A cider apple that at one time was unsurpassed. In its day it was often preferred to imported wines and poetry and song were often enlisted in its praises. It arose from a pip collected and grown by Charles I’s Ambassador to France, Lord Scudamore. It is quite special, firstly for a high specific gravity and therefore high alcoholic content (11%) and secondly for its pretty pink coloured juice, making a fine ‘Cyder’ in all respects.
| Tree Forms | Cordon Trained, Duo Cordon, Espalier Trained, Fan Trained, M106, M111, M25, M26, M27, M9, MM106, Step Trained |
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Cox’s Orange Pippin x Idared. The russet with a Cox flavour. Exceptional eating quality with a rich aromatic flavour. A ‘taste testings’ winner! Picking in early October with storage until late January. The tree is well spurred, well shaped and … Read More
Winter Gem is a new apple with an amazing flavour! Green attractive fruits are flushed with pinkish-red. A strong grower, it does need good pollination as it can be a shy cropper in some years. Best on a dwarf rootstock … Read More
An exceptional high quality eating experience. We would happily say this is the ‘new garden Cox’ but unlike this classic vintage variety, Christmas Pippin flowers and crops heavily and is very easy to grow.
A compact version of Bramley’s Seedling – 20% less vigorous with heavier crops. Highly recommended for the garden especially if grown on M27 dwarf rootstock to create the perfect mini Bramley. (Bristol 1970) If variations of this product are unavailable … Read More
Yellow-gold fruit has orange flush and a few red stripes. Nutty taste, sweet crumbly texture. An old favourite – cooks, eats and keeps well. When baked it keeps its shape and will produce a thick purée. If the tree form you … Read More
Honeycrisp is a beautiful, high quality dessert apple. This all American favourite variety produces impressively large apples. The apple is a yellow green flushed with red & orange russet. The bite gives a coarse, crisp, slightly sparkling texture, the flavour … Read More
A self fertile selection of Queen Cox. The best commercial form of Cox with attractive colour and occasional russet spots. Good yields due to its precocious self fertility. (Bristol 1975)
Cox’s Orange Pippin x Caville Blanc (probably D’Été). Medium striped, red, juicy apple. Aniseed flavour develops after picking retaining its melting juicy flesh. Scab resistant.
