Variety Type Fertility Description
Apples
Adam's Pearmain Dessert SS-C Late dessert apple that was popular in Victorian England. The taste is on the dry sharp side, with a blend of subtly sweet, nutty flavours.
Alderman Culinary SS-C Scottish culinary variety that cooks to a sharp puree.
Alpigala Dessert PSF-D Very dark red fruit that is crisp, juicy and sweet.
Allington Pippin Dual-purpose PSF-C A late dual-purpose variety that stores well. Also good in juice and cider. The flavour is strong and bitter-sweet with a hint of pineapple.
American Mother Dessert PSF-C An old American variety producing sweet, juicy dessert apples with a hint of vanilla flavour.
Annie Elizabeth Culinary PSF-D A late-season, heavy-cropping, culinary apple with a sweet, light flavour and white flesh which keeps its shape when cooked.
Api Noir Dessert SS-C An ancient apple variety known for its dark red flush fruit. Heavy cropping and can be stored until April.
Apricot Dessert Named for their apricot-like flavour, these apples are late ripening and creamy.
Arthur Turner Culinary PSF-C One of the best early cookers, perfect for making baked apple and apple sauce. Produces beautiful pink blossom.
Ashmead's Kernel Dual-purpose SST-D An old green russeted apple with a distinctive aromatic flavour. Also great for cooking, juicing and cider making. Stores well.
Ashton Bitter Cider SS-D An early season bittersweet cider apple. Dry with mild acidity and fruity aromas.
Bakran Dessert A very old Iranian red-fleshed variety. The young leaves and wood of the tree are also red. Fruit are juicy sweet and sharp.
Barnack Beauty Dual-purpose SS-D A late season dual-purpose variety with a strong, rich aromatic flavour. The blossom and fruit are both very attractive.
Beauty of Bath Culinary SS-C An early season, heavy cropping cooking apple. The fruit is sweet with white flesh.
Beauty of Bedford Dessert SS-C A mid-season, aromatic eating apple with firm, sweet flesh. Greenish-yellow with an orange flush.
Belle de Boskoop Dual-purpose SST-C A dual purpose variety popular in continental Europe. Sharp taste and keeps its shape when cooked. Produces a late crop which stores well.
Bess Pool Dessert SS-C A very late flowering tree that produces sweet apples that can be stored until March. Good for frost-prone sites.
Blenheim Orange Dual-purpose SST-D A popular dual-purpose variety with a distinctive nutty flavour. Vigorous grower and heavy cropper.
Bloody Ploughman Dessert SS-C This vigorous tree produces dark red fruits with crisp, juicy flesh that is not too sweet. Grows well in cold spots.
Bountiful Culinary SS-B An attractive mid-season culinary apple that keeps its shape when cooked. Crisp and juicy with a sharp flavour that mellows in storage.
Bramall Lane Champagne Dessert PSF-U Late-season Sheffield eating apple. A heavy, reliable cropper with crisp, juicy and sweet fruits that can hang on the tree into the new year.
Bramley's Seedling Culinary SST-D The definitive English cooking apple. Vigorous grower and heavy cropper. Stores well and makes a good addition to juice and cider.
Brown's Cider SS-D An early vintage cider apple originating from Devon. Grows vigorously and produces medium, round apples with a sharp taste.
Catshead Culinary SST-C A very old variety of apple with an unusual shape, as suggested by the name. A cooking apple, it is juicy with a sharp flavour and cooks down to a puree.
Christmas Pippin Dessert SS-C Mid-season eating apple, similar to Cox but sweeter. The colour is pale greenish-yellow with a red flush.
Cockpit Culinary SST-C An old Yorkshire cooking apple. Medium sized, flat-round and green, it cooks down to a pleasant flavour and soft, juicy texture.
Court Pendu Plat Dessert SS-G A very old variety originating in France in the 1600s. Small to medium sized fruit with a flattened shape. Rich, sweet and sharp flavour.
Cox's Orange Pippin Dessert SS-C A classic English dessert apple with a pronounced and complex 'aromatic' flavour.
Crawley Beauty Culinary SS-H A mid to late season cooking apple that can also be eaten fresh when ripe. Fruit is yellow with an orange-red flush.
Crispin Dual-purpose SS-B Produces tasty, yellow fruits that can be enjoyed fresh or cooked. The fruit have a complex flavour with notes of spice, sweetness, and honey.
Discovery Dessert SS-C Easy to grow early dessert variety. Crisp and juicy with hints of strawberry. Best eaten soon after picking.
Downton Pippin Dessert SS-D An old apple variety with a strong cidery flavour popular in Victorian England. Fruit are greenish-yellow, becoming golden.
Duke of Devonshire Dessert SS-C A late dessert apple with an intense sweet-sharp flavour. Produces golden-green fruit with some russeting.
