.

characteristics: The flesh is greenish which is most pronounced close to the skin. Very bitter with no discernible aroma.

summary: This is among the better summer fresh-eating apples.

summary: Note that there is also a ornamental crab apple by this name. Please see Ames .

characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, fine grained and somewhat firm. Very juicy, slightly tart, refreshing.

summary: An excellent French cider apple from Brittany; juicy, flavourful and balanced.

characteristics: very sweet and tend to have a tough skin

characteristics: The flesh is creamy white, fine textured and firm, Very juicy, sweet and somewhat tart. Excellent pineapple flavour with hints of melon and cane sugar. Brix ...

characteristics: sharp

characteristics: Flesh is cream coloured, crisp and juicy. Fruity and sweet in flavour. Pick as late as possible for full flavour.

characteristics: Flesh is cream in colour, firm and crisp. Juicy, sweet with some tartness. Aromatic. Very thin-skinned, bruises easily.

characteristics: The flesh is greenish, tender and fine grained with some crispness. Juicy with a refreshing tartness and mild flavour. Keeps for up to five months in cold ...

characteristics: The flesh is xxxxxxxxx, crisp. Juicy, very sweet with a rich fruity flavour and aroma.

origins: France

characteristics: Cream coloured flesh. Fine testrued, firm. Somewhat juicy and sweet, very aromatic with intense flavour.

characteristics: The flesh is white with pink stains next to the skin and often around the core. Firm and somewhat dry. Sweet and aromatic.

summary: A Russian variety from the early 1900s. listed as a red-fleshed apple, mostly grown in hobby orchards and for farmgate sales.

characteristics: The flesh is white, firm, crisp and fine textured. Juicy, sprightly and aromatic. Keeps up to five months in cold storage.

characteristics: The flesh is white, tender, melting and very juicy. Sweet-sharp and aromatic.

characteristics: The flesh is yellow, fine textured andfirm. Very sweet and brisk with a spicy pineapple flavour. Lasts about three months in cold storage.

origins: Devon (UK)

characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured, crisp, juicy and sweet. Sprightly.

summary: Mildly sweet and astringent. On its own, it makes a mild bittersweet, British style cider.