summary: Originating in France during the 1800s, his sharp apple is traditionally used for making a single varietal Brittany-style cider.

characteristics: The flesh is sweet and aromatic.

summary: A highly regarded Gloucestershire apple that can, under the right circumstances, produce an excellent British cider. Though three centuries old, it is still ...

characteristics: The flesh is white, tender, crisp, juicy and sweet.

summary: Touted as one of the finest cider apples that ever emerged in North America, the Harrison was almost lost, but is once again being cultivated by cider makers.

characteristics: Flesh is white with green tinges. Fine grained, firm and crisp, brisk.

characteristics: The flesh is pale yellow, often with orange tints. Acidic when first picked by becomes sweet and aromatic in storage. Keeps three months in cold storage.

characteristics: The flesh is yellow, very sweet. Keeps two months in cold storage.

characteristics: The flesh is ???? and hard. Juicy and mildly sweet?tart. Keeps three months in cold storage.

summary: One of several varieties of apples that can grow to exceptionally large sizes, this German cultivar is used primarily for cooking and baking.

characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, firm and crisp. Juicy. Sweet?sharp when first picked, but mellows with storage. Keeps four months in cold storage.

characteristics: Flesh is pale yellow, coarse-grained and firm. Moderately juicy and sweet. Flavour is aromatic with notes of aniseed.

characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured and soft, coarse grained. Juicy and tart. Aromatic, reminiscent of pineapples. The skin is thick but sensitive to bruising. Brix ...

characteristics: sharp aromatic. Keeps three months in cold storage.

summary: A cold-hardy, early-ripening and flavourful dessert apple developed specifically for prairie conditions in Canada.

characteristics: Sharp and crisp. Keeps four months in cold storage.

characteristics: The flesh is firm. sweet and fruity. Keeps three months in cold storage.

summary: See Margaret

summary: A well-flavoured fresh eating apple that can also be used for making pies, dried apple rings and jelly.

origins: Bred from Jonathan crossed with Egri Piros at the University of Horticulture and Food Industry in Budapest (Hungary). Released in 1985.

characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained and crisp. Juicy and sweet.

summary: A weeping tree found growing in Britain during the mid-1900s. Still obtainable from select nurseries in Britain dealing in heritage varieties.

characteristics: The flesh is white, crisp, fine-grained. Very juicy, sweet-tart and spicy with a nutty flavour.

characteristics: The flesh is white, tender, fine-grained, crisp and juicy. Sweet, aromatic, sprightly with a vinous flavour. Bruises easily.

characteristics: The flesh is cream-coloured, firm, fine-grained, crisp. Somewhat dry, but sweet and sprightly.

characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained and crisp. Juicy and aromatic, slight sweet-tart.

origins: A chance seedling found growing in midst of an orchard block of Red King Delicious near Riverside, Washington (U.S.A.) by Randy White in 1976. Parentage ...

characteristics: The flesh is cream-coloured, fine-grained, firm and crisp. Sweet-sharp when first harvested but mellows in storage.

characteristics: The flesh is firm, crisp, juicy and sweet with a wonderful nutty, smokey flavour. Keeps three months in storage.

characteristics: The flesh is greenish white, coarse grained and hard. Sweet. Keeps two months in cold storage.