Cooking Apples

Stobo Castle ~ (A) (3) (N) (V3) Aug M26
Probably from Stobo, near Peebles, 1900. Cooks to sharp froth.

Tam Montgomery (Early Julyan) ~ (A) (3) (N) (V3), Aug M26
Presumably Scottish, grown in Clydedale in 18th century and long after. A
good, early, yellow dual-purpose apple

East Lothian Pippin ~ (A) (3) (N) (V2) Aug - Sept. M26
Presumably from East Lothian, first described 1883. Cooks to sweet, juicy
puree.

Beauty of Moray ~ (A) (3*) (N) (V2), Aug - Sept MM106
Scottish, 1883. Makes well-flavoured sauce. Very promising in our trials. Flat-round
greenish yellow fruit with russetting

Grenadier ~ (A) (3) (S) (V2), Aug - Oct MM106, M25
Standard early cooker. Conical greenish-yellow fruit. Scab and canker
resistant. Does well in W. Scotland.

Emneth Early (Early Victoria) ~ (A) (3*) (S) (V2) Sept - Oct (Lord Grosvener X Keswick Codlin) MM106
Hardly needs any sugar. Recommended by Storrie (RHS) for difficult sites in
Scotland. Can be small unless thinned, and strongly biennial.

Keswick Codlin ~ (A) (2*) (S) (V2), Sept - Oct M26, MM106
Found on a rubbish heap near Ulverston in Lancashire (1790) Widely grown
in W.Scotland. Ribbed pale fruit, needs little sugar. Prolific and reliable.

White Melrose ~ (A) (3) (N) (V2), Sept - Oct MM106, M25
Arose Melrose Abbey before 1831. Most popular apple of Tweedside Orchards
in 19th Century. Large, ribbed, green, becoming pale yellow. A good choice for
colder districts.

Longstart ~ (D) (3) (N) (V1) Sept - Oct MM106
Westmorland, 1851. Common there in 19 th century. Brisk, soft, juicy flesh. Dual
purpose.

Arthur Turner ~ (A) (3*) (S) (V3), Sept - Nov M26
Buckinghamshire, 1912. Healthy and reliable in Souithern Scotland. "Falls"
on cooking, needs little sugar, good for baking. Large fruit.

Golden Sprire ~ (A) (2*) (S) (v1) Sept - Nov MM106, M25
Lancashire, 1850. Known in Gloucestershire. as Tom Matthews, a cider variety.
Conical greenish-yellow with slight flush. Cooks to brisk sauce. On our site
very prolific and reliable. Frost resistant blossom.

Golden Monday ~ (A) (4) (N) (V2) Sept - Nov.
Probably Scottish (Clydesdale), before 1724. A large, attractive dual-purpose
fruit, with a strong cidery taste.

Stirling Castle ~ (B) (3*) (S) (V1), Sept - Dec M26, MM106
Raised by John Christie, Stirling in 1820's. Widely planted in the 19th Century
and a still valued garden variety in Scotland and elsewhere. Well flavoured
green-yellow fruit. Compact growth.

Blenheim Orange ~ (C) (3) (N) Triploid, V3, Part Tip, Sept - Jan M26
Classic Victorian dual-purpose apple. Requires a good site in N. UK.

Hawthornden ~ (A) (4) (N) (V2), Oct - Dec MM106, M25
Raised near Edinburgh before 1780. Famous throughout Britain in Victorian
times. Primrose yellow flushed with red. Known to do well in S.W. Scotland.
Prone to mildew.

Lord Derby ~ (A) (4*) (S) (V3), Dual Purpose, Oct - Dec ("Catshead" Seedling?) M26, M25
Raised Cheshire 1862. Many old trees in Scotland, where it generally does
well. A large, green, ribbed fruit, good for pies. Hardy and good cropping.

Scotch Bridget ~ (A) (3) (N) (V2), Oct - Dec MM106, M25
Arose Scotland 1851. Much grown here and in Cumbria in the past. A conical,
ribbed fruit, quite rich cream crisp flesh.

Lady of the Wemyss ~ (A/D) (3) (N) (V3) Nov - Jan M26
Presumed Fife, 1831. Large, orange-red flush. Well-flavoured, keeps shape on
cooking.

Lady's Finger of Lancaster ~ (D) (4) (N) (V2), Nov - Jan MM106
Probably Lancashire, described 1824. A greenish-yellow conical fruit, richly-flavoured
and keeping it’s shape when cooked.

Maggie Sinclair ~ (A/D), (3), (N),(V3), Part-tip, Nov.-Jan., MM106
Probably Clydesdale, age unknown. Dual-purpose, quite sweet and crisp.

Galloway Pippin ~ (A) (4*) (N) (V2), Dual Purpose, Nov - Feb M26, MM106, M25
Believed arose at Wigtown Abbey, Galloway. Age unknown but old in 1871.
Rich flavour, sharp eater. Large russet freckled over yellow. Hardy, and
good cropper.

Lane's Prince Albert ~ (A) (2) (S) (V2) Nov - Mar MM106
Hertfordshire, 1850. An excellent apple in Southern Scotland. Slight orange-red
flush over yellow. Cooks to lemon-coloured puree. Scab-resistant, but
mildew-prone.

Bramley's Seedling ~ (A) (3* Triploid) (N) (V3) Part Tip Bearer, Nov - Mar M26
Well known late keeping eater grown sucessfully in many parts of Scotland.
Raised 1809, Nottinghamshire.

Howgate Wonder ~ (A) (3) (S) (V3) Nov -Mar ( Blenheim Orange X Newton Wonder) M26
Claims the height record for a known sucessful variety (900') at Caldbeck in
Cumbria. Raised 1915, Isle of Wight. A large conical apple, flushed red over
yellow. Falls on cooking, light flavoured. According to Morgan, pleasant when
eaten. Mildew resistant.

Striped Beefing ~ (D) (2) (N) (V2) Dec - Apr MM106
Norwich, 1794. Large, handsome, dark red stripes. Cooks to cream puree.
Experimental in northern U.K.

CRAB APPLES

Dartmouth ~ (B) (S) (V2) MM106
Abundant white flowers and reddish-purple, blooked fruits.

Evereste ~ (B) (S) (V2) MM106
Freely-borne red buds forming white flowers. Orange fruits.

WisleY ~ (D) (S) (V3) MM106
Large red, slightly-scented flowers. Large, purple-red fruits. Scab-prone in
wetter areas

John Downie ~ (C) (S) (V2) MM106
White flowers, bright orange-red fruits. The best for jelly, but scab-prone in
wetter areas.

Golden Hornet (A) (S) (V1) MM106
White flowers, large crop of yellow fruits