Brown Turkey Fig Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' Fig is a small tree with sparse foliage. It crops well in most situations, but does not usually produce a breba crop. It is susceptible to souring during wet weather in coastal areas, but the fruit is reasonably resistant to...
Brown's Apple (dwarf) Originated in Devon. It was discovered by Mr Hill, a cider maker and nurseryman of Staverton, near Totnes, Devon. Known to have been in existence in the early 1920s. Trees are very vigourous and can therefore delay cropping. Fruits are medium sized with...
Brown's Apple (medium) Originated in Devon. It was discovered by Mr Hill, a cider maker and nurseryman of Staverton, near Totnes, Devon. Known to have been in existence in the early 1920s. Trees are very vigourous and can therefore delay cropping. Fruits are medium sized with...
Bulida Apricot (dwarf) Prunus armeniaca ‘Bulida’ (correctly spelt 'Búlida') or the Bulida Apricot produces large lovely flavoured orange fruit. Great for eating, canning, bottling and used for drying, and freezing. Pollination Group: self-fertile so no...
Bulmer's Norman Apple (medium) Originally from Normandy, France, it was developed by H.P. Bulmer & Co., Ltd., in Hereford, England. Fruits are medium to large. Tends to be biennial. Vigorous, spreading habit. Skin yellow-green, smooth and waxy, blush rare, russet in...
Bulmer's Norman Apple (tall) Originally from Normandy, France, it was developed by H.P. Bulmer & Co., Ltd., in Hereford, England. Fruits are medium to large. Tends to be biennial. Vigorous, spreading habit. Skin yellow-green, smooth and waxy, blush rare, russet in...
Burgsdorf Cherry A seedling that was developed at Harcourt in Victoria by Mr Burgsdorf. It is the first main commercial variety harvested each season. Burgsdorf is a dark-fleshed cherry of comparatively good size and firmness. In dry seasons, trees tend to overcrop on...
Calville Blanc d'Hiver Apple (dwarf) A very old apple. Gourmet French cooking apple, excellent for tarts dating back to around 1600. A good juicing apple with more vitamin C than an orange. Good sauce and cooking apple as well. Fruit medium-large uniquely shaped, yellow/pale green with...
Campbelltown Russet Apple (dwarf) Malus 'Campbelltown Russet' is a very attractive large apple covered with russet over a pale green base with red blushes. Has a gold-leafed appearance in the sunshine. Distinctive flavour and yellow/green coloured flesh. Fruits have short stalks and are...
Castlebrite Apricot Prunus armeniaca ‘Castlebrite’ or the Castlebrite Apricot is a prolific tree with golden yellow fleshed freestone fruit. The early bright orange sweet fruit when ripe has a red blush on the skin. It originated in California USA. Good for...
Champion Quince Fruit is medium size, pear-shaped, good quality. The yellow-skinned fruit becomes pale pink when cooked. • Pollination Group: no other pollinators needed although the presence of additional varieties can improve pollination rates • Uses:...
Chataingier Apple (medium) Very old variety, originated from Normandy, France. It was known in 1200. Fruits have firm, white flesh with a fairly sweet, subacid flavour. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v1.0. Pollination Group: PG5...
China Flat Peach Prunus persica 'China Flat’, syn. P. persica 'Saturn' is a freestone peach with flat, highly fragrant fruit with white flesh and a small stone. • Pollination Group: self-fertile so no other pollinators needed • Uses: great eating variety •...
Chinese Crabapple (Malus spectabilis) M. spectabilisIntroduced before 1780 from China, it is one of the oldest and most admired of the crabs. While considered a true species it has never been found in the wild. Deep rose-red buds opening to 40 to 50 mm pale pink flowers. Yellow 20mm diameter...
Chinese Quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis) The Chinese Quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis) is used both as an attractive small ornamental tree and for its perfumed and edible fruit. It has attractive pink flowers and yellow to red autumn foliage. Its bark, more obvious in winter, is also attractive...
Chojuro Nashi (Asian Pear) Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro' was raised in 1895 by Mr Chojuro Toma, Kawasaki, Japan. Introduced to USA in 1939, Australia in 1980. A spreading tree of moderate vigour. Fruits have white, firm, coarse flesh with a mildly sweet and distinctive aromatic...
Cimetiere de Blangy Apple (medium) Apple 'Cimetiere de Blangy' is a French cider apple grown for bittersweet cider and Calvados (apple brandy). Other names include 'Blangy', 'Blagny' and 'Cimitiere du Pays'. • Pollination Group: PG4 • Uses: cider (bittersweet), Calvados (apple...
Coe's Golden Drop European Plum Said to have been raised by Jervaise Coe of Bury St Edmunds in the late 1700s. Fruits have golden-yellow, juicy, sweet flesh which is highly flavoured. Pollination Group: cross with another European plum Uses: eating, cooking, jam, drying Harvest: March...
Coe’s Golden Drop European Plum (dwarf) Said to have been raised by Jervaise Coe of Bury St Edmunds in the late 1700s. Fruits have golden-yellow, juicy, sweet flesh which is highly flavoured. Pollination Group: cross with another European plum Uses: eating, cooking, jam, drying Harvest: March...
Conference Pear Common commercial variety in UK, has good disease resistance and is partially self-fertile. Raised by pomologist Thomas Francis Rivers at Rivers Nursery Sawbridgeworth. Exhibited at the National British Pear Conference after which it was named. Awarded a...
Conference Pear (semi-dwarf) Common commercial variety in UK, has good disease resistance and is partially self-fertile. Raised by pomologist Thomas Francis Rivers at Rivers Nursery Sawbridgeworth. Exhibited at the National British Pear Conference after which it was named. Awarded a...
Cool Crisp™ European Pear (dwarf) European Pear Cool Crisp™ is a very attractive pear with red blush on smooth yellow skin. The cream-white flesh is smooth, grit-free and firm even when fully ripe, with a sweet, lemony, and floral pear flavours. The fruit matures over a 2-week...
Corella Pear (Forelle) Also called Forelle. Forelle is the German word for trout and the colouration, and with imagination the shape, of a ripe Corella pear is reminiscent of a trout at spawning. Small to medium in size. Corella pears are great eaten fresh or in a salad...
Cornish Aromatic Apple (dwarf) Thought to be many centuries old, but only brought to notice in 1813. Distinctly five crowned fruit with a fine aromatic, almost spicy flavour. With a complex flavour it is easy to grow and disease resistant, a good home orchard variety. Image courtesy...
