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.
1
characteristics: The flesh is cream-coloured, fine-grained, tender, crisp and juicy. Very sweet, rich and sprightly. Aromatic.
characteristics: The flesh is greenish, firm, crisp, juicy and brisk. Sweet and flavourful.
1
characteristics: The flesh is cream to faint reddish with greenish veins. Sweet and fruity, aromatic.
characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained and crunchy. Juicy, very sweet and fruity.
1
summary: Similar to McIntosh, this hardy apple is both flavourful and juicy, it ripens fairly early and stores well. Good for fresh-eating and makes excellent pies.
1
characteristics: Flesh is white, often with a reddish stain under the skin. Firm, crisp and juicy and sweet-sharp. Strawberry flavours.
characteristics: The flesh is crisp and sweet, aromatic. Somewhat tart when picked under?ripe. Keeps up to two months in storage.
1
summary: A mutation of Jonathan developed in 1943 by Robert Conkle at Chester, West Virginia (U.S.A.). The fruit is substantially larger than the parent Jonathan.
summary: A hardy American-bred apple, thought to be either a mutation or a chance seedling of Fireside. Highly regarded as a fresh eating dessert apple and also used for ...
1
summary: Ripens a week later than Jonathan, which is the pollen parent, and not as prone to premature ripening. Often mistaken for Jonathan.
characteristics: The flesh is firm and crisp, sweet and juicy.
1
summary: A bud mutation of Wealthy developed in 1942 by R.C. Coombs in Hnniker. New Hampshire (U.S.A.) Fruit tends to be larger than the parent, otherwise similar.
summary: One of Oregon's finest heirloom apple trees, the Coos Bay Beauty can still be found growing in many of the old orchards along the Oregon Coast.
1
characteristics: The flesh cream-coloured, fine-grained and firm, but somewhat dry. Spicy, lightly tangy, nutty, rich flavour with hints of pineapple.
1
summary: A highly regarded heritage eating apple. Raised under the proper growing conditions, this tree produces one of the finest eating apples known.
1
characteristics: Cream coloured flesh is soft, rich and aromatic. Pineaple flavour. Coarse grained.
1
summary: A bud mutation of McIntosh. Fruits are very large. See McIntosh.
2
summary: Excellent supermarket variety dessert apple similar to the McIntosh. Flavours are fresh and clean when the apple ripens fully on the tree. Favoured for fresh ...
summary: With a distinct flavour of cotton candy, this juicy Canadian apple is perfect for hobby orchards, market sales and U-pick operations.
1
summary: A highly regarded dessert apple that originated in the late 1700s and is still grown today. Often used for making cider.
1
characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained and crunchy. Juicy, sweet and aromatic.
2
summary: Described as one of the best fresh-eating apples and included among a list of the 10 favourite dessert apples in Victorian England.
2
characteristics: The flesh is white, coarse-grained, mealy. Very sweet with a pronounced tannic finish.
characteristics: The flesh is tender, juicy and sweet.
1
summary: A mutation of Cox's Orange Pippin. Identified in the mid-1900s by Dr. G. Heem, the director of the Centre Fruitier des Flandres in Herzeele in northern France. ...
1
summary: A mutation of Cox's Orange Pippin found in Denmark in 1942. Coloured more extensively than the original, otherwise the same.
Donate a cider?