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2022 Catalogue of Fruit Trees
All our fruit trees are grown organically using only inputs that are permissible under an organic régime.
The majority of our rootstocks are produced by commercial nurseries and for this reason are not organically grown.
It should be noted that without exception unless the grower produces their own rootstock all fruit trees will begin their life from this commercially produced source irrespective of who the grower or organization may be.
The majority of our rootstocks are produced by commercial nurseries and for this reason are not organically grown.
It should be noted that without exception unless the grower produces their own rootstock all fruit trees will begin their life from this commercially produced source irrespective of who the grower or organization may be.
Rootstocks used for our trees.
Apple varieties
Apple rootstocks
N/S Northern Spy rootstock best suited for wetter ground and clay. Resistance to Wooly Aphids is excellent. Produces trees to 3-5m.
793 produces trees that are larger than Northern Spy and better adapted to a wider range of soil types. Produces trees that crop earlier and heavier than Northern Spy. Resistance to Wooly Aphids is excellent. Produces tree to 6m.
106 Semi dwarf fruit tree growing to 4.5m. Good for most soils except poor draining sites.
M26 Dwarf fruit tree growing from 2-3m. Recommended for small gardens or for espaliering Hardier and quicker growing than M9.
M9 Dwarf fruit tree growing to 3m. Suits well drained, fertile soils. Not suitable for heavy clay soils.
793 produces trees that are larger than Northern Spy and better adapted to a wider range of soil types. Produces trees that crop earlier and heavier than Northern Spy. Resistance to Wooly Aphids is excellent. Produces tree to 6m.
106 Semi dwarf fruit tree growing to 4.5m. Good for most soils except poor draining sites.
M26 Dwarf fruit tree growing from 2-3m. Recommended for small gardens or for espaliering Hardier and quicker growing than M9.
M9 Dwarf fruit tree growing to 3m. Suits well drained, fertile soils. Not suitable for heavy clay soils.
Size and pricing (inc GST)
All apples are as follows:-
• This season we are selling trees with a minimum of 10 trees per order.
• All trees are 2 and 3 years old (and pruned for transport).
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• 10 pack order of you choice is $420.00
plus freight Additional trees over the 10 tree minimum are at the $35.00 rate.
• 10 pack 'farm pack' our choice, mixed desert and cooking varieties $350.00
plus freight
Ordering is done by emailing us specifying what you want ie variety and root stock.
Postage and packaging
Packing and delivery costs vary dependent on quantity and destination, below are estimates only.
$9.00 for a 25kg parcel (20 average size bare rooted trees) Local, Kaitaia, Auckland.
$10.00 for a 15kg parcel (15 average size bare rooted trees) Auckland region.
$17.00 for a 10 kg parcel (10 average size bare rooted trees) within rest of North Island.
$6.00 excess for each 5kg over base weight above(up to 25kg)
$28.00 for a 10kg parcel South Island
$17.00 (2x excess labels) per 5kg extra
$6.50 for a rural delivery (in addition to the area charge) An invoice will be issued for orders, payment in full is required within 30 days of invoice issue.
$9.00 for a 25kg parcel (20 average size bare rooted trees) Local, Kaitaia, Auckland.
$10.00 for a 15kg parcel (15 average size bare rooted trees) Auckland region.
$17.00 for a 10 kg parcel (10 average size bare rooted trees) within rest of North Island.
$6.00 excess for each 5kg over base weight above(up to 25kg)
$28.00 for a 10kg parcel South Island
$17.00 (2x excess labels) per 5kg extra
$6.50 for a rural delivery (in addition to the area charge) An invoice will be issued for orders, payment in full is required within 30 days of invoice issue.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
* Ours plants/products are supplied to you in a good healthy condition and true to label to best of our knowledge, unless specifically sold as second grade goods or damaged material ‘as is where is’. We accept no responsibility for incorrect labelling.
* Any orders contract grown or on hold require a 50% deposit and cancellation of these orders forfeit the deposit.
* We do not accept responsibility for any plants once they have left the nursery.
* Freight is to be paid by the customer. Any damage incurred in transit must be claimed by the customer from the carrier concerned.
* Ownership of all goods supplied by Thunder Mountain Nurseries shall be retained by Thunder Mountain Nurseries until the purchase price has been paid in full.
* In the event that a customer shall make any default whatsoever, the customer will pay Thunder Mountain Nurseries legal costs (as between solicitor and client) of and incidental to the enforcement or attempted enforcement of payment by Thunder Mountain Nurseries
* If for any reason goods are to be returned for credit this procedure must take place within 5 days of sale and all stock must be in good saleable condition and a 10% restocking fee will be charged.
* Thunder Mountain Nurseries reserves the right at any time to refuse the placement of an order.
ERRORS OR OMISSIONS
* Clerical errors or omissions whether in computation or otherwise in any quotation acknowledgements or invoice shall be subject to correction.
