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Apple trees Adam's Pearmain ![]() |
Apple trees Cox's Orange Pippin ![]() |
Apple trees Kidd's Orange Red ![]() |
Apple trees Bramley's Seedling ![]() |
Apple trees Jupiter ![]() |
| Summary | A popular Victorian era English apple tree. | Is this the best-flavored dessert apple ever - probably. | Without doubt one of the best Cox-style apples, excellent flavour, and easy to grow. | Bramley's Seedling is the definitive English cooking apple, juicy and with good acidity. | A popular Cox-style apple with a slightly stronger flavour. |
| Flavour | Good | Exceptional | Exceptional | Very good | |
| Flavour style | Sweeter | Aromatic | Aromatic | Sharper | Aromatic |
| Picking | Late -October week 2 | Mid-season -September week 3 | Late -October week 2 | Late -October week 1 | Late -October week 1 |
| Use/Keeping | 3 months or more | 1-2 months | 1-2 months | 3 months or more | 1-2 months |
| Cooking result | Puree | ||||
| Cropping | Good | Light | Light | ||
| Vigour | Weak growing | Average growth | Vigourous | Vigourous | |
| Pollination | Flowering group 2 Self-sterile |
Flowering group 3 Self-fertile |
Flowering group 3 Self-sterile |
Flowering group 3 Self-sterile Triploid |
Flowering group 3 Self-sterile Triploid |
| Gardening skill | Requires a bit of effort | Easy | Average | Average | |
| Disease resistance | Good | Poor | Average | Average | Good |
| Climate | Suitable for N.England |
Suitable for N.England |
Suitable for N.England |
Suitable for N.England |
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Adam's Pearmain
Very large - 1-year Bare-root - M25 rootstock Small - Cordon 12L container - M9 rootstock |
Cox's Orange Pippin
Small - 1-year Bare-root - M9 rootstock Large - 1-year Bare-root - MM106 rootstock Large - 1-year Bare-root - MM106 rootstock Large - 2-year Bare-root - MM106 rootstock Very large - 2-year Bare-root - MM111 rootstock Very large - 1-year Bare-root - M25 rootstock Large - 2-year 12L container - MM106 rootstock Large - Half-standard 12L container - MM106 rootstock |
Kidd's Orange Red
Large - 1-year Bare-root - MM106 rootstock Large - 2-year 12L container - MM106 rootstock |
Bramley's Seedling
Very small - 1-year Bare-root - M27 rootstock Large - 1-year Bare-root - MM106 rootstock Large - 2-year Bare-root - MM106 rootstock Very large - 1-year Bare-root - M25 rootstock Very small - 2-year 12L container - M27 rootstock |
Jupiter
Very small - 1-year Bare-root - M27 rootstock |
