characteristics: White flesh, fine-grained, firm, crisp and juicy. Wonderful blend of sweetness and acidity, but that balance emerges best when allowed to fully tree ripen, so ...

characteristics: The flesh is white with pink stains, particularly under the skin. Soft, Juicy, sweet with mild strawberry flavour. Thin skinned. Does not keep well.

characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured, coarse grained and soft. Dry, sweet and lacking flavour. Keeps four months in cold storage.

characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, firm, crisp and very juicy. Highly aromatic but very tart.

summary: An excellent apple for fresh eating, also makes excellent pies and apple sauce. Great flavour for dried apple rings.

characteristics: The flesh is yellowish and crips. Juicy, sweet and aromatic. Keeps two months in cold storage.

characteristics: The flesh is white, coarse-grained, soft. Juicy, very sweet, tart and aromatic. Bruises easily.

summary: Great for both fresh eating and cooking, this large apple was found growing in New Zealand and is being hailed as a inhibitor for the growth of cancer cells.

characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured, crisp and chewy. Juicyand very sweet, aromatic.

characteristics: The flesh is white, coarse?grained, firm and crisp.sharp. Slightly astringent.

summary: An American fresh-eating apple, also popular for apple pies.

characteristics: The flesh is ivory coloured. Sweet, fine grained, fragrant,

characteristics: The flesh is white, tender. Sweet with hints of vanilla when grown in mild climate with plenty of sunshine, somewhat bland when those conditions do not prevail.

characteristics: The flesh is white, fine grained and tender. sharp

characteristics: The flesh is white, fine?grained, tender and crisp. Very juicy, tart and slightly sweet.

summary: A juicy and sweet eating apple, the Mutsu was developed in Japan during the 1930s.

characteristics: The flesh is freenish white, coarse?grained, firm, crisp and very juicy. Brisk. Keeps up to five months in cold storage.

characteristics: The flesh is creamy white, fine grained, crisp. Dry, sweet and slightly tart taste. Aromatic Three months.

summary: An attractive, pearmain style, fresh-eating supermarket apple.

summary: Generally considered a cooking apple but also eaten fresh as well as in salads. Cooks well for a yellowish sauce and retains its shape. Traditionally it was a ...

summary: An American dessert apple, possibly of Scandinavian origin considered by some to be more flavourful than the better known Esopus Spitzenburg when grown in ...

summary: Better known as Kanzi, this variety was developed as a commercially viable, fresh-eating apple.

characteristics: The flesh is yellow, firm. Sweet-sharp with a nutty flavour

characteristics: The flesh isyellowish, medium to coarse grained, firm, crisp and breaking. Sweet, slightly tart and richly aromatic. Keeps for up to five months without losing ...

characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, coarse grained, firm and crisp. Somewhat lacking in flavours.

characteristics: The flesh is white, crisp and firm. Sweet and nutty, fruit-drop flavours.

characteristics: The flesh is greenish white and crisp. Juicy and sweet sharp with a fruity flavour.

summary: Norfolk Beefing is an old English apple variety used primarily for cooking and drying.

characteristics: Flesh is creamy white, crisp, sweet and juicy. Four months in cold storage.

summary: A good choice for a Gala-style dessert apple that will tolerate temperatures down into the minus 50 degrees Centigrade range during dormancy.