origins: Developed at the Aomori Apple Experiment Station in Aomori (Japan) from a cross of Fuji and Mahe 7. Released in 1975.

summary: Commonly sold as Silken, this fresh-eating apple was developed in Canada at the turn of the millennium. Crisp and juicy with a pleasant sweet-tart flavour. Does ...

summary: A small but sweet and fresh-tasting dessert apple with many of the flavours and crunch of Gala. Potentially a good choice for farm-gate sales and u-pick ...

summary: Better known as Aurora Golden Gala, this excellent fresh-eating apple was developed in western Canada, but it is to some degree overlooked by commercial ...

summary: A eating apple from the gardens of rural France.

summary: Columnar tree with juicy, balanced sweet-sour fruit. Can be grown in patio containers.

summary: A large, sweet apple developed in eastern Canada for the commercial trade.

summary: A heritage dessert apple that was grown in the Aachen region of Germany during the early 1800s. Considered to be scarce nowadays.

summary: Possibly a Roman variety with origins in the western Pyrenees.

summary: At one time widely grown in northwestern Switzerland, primarily as a cider apple.

characteristics: Crisp, juicy and moderately sweet. Mild.

summary: A flavourful and sweet, juicy and crisp French dessert apple.

summary: Originating in Italy, this large, fresh-eating apple offers a refreshing sweet-tart flavour.

identification: Medium size. Round-conic. Base colour is very pale yellow, washed red with striping.

summary: An American heritage apple that dates to the early 1800s. Juicy and sweet.

summary: Remarkably sweet, late summer apple with red-tinged flesh.

summary: An early fresh eating apple. Developed in the southeast United States.

summary: Similar to the iconic McIntosh in taste and colour, but larger in size and firmer in texture.

summary: A German heritage cultivar from the 1800s. Excellent eating apple, as well as baking, juice and cider.

summary: Originating in Switzerland, this fresh-eating apple is also used for baking and cider.

summary: Originated during the 1700s in Britain. Extensively russetted and excellent as an table apple.

summary: A British eating apple that incorporates all the best traits of Cox's Orange Pippin and Worcester Pearmain.

summary: A highly regarded apple for its flavours, this cultivar originated in the Hautes Alps region of southeastern France.

summary: This is an excellent heritage eating apple and is also used for cider.

summary: Intended as a fresh-eating apple, but also good for cooking, especially for making apple pies.

summary: This heritage cultivar from northern Germany is juicy, sweet and fine-grained.

summary: Developed in the 1840s, this calville style apple is juicy and sweet with just a touch of refreshing tang.

summary: With a low chill requirement, this cultivar is suitable to warm climates.

summary: This is a moderately sweet, slightly tart dessert apple developed in northeastern United States in the late 1800s. It was grown for some time during the first ...

characteristics: The flesh is pale greenish, coarse grained, soft. Sweet and aromatic.