* It is hereby agreed that all goods supplied by Thunder Mountain Nurseries are supplied upon the above detailing acceptance of our terms and conditions of supply.
What age and form?
We supply mainly one and two year old trees. Older fruit trees become increasingly difficult to transplant. the largest selection available is of one year old trees, referred to as maidens. Depending on the variety some have branches (to use the technical term are feathered maidens) while others have little of no branching (maiden whips). Maidens have had a little or no formative pruning. Two year old trees will usually have a well developed branch structure.
* Any orders contract grown or on hold require a 50% deposit and cancellation of these orders forfeit the deposit.
* We do not accept responsibility for any plants once they have left the nursery.
* Freight is to be paid by the customer. Any damage incurred in transit must be claimed by the customer from the carrier concerned.
* Ownership of all goods supplied by Thunder Mountain Nurseries shall be retained by Thunder Mountain Nurseries until the purchase price has been paid in full.
* In the event that a customer shall make any default whatsoever, the customer will pay Thunder Mountain Nurseries legal costs (as between solicitor and client) of and incidental to the enforcement or attempted enforcement of payment by Thunder Mountain Nurseries
* If for any reason goods are to be returned for credit this procedure must take place within 5 days of sale and all stock must be in good saleable condition and a 10% restocking fee will be charged.
* Thunder Mountain Nurseries reserves the right at any time to refuse the placement of an order.
ERRORS OR OMISSIONS
* Clerical errors or omissions whether in computation or otherwise in any quotation acknowledgements or invoice shall be subject to correction.
* It is hereby agreed that all goods supplied by Thunder Mountain Nurseries are supplied upon the above detailing acceptance of our terms and conditions of supply.
What age and form?
We supply mainly one and two year old trees. Older fruit trees become increasingly difficult to transplant. the largest selection available is of one year old trees, referred to as maidens. Depending on the variety some have branches (to use the technical term are feathered maidens) while others have little of no branching (maiden whips). Maidens have had a little or no formative pruning. Two year old trees will usually have a well developed branch structure.
It is a common misconception amongst the general public that size really does matter!
We believe that the most important part of the tree at the formative stage is the root zone, which is why we are less concerned with the height of the tree as opposed to the balance of the root/crown of the tree. For this reason (and as the article in our 'Tree care and transplanting' page sets out) the best new fruit tree is the one that arrives to you with the highest percentage of the root system intact, this will allow you to safely transplant the tree with the least amount of transplant shock.
A 1.0-1.5 metre maiden tree (one year old) will perform better over the next 3-4 years than a larger tree 1.5-2.0 plus metres (2-3 year old) tree, due to the damage done to the root zone of the larger tree by severe pruning for the sake of either bagging or the saving on delivery costs.
It is for these reasons we do not send out containerized trees.
And we recommend only transplanting (planting out new trees) at the most appropriate time of the season that being the dead of winter (June/July) when the tree is in its most dormant state. This is not to say that transplanting at different times of the year cannot be successful but the extra work involved and the added risk of failure is not worth it. Plan out when the trees need to arrive at your property and have your holes dug well in advance of that time, remember….
We believe that the most important part of the tree at the formative stage is the root zone, which is why we are less concerned with the height of the tree as opposed to the balance of the root/crown of the tree. For this reason (and as the article in our 'Tree care and transplanting' page sets out) the best new fruit tree is the one that arrives to you with the highest percentage of the root system intact, this will allow you to safely transplant the tree with the least amount of transplant shock.
A 1.0-1.5 metre maiden tree (one year old) will perform better over the next 3-4 years than a larger tree 1.5-2.0 plus metres (2-3 year old) tree, due to the damage done to the root zone of the larger tree by severe pruning for the sake of either bagging or the saving on delivery costs.
It is for these reasons we do not send out containerized trees.
And we recommend only transplanting (planting out new trees) at the most appropriate time of the season that being the dead of winter (June/July) when the tree is in its most dormant state. This is not to say that transplanting at different times of the year cannot be successful but the extra work involved and the added risk of failure is not worth it. Plan out when the trees need to arrive at your property and have your holes dug well in advance of that time, remember….
"Success is where preparation meets opportunity"
Note:
All our trees are either grafted or budded high on the rootstock, this enables the tree to be planted lower in the hole than the tree was in the nursery, this will be of particular interest to those who select a dwarfing rootstock that normally requires staking as the practice of planting a tree lower gives the new tree more stability. For this reason it is often observed that the rootstock will continue to develop roots when the base of the tree is mulched or heavily shaded (THIS MAY NOT WORK FOR TREES FROM OTHER NURSERIES AS THEY MAY HAVE THE PRACTICE OF GRAFTING ONLY 50MM ABOVE THE GROUND LEVEL, which is why garden centers are emphatic that a new tree should only be planted at the same level as found in the bag, as you may bury the graft union!!!) It also enables the tree to have a mulch or living mulch around the tree.