Egremont Russet Dessert PSF-B A medium sized apple. The colour is an attractive dull gold, flecked with yellow. Traditionally described as "nutty", the flavour is delicate,and quite sweet.
Ellis Bitter Cider SS-F A traditional cider apple widely grown in the West Country. Produces a sweet, astringent juice and medium bittersweet cider.
Ellison's Orange Dessert PSF-D Exceptionally flavoursome orange-flushed dessert apple. Very juicy, with soft flesh almost like a pear. Develops hint of aniseed flavour when very ripe.
Evita (Red Topaz) Dessert Also known as Red Topaz, this is a redder strain of the modern Topaz variety. Crisp texture with a complex flavour, both sweet and tart.
Fiesta Dessert PSF-D Mid-season dessert apple that is easy to grow and stores well. The medium-size red fruit are very crisp and juicy with a good sweet flavour.
Fillingham Pippin Dessert SS-C Fabulous pink blossom. Apples have firm, finely textured flesh with an intensely fruity, acid flavour.
Flower of the Town Dessert SS-C A rare dessert apple variety from Yorkshire. Produces sharp tasting fruit with an attractive bright red flush.
Forty Shilling Dessert A hardy mid-season dessert variety. Fruit has yellow-green skin, strongly flushed and striped with red, and soft, juicy, cream flesh with a sharp flavour.
George Cave Dessert SF-C An early English apple ripening in early/mid August. Best eaten straight from the tree.
George Fox Dual-purpose PSF-B A rare dual-purpose variety named after the founder of the Quaker movement. Produces large yellow pink-speckled fruit.
Golden Delicious Dessert SS-D A popular yellow-skinned dessert variety. The fruits are medium-sized with a crisp firm texture and sweet flavour.
Green Balsam Culinary PSF-B An old Yorkshire variety that produces attractive pink-white blossom and small, bright green cooking apples.
Greensleeves Dessert PSF-B A reliable and popular mid-season green/yellow apple, easy to grow and productive. Sweet and sharp flavour. Particularly good for juicing.
Greenup's Pippin Dual-purpose SS-C An old dual-purpose apple from the North of England, also known as Yorkshire Beauty. Produces handsome yellow fruit that are juicy and sharp.
Gruner Calviner Culinary A late keeping cooking variety with firm, fine flesh and an acid flavour.
Herefordshire Russet® Dessert SF-C An excellent new dessert variety. Produces small golden-russeted fruit packed with a delicious Cox-like flavour. Strong grower and heavy cropper.
Howgate Wonder Culinary PSF-D An exceptionally large and attractive culinary apple that is quite sweet and keeps its shape when cooked. Vigorous grower and heavy cropper.
Irish Peach Dessert SS-B A popular early season apple. Small yellow fruit with a dull dark crimson flush and faint stripes
James Grieve Dual-purpose SF-C A popular dual-purpose variety. Produces heavy crops of large flushed apples with an excellent refreshing flavour.
Jester Dessert SS-D An attractive, red-flushed dessert apple with good frost resistance. Fruit is crisp and sweet.
Jonagold Dessert SST-D An attractive red-flushed dessert apple. Crisp and juicy with a rich, honeyed flavour. Vigorous grower and heavy cropper.
Jupiter Dessert SST-D A very large red-flushed eating apple with a superb flavour that is similar to Cox. Vigorous grower and reliable heavy cropper.
Katy Dessert SS-C One of the best early season varieties. Produces reliable crops of attractive red apples that are particularly good for juicing.
Keswick Codlin Culinary PSF-B A traditional early season cooking apple with a long, rather squashed shape and pale green-yellow colour. Can be eaten fresh when ripe.
Kidd's Orange Red Dessert SS-D A deliciously sweet variety that crops late in the season. The crimson-pink blossom is especially attractive.
King of the Pippins Dual-purpose PSF-D A popular and versatile dual-purpose variety, widely grown in the Victorian era. Apples have a good flavour when ripe and keep their shape when cooked.
Laxton's Epicure Dessert PSF-C Early season dessert apple. Produces heavy crops of small flushed fruit that are sweet, juicy and lightly aromatic.
Laxton's Fortune Dessert PSF-C An early season, bright red apple with cream coloured flesh. Short and broad in shape with a light aromatic flavour. Biennial cropping.
Laxton's Pearmain Dessert SS-E A medium-sized dessert apple with a rich flavour and maroon flushed colour.
Laxton's Superb Dessert PSF-D A wonderfully sweet dessert apple with crisp and juicy flesh. A vigorous grower with a tendency for biennial cropping.
Lemon Pippin Dual-purpose SS-D An old mid-season apple. Lemon-like shape and colour and a moderately sharp taste.
Limelight Dessert SS-D A mid-season dessert apple that is easy to grow and stores well. The fruit are yellow-green and deliciously crisp, sharp and refreshing.
