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summary: A well-flavoured Appalachian early eating apple, but has likely disappeared by the mid-1900s.
characteristics: The flesh is white and tender. Juicy.
characteristics: The flesh is white, stained red close to the skin. Fine?grained, firm, crisp, sweet and juicy. Flavourful. Very low acidity.
origins: Once widely grown through the Dorset region, the variety has become somewhat rare.
characteristics: The flesh is white, sometimes with yellowish stains, fine-grained and tender. Juicy, mildly sweet and lightly tart. Aromatic.
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summary: An outstanding late season dessert and cooking apple and the acidity and aroma make it a good apple for cider. Also wonderful eaten fresh with cheeses.
identification: Small, conic, angular and irregular. The glossy skin is lemon yellow, blushed red on the sun exposed face. The stem is very short and set in a deep russet ...
origins: Found as a wilding in Braiseworth orchards, near Eye, 1990s
characteristics: The flesh is very yellow, juicy and very sweet.
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