Welcome to the world's most extensive apples (pommes) database.
Information on over 7,000 apples is available here, all carefully researched and provided in a way that is easy to navigate.
Welcome to the world's most extensive apples (pommes) database.
Information on over 7,000 apples is available here, all carefully researched and provided in a way that is easy to navigate.
origins: Originated in the La Guerche region in Brittany (France) during the 1800s.
Synonyms: Vileberie, Vilberry, Villebery
brix: 11.5
sg: 1.0462
tannins: 5.2
characteristics: Flesh is cream-coloured, firm, crisp and juicy. Cinnamon flavoured, pungent and sweet.
Synonyms: Cider Crab, Hewes Crab, Hugh’s Crab, Hughes Crab
sg: 1.07
characteristics: The flesh is pale yellowish, fine-grained, crisp. Juicy, sweet-tart and somewhat aromatic.
Synonyms: Pilot. Note that there is another apple by this name; see Pilot .
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, fine-rained and tender. Very juicy, brisk, sweet and aromatic. Tastes best if it has been hit by a frost.
Synonyms: Wagener's, Wagener Price Apple, Wagner, Wagoner
characteristics: The flesh is white, dense and crisp. Juicy and sweet, often with nut and berry flavours.
origins: Originated in Dorset (U.K.) and listed in the 1947 Royal Horticultural Society Journal . Widespread in central Dorset. Thought to have disappeared, but it was ...
Synonyms: Joannies. Often listed as Warrior, but this is a synonym for Mitchell Red.
characteristics: The flesh is white to cream coloured, coarse-rained and soft, fragrant. Sweet-tart, very juicy and strawberry flavoured. Look for pink veins in the flesh. The ...
identification: Small, round flattened. Pale green to yellow. Character of the
Synonyms: This is probably the Trierer Weinapfel, Gelber Trierer Holzapfel, Gelber ...
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish white, fine-grained, crisp and juicy. Somewhat tart, very aromatic and distinctly spicy. Look for honey, pear and citrus notes and a ...
Synonyms: Connecticut Seek-No-Farther (this is also a synonym for Yellow Bellflower), ...
characteristics: White flesh is very white and semi-transparent, tender, juicy and sweet-tart. Tastes best straight from the tree.
Synonyms: Astrachan White, Early Russian Green, Early Transparent, June Transparent, ...
summary: Overlooked by many cider makers, this small, yellow Somerset apple is rated as a vintage bittersweet produces heavy harvests and adapts well to most conditions.
characteristics: The flesh is white, sometimes yellow. Tender, fine-grained and crisp. Juicy, sweet, sprightly with a honeyed flavour.
Synonyms: White Pearmain, Cambellite, Campbellite, Griffin's Pearmain
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish. Crisp, juicy, sweet-sharp, flavourful. Slightly astringent after-taste.
Synonyms: Whitney Crab, Whitney Number 20
brix: 12
characteristics: The flesh is white, firm. Juicy. Very sweet and quite tart and intensely flavoured. Spicy peach-apple flavour. When grown in cooler climates, the acidity tends ...
characteristics: The flesh is white, tender. The mild, bitter-sweet juice takes on a deep amber colour..
sg: 1.042
characteristics: The flesh is yellow, coarse-grained and crisp. Sweet-tart and juicy.
Synonyms: James River, Willow, Willow Leaf
origins: Specifically bred by Liz Copas and Ray Williams at the Long Ashton Research Station in Somerset (U.K.) to provide England's commercial cider industry with a ...
summary: Intensely red inside and out, this tart apple makes an unusual apple sauce and it is favoured by cider makers for its rich red colouring.
Synonyms: Winekist Dakota
characteristics: Flesh is yellowish with reddish veins. Moderately fine-grained. Crisp and juicy, sweet and somewhat tart with a spicy, red wine flavour and slightly bitter. ...
Synonyms: American Wine Sap, American Wine Sop, Banana Apple, Hendrick’s Sweet, ...
characteristics: The flesh is cream-coloured, fine-grained. Moderately juicy with a sweet, nutty flavour.
Synonyms: Winn, Win
brix: 14