Lord Derby Culinary PSF-D A good cooking apple, round-conical in shape. Keeps some of its shape when cooked and suitable for growing in northern Britain.
Lord Hindlip Dessert SS-C A late dessert apple that stores well. Of a conical shape, flushed crimon with an excellent crisp flavour.
Lord Lambourne Dessert PSF-C A high quality traditional English dessert apple. Red blush fruit and creamy white flesh with a crisp juicy flavour.
Michelin Cider SS-D A traditional French cider apple variety producing medium bittersweet juice. Reliable and heavy cropper.
Miller's Seedling Dessert PSF-C Early season dessert apple. Small to medium-sized yellow fruit with a red flush. The flesh is white, sweet and juicy.
Millicent Barnes Dessert SS-C An old mid-season red-flushed dessert apple from Cheshire with quite a sharp brisk flavour.
Morgan Sweet Cider SST-C Early ripening sweet cider variety from Somerset. Produces a juice which is sweet, light and fruity. A vigorous grower and heavy cropper.
Newton Wonder Dual-purpose PSF-D A large green cooking apple that stores well and mellows into a sharp but flavoursome dessert apple in winter.
Ninifee® Dessert SS-C An early variety that can also be stored. Produces attractive fruit of medium size that are firm, crispy and sweet.
Northern Greening Culinary SS-C A very old English cooking apple that was popular in the Victorian era. Flushed, medium-sized fruit. Stores well and cooks to a juicy puree.
Peasgood's Nonsuch Dual-purpose PSF-C A large, handsome dual-purpose variety from the Victorian era. Makes an excellent baked apple.
Pitmaston Pineapple Dessert SS-D An exceptional apple with a powerful nutty flavour, honey sweet yet sharp. Fruit is a warm yellow colour.
Pixie Dessert SS-E A small apple, ideal for the garden, since it grows easily and crops well. The flavour is refreshing and sharp.
Queen Cox Dessert SS-C A late-season dessert apple. The fruit have firm, slightly acidic flesh with a rich, aromatic flavour.
Rajka Dessert SS-C A modern, disease-resistant variety from the Czech Republic. Produces attractive red apples that are sweet, crisp and very juicy.
Red Ellison Dessert PSF-D A redder variation descended from Ellison's Orange. Produces richly-coloured fruit that are very juicy with a distinctive aromatic flavour.
Redlove Calypso® Dessert Ripening in late September, fruit is aromatic, sweet and juicy with beautiful dark red flesh.
Ribston Pippin Dessert SST-C A famous Yorkshire variety. Strong-tasting, sweet and aromatic. Red-orange streaks over green skin, with creamy yellow, fine textured flesh.
Rosemary Russet Dessert SS-C A classic English russet variety. The fruit are juicy and crisp with a strong sharp flavour and store well.
Royal Jubilee Culinary SF-F A cooking apple named in honour of Queen Victoria's Jubilee. Produces large yellow fruit that make a good addition to juice.
Santana Dessert SS-C A firm and crunchy dessert apple with a light floral flavour. Good balance of sweetness and sharpness.
Saturn Dessert SF-C A modern English dessert apple. The cream coloured flesh is crunchy, sweet, honeyed and quite rich.
Schoolmaster Culinary SS-C A very hardy, heavy cropping late season cooking apple. Cooks to a sharp, fruity white puree.
Scrumptious® Dessert SF-D A sweet, medium-sized apple. The colour is a very appealing shade of red.
Sleeping Beauty Culinary SS-C Yellowish-green, smooth-skinned culinary apple that cooks down to an acidic puree. Can be picked mid-October and stored until March.
Somerset Redstreak Cider SS-D An attractive cider apple that produces sweet astringent juice and medium bittersweet cider. Excellent when blended with other varieties.
Sops in Wine Dual-purpose SS-C An old English variety that is pleasant to eat fresh or cooked. It has attractive dark pink blossom and crimson fruits with pink stained flesh.
Spartan Dessert SF-C A small late-season dessert apple with a wonderfully sweet, vinous flavour. The colour is a deep red, almost purple.
St Edmund's Russet Dessert PSF-C One of the best English russet varieties. The attractive golden-brown fruit have an excellent rich flavour and juicy texture.
Tom Putt Dual-purpose SST-C An apple with a unique sharp flavour, often used for cider but also good for cooking and eating. Distinctive ribbed shape. Harvest early September.
Topaz Dessert SS-D A modern, disease-resistant late dessert variety with a refreshing sharp flavour. Produces heavy crops of medium-size red-flushed fruit that store well.
Tydeman's Early Worcester Dessert PSF-C Early season dessert apple. Crimson red skin with white, crisp, juicy flesh. Sweet, aromatic flavour that is reminiscent of strawberries.
Tydeman's Late Orange Dessert SS-D A crisp and refreshing late dessert apple with a delicious Cox-like flavour. The fruit can be stored for many months.
