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Golden Russet, American
Type: dessert
Characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, coarse-grained, crunchy. Somewhat juicy, sweet with a hint of tartness and a distinct nutty flavour. Aromatic. Best flavours emerge afte ...
Synonyms: American Russet, Bullet Pippin, Bullock, Bullock's Pippin, Golden Russet, Fox ...
Baldwin
Type: dual
Summary: Originated in the 1700s in the northeastern United States of America, this baking apple is also favoured for cider.
Synonyms: Butters, Butter's Apple, Pecker, Red Baldwin Pippin, Steele's Red Winter, ...
Blenheim Orange
Type: dual
Characteristics: Creamy white flesh, crumbly and coarse-grained. Juicy, sprightly and very sweet with a distinct nutty flavour.
Synonyms: Beauty of Dumbleton, Blenheim, Blenheim Orange Pippin, Blenheim Pippin, Blooming ...
Co-op 4
Type: dual
Summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Synonyms: Marketed as Priscilla
Granny Smith
Type: dual
Characteristics: The flesh is greenish white, firm and coarse-grained. The apple is crisp sweet-sharp and refreshing.
Synonyms: Smith's Seedling, Granny Smith's Seedling
Gravenstein
Type: dessert
Characteristics: Flesh is tender, finely textured, yellowish and crisp. Well balanced sweetness and tartness. Savoury and spicy. Brix 11.5, acidity 7.2 g/litre. The fruit is ste ...
Synonyms: Graasten, Grafenapfel, Gravenstein, Gravensteiner, Grafensteiner, Banks Red, ...
Esopus Spitzenburg
Type: dessert
Characteristics: Flesh is yellowish to cream, somewhat coarse-grained, dense and firm. Juicy and sweet-tart with spicy and fruity flavours. Aromatic, much more complex than most ...
Synonyms: Esopus, Spitz, Spitzenberg, Esopus Spitzenberg
Fameuse
Type: dessert
Characteristics: The flesh is white, occasionally streaked red under the skin. Soft and fine textured and melting. Juicy, tangy and sweet with a strawberry flavour.
Synonyms: Most commonly known as Snow. Other synonyms include American Nonpareil, Chimney ...
Gala
Type: dessert
Characteristics: Flesh is creamy white, somewhat grainy and firm. A crisp, juicy, sweet and sprightly apple which has considerable flavour typical of Cox's Orange Pippin when tr ...
Synonyms: Originally named Kidd's D-8 and subsequently marketed as Kidd's Gala and Gala ...
McIntosh
Type: dessert
Characteristics: Flesh is bright white stained red next to the skin, crisp, mildly tart, quite sweet and tasting somewhat of elderberry and spice. Tends to lose its tartness in ...
Synonyms: Gem, MacIntosh, McIntosh Red, Mac, Mack
Wolf River
Type: culinary
Summary: This large baking apple grows to between 300 and 450 grams.
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Type: apple
Characteristics: The flesh is sharp.
Synonyms: Dr. Clifford
A.D.W. Atkins
Type: culinary
Summary: A British cooking apple, also used for making cider.
Aargauer Herrenapfel
Type: culinary
Summary: Originating in the Swiss Canton of Aargau, this apple dates back to the 1700s.
Synonyms: Herrenapfel (the Reinette de Champagne is also known by this synonym), ...
Aargauer Jägerapfel
Type: culinary
Summary: Found as a wild seedling in Switzerland prior to 1800.
Synonyms: Sometimes referred to as the Rheinischen Winterrambur. Also known as Kuttiger ...
Aargauer Jubiläum
Type: culinary
Summary: A Swiss apple from the Canton Aargau, along the German border. Used for cooking and cider.
Synonyms: Aargauer Jubilaums, Aargauer Jubiläumsapfel, Neuenhoffer, Jubilé d'Argovie, ...
Abbondanza
Type: dessert
Summary: Originating in Italy, this large, fresh-eating apple offers a refreshing sweet tart flavour.
Synonyms: Belfort
Abraham
Type: dual
Summary: See Danziger Kantapfel
Synonyms: Abraham's Apple, Father Abraham's Apple, Calville de Danzig, Danziger Kantapfel, ...
Adanac
Type: dessert
Characteristics: The flesh is slightly greenish, somewhat coarse-grained and juicy.
Synonyms: Originally known as Jack's Number One.
Adina
Type: dessert
Summary: With a low chill requirement, this cultivar is suitable to warm climates.
Synonyms: Frankad, Stark Adina, Satark Adina
Agathe von Klanxbüll
Type: dessert
Characteristics: The flesh is slightly yellowish. Juicy, sweet-tart, with distinct aroma of roses.
Alatau
Type: culinary
Characteristics: Red fleshed, quite dark. Very tart
All Doer
Type: cider
Summary: Ideal for making blended cider, the British apple also makes a sauce with a sweet honey-flavoured finish.
Alpha 68
Type: dessert
Characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured, firm and tender. Juicy, sharp, with a good flavour.
Synonyms: Alfa 68
Altländer Klunsterapfel
Type: dessert
Characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained and firm. Sweet and verging on sharp, but very mild flavour.
Synonyms: Altlander Klunsterapfel, Klunster
Amassia
Type: culinary
Characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained and tender and juicy. Sweet and somewhat tart when first harvest, but becomes more sweet and aromatic without the tartness in s ...
Synonyms: Amasia, Amassia Muskett, Amasya, Apple of Amasya, Amasya Misket, Musk Apple, ...
American Grindling
Type: culinary
Characteristics: The flesh is tan coloured, coarse-grained, soft. Dry and acidic.
Amphlett’s Favourite
Type: culinary
Summary: A cooking apple that originated in Herfordshire during the 1800s. Possibly a lost cultivar.
Annie Elizabeth
Type: culinary
Characteristics: The flesh is creamy white, coarse-grained and dense. Somewhat dry and quite sharp. When cut open, there is a strong, sweet aroma.
Synonyms: Carter’s Seedling, Sloto, Sussex Pippin, The George
Anoka
Type: dual
Characteristics: The flesh is white with greenish stains. Somewhat dry. Sweet-sharp flavour.
Synonyms: Champion Supreme
Archimedes
Type: apple
Characteristics: The flesh is sharp
Arends
Type: dual
Characteristics: The flesh is white, medium-grained, crisp and firm. Juicy, sweet-tart, winey and strawberry flavours.
Synonyms: Marketed as Paulared and Paula Red. Often called Early Mac.
Arlewatt
Type: apple
Characteristics: The flesh is Juicy
Arthur Turner
Type: apple
Characteristics: The flesh is pale cream in colour and coarse grained. Dry and acidic.
Synonyms: Turner's Prolific
Arthur W. Barnes
Type: apple
Characteristics: The flesh is greenish, fine?grained and crisp. Very juicy and tart.
Synonyms: A.W. Barnes
Atkins' Seedling
Type: culinary
Characteristics: Medium size
Synonyms: Atkin's, Atken's, Aitken’s Seedling, Aitkin’s Seedling, Atkin's Prize, ...
Aunt Rachel
Type: apple
Characteristics: The flesh is white, firm and juicy. Slightly tart.
Autumn Harvest
Type: apple
Characteristics: Flesh is firm, tender, and coarse grained. Somewhat dry. The flesh browns very soon after being exposed to air.
Synonyms: ????Cumberland Lemon Pippin????
Balchin's Pearmain
Type: apple
Characteristics: The flesh is white, firm, crisp and very juicy. Sweet and flavourful.