characteristics: The flesh is firm and very sweet.

summary: Originating during the mid-1800s in the American heartland, this seedling of Winesap is an excellent multipurpose apple.

characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, fine-grained and tender. Juicy, sweet and sprightly. Aromatic.

summary: A yellow, early-ripening, fresh-eating apple best suited to farm-gate and market sales and hardy to Zone 6.

summary: A sweet-tart, refreshing apple that also makes excellent apple sauce and provides tartness and sugars for cider blends.

summary: A British, early-season bittersweet cider apple.

characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained and soft. Juicy, sweet-sharp. Bruises easily.

origins: An old cider apple found around Backwell Village, North Somerset (UK)

summary: Very similar to the Golden Delicious parent

characteristics: Chewy, aromatic.

summary: Good cooking apple for pies because it holds its shape well. The tartness also makes it a prized apple for hard cider.

origins: Médaille d’Or crossed with Foxwhelp . Developed in Herfordshire in 1927 by Edward Ball who was pomologiest for Bulmer's cidery/nursery in Herefordshire.

characteristics: The flesh is xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Sweet with elderberry aromas.

characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained, firm and crisp. Sweet and pleasantly tart.

characteristics: The flesh is white, tender, crisp and juicy. Sprightly and somewhat astringent.

characteristics: The flesh is greenish white, somewhat firm and tart when first picked.

characteristics: The flesh is greenish white, often stained red next to the skin. Coarse-grained, somewhat firm. Juicy, sweet- tart and slightly aromatic.

summary: A mutation of Melrose. Less susceptible to blight than Melrose.

summary: Rated by some as a moderately good tasting dessert apple, though extraordinarily handsome.

characteristics: Cream coloured flesh. Coarse grained, firm, brisk and a bit on the dry side. The flavour is intensely frui

characteristics: The flesh of this sweet?sharp apple is yellowish, tender, crisp and very juicy. The flavour is brisk and sweet. Keeps for four to five months in cold storage.

characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured. Crisp. Sweet-sharp.

characteristics: The flesh is creamy white, fine textured, soft and juicy. Aromatic and flavourful like the Blenheim Orange.

summary: A large, attractive, sharp-flavoured cooking apple, favoured for apple sauce. In pies and tarts, the cooked slices turn lemon yellow.

characteristics: The flesh is xxxxxxxxxxxx, crisp. Sweet with a distinct raspberry flavour.

characteristics: Flesh is cream-coloured, striped, firm and somewhat tart.

summary: A highly regarded French apple which produces a flavourful, amber cider. Listed as one of the ten best cider apples of its region.

characteristics: The flesh is white, medium textured, Juicy, sweet and aromatic.

summary: A bittersweet French cider apple, it produces a traditional, richly amber and bitter must. It's one of the earlier varieties for cider making.

characteristics: The flesh is pale yellowish, crisp, sharp