White Melrose Culinary SS-C A large, pale green-yellow cooking apple originating from Scotland. Tender, juicy and sweet-sharp when cooked.
Winter Banana Dessert SS-D Sweet, yellow, medium-sized eating apple from America, also good for juicing and cider.
Worcester Pearmain Dessert PSF-C Early season dessert apple. The fruit has an intense strawberry flavour when well-ripened and scarlet.
Winston Dessert SF-D Crimson coloured dessert apple with a crisp texture and sweet aromatic taste. Stores very well over the winter.
Winter Gem Dessert SS-D A high quality late dessert variety with a very good aromatic flavour. Stores well into the new year, hence its name.
Withington Welter Culinary A huge green cooking apple that packs a lot of flavour and cooks down to a fluff. Perfect for purees and sauces.
Wyken Pippin Dessert SS-D A small dessert apple originating from the 1700s. The flesh is very juicy and sweet and the flavour improves in storage.
Yorkshire Cockpit Dessert SST-C A once highly prized Yorkshire cooking apple. Cooks down to a lovely flavoursome puree.
Yorkshire Greening Culinary SST-C Old culinary variety from Yorkshire, well-suited to a northern climate. Cooks down to a richly flavoured pale green puree.
Pears
Beurre Hardy Dessert SS-B A very tasty dessert pear with a hint of rose flavour and juicy, melt-in-the-mouth flesh. Well suited to northern climates.
Catillac Culinary SST-D Catillac' is a culinary pear. The fruits are large and hard with slightly gritty flesh that turns pink in cooking.
Concorde Dessert PSF-C A superb, heavy cropping dessert variety. The yellow russeted fruit are sweet, juicy and buttery.
Doyenne du Comice Dessert SS-C Considered one of the finest dessert pears. The large fruit are pale yellow with a rosy flush when ripe. The flesh is rich, juicy and buttery.
Gorham Dual-purpose SF Ready to be picked from mid-september onwards. Fruit has a  popular sweet, musky flavour with white and tender, melting flesh.
Hessle Dual-purpose SS-D A hardy, dual-purpose pear variety that grows well in cooler regions. Small green fruit with white, juicy flesh.
Improved Fertility Dessert PSF-D An excellent eating pear, ready to be picked in September. Flesh is white, tinged green, very sweet and juicy.
Louise Bonne of Jersey Dessert PSF-C An attractive red-flushed French dessert pear. Richly flavoured, buttery and juicy.
Winter Nellis Dessert SS-D A late season variety. The taste of Winter Nelis pears is rich with lots of aroma. It's sweet and juicy with very little crunch to it.
Plums/Gages
Guinevere Dessert SF-C A late season heavy cropping dessert plum. The fruit have an intense sweet, nectar-like, juicy flavour.
Jubilee Dual-purpose SF-D A modern plum variety similar to Victoria, producing fruit that are larger and ripen slightly earlier. Suitable for cooler climates.
Marjorie's Seedling Culinary SF-E An excellent late season culinary variety that can also be enjoyed as a sharp dessert plum.
Opal Dessert SF-C Produces early crops of deliciously sweet dessert plums. The fruit are an attractive yellow flushed with reddish-purple.
Oullins Golden Gage Dual-purpose PSF-D Produces large, attractive, golden-yellow fruit with a pleasant flavour. Great for cooking, bottling and freezing.
Seneca Dessert SS-C A very large high quality late season dessert plum. Produces reddish-purple fruit with sweet yellow flesh.
Victoria Dessert SF-C A very popular English dessert plum. The fruit are pinkish-red, sweet and juicy, and are wonderful to eat fresh or cooked.
Cherries
Giorgia Dessert SF An early fruiting cherry variety originating from Italy. The fruits are large, heart-shaped, dark red and aromatic.
Kordia Dessert SS-E Mid-season sweet cherry. Produces heavy crops of large dark red, almost black fruit.
Merchant Dessert SS-C One of the best early season sweet cherry varieties. The fruit are large and dark red, with an excellent flavour.

Key

Types

Dessert = eating apple

Culinary = cooking apple

Dual-purpose = good for cooking and eating

Cider = good for making cider!

Fertility

SF = Self-fertile, meaning the tree will pollinate itself without needing a pollination partner.

SS = Self-sterile. This means the tree needs a pollination partner in order to produce fruit - either from the same pollination group or a neighbouring one. So, SS-C means the tree is in pollination group C and needs a pollination partner in group B, C or D.

PSF = Partially self-fertile. The tree can produce some fruit without another tree's pollen, but will fruit better with a pollination partner.

SST = Self-sterile triploid. Not only is the tree self-sterile, but it also cannot pollinate other trees.

Choosing your fruit variety

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