All our trees are either grafted or budded high on the rootstock, this enables the tree to be planted lower in the hole than the tree was in the nursery, this will be of particular interest to those who select a dwarfing rootstock that normally requires staking as the practice of planting a tree lower gives the new tree more stability. For this reason it is often observed that the rootstock will continue to develop roots when the base of the tree is mulched or heavily shaded (THIS MAY NOT WORK FOR TREES FROM OTHER NURSERIES AS THEY MAY HAVE THE PRACTICE OF GRAFTING ONLY 50MM ABOVE THE GROUND LEVEL, which is why garden centers are emphatic that a new tree should only be planted at the same level as found in the bag, as you may bury the graft union!!!) It also enables the tree to have a mulch or living mulch around the tree.
Mention morning tea and they're off !!!
Dessert Apples
CODE:- Variety (apple/pear/plum etc) Rootstock available (mm106, m26, myro, quince etc)
Astrachan (RED) m26,106, 793, NS
A superb early season apple! This attractive tree bears crops equally stunning, medium-sized apples.Found in the 1850s near Stockholm, Sweden by E. Lindgren and introduced by him in the early 1860s. Fruit has a yellow skin, splashed with crimson, and a cream-white — sometimes slightly pink — flesh. Fruit is crisp and tart, with good juice and flavor, ideal for ciders, cooking, baking, and fresh-eating. Best pollinators: Jonathan or any Golden Delicious.
Braeburn 793, NS,106
Braeburn apples were discovered in 1952 as a chance seedling growing in O. Moran’s orchard in New Zealand. The parentage of Braeburn apples is unclear, but both Lady Hamilton and Granny Smith apples were growing on nearby trees.
The apple is named after Braeburn Orchard, where it was first commercially grown. Williams Brothers nursery cultivated the Braeburn apple variety and introduced it to Washington apple growers in the 1980s. Today, Braeburn is well-known as an all-purpose apple with a spicy sweet-tart flavor and crisp bite.
The apple is named after Braeburn Orchard, where it was first commercially grown. Williams Brothers nursery cultivated the Braeburn apple variety and introduced it to Washington apple growers in the 1980s. Today, Braeburn is well-known as an all-purpose apple with a spicy sweet-tart flavor and crisp bite.
Captain Kidd K 106, 793, NS, m26
Mid season. A heritage apple that was selected in NZ by JH Kidd . The fruit is streaked bright red and has some russeting. The flesh is sweet and juicy with a very good flavour. Reliable and regular crops that are ripe around early to mid March.From the Koanga collection.
Cox Orange Pipin 106, 793, NS,
Mid season. A seedling of Ribston pippin. This medium sized deep yellow striped/streaked/splashed with red apple is regarded as the finest flavored 'English style' apple there is. A complex - some say perfect - blend of sugar, acid and aromatics is contained in juicy, tender, yellow flesh. It is regarded as a difficult apple to grow due primarily to disease susceptibility in it's country of origin - UK - but is not problematical in other countries. C.O. spurs freely and bears well, but bearing is much improved if a good pollinator is nearby. Crisp eating apple that has a distinctive sweet flavour with enough acid to give the tang needed for culinary purposes. The skin is greenish yellow with red stripes. The flesh is golden. Ripens in February and keeps well. Very popular world wide and deservedly so. Will do best with a pollinator such as 'Egremont Russet' or 'Jonathan'.
Egremont Russet 106, 793, m26
Egremont Russet is a self fertile heritage apple. The fruit has a thick and distinctive olive skin with sweet, nutty, firm flesh. The tree has an upright, compact habit so is suitable for container growing. Spur bearing mid season.
Ein Shemer m26
Low chill selection from Israel.Large golden delicious type, crisp, tart, good quality flesh.Self fertile, ripens mid June to early July after Anna.
Freyburg 793,NS
Mid/late season. A small (medium if thinned), dry skinned, light golden yellow slightly russet streaked apple. A cross between Golden Delicious and Cox's Orange, this is an extraordinary flavored apple. The flesh is crisp, very juicy, and light yellow. It is sweet and moderately rich flavored. However, the outstanding flavor component is a distinct anise flavor. Some have compared the flavor to Benedictine liqueur. The anise component becomes stronger the longer the apple is left on the tree, and varies with seasonal climatic conditions. Freyburg stores well.
Named after Lord Freyberg. A connoisseurs delight! Outstanding flavour sweet to very sweet with a cocktail of flavours. Fine and juicy texture and creamy white, aromatic flesh. Hangs well and continues to develop flavour even when very ripe.
Named after Lord Freyberg. A connoisseurs delight! Outstanding flavour sweet to very sweet with a cocktail of flavours. Fine and juicy texture and creamy white, aromatic flesh. Hangs well and continues to develop flavour even when very ripe.
Gala 106, m26
This is probably New Zealand's most popular eating apple. Rosy red blushed skin. Creamy fine textured flesh, crisp, sweet and juicy. Regarded as one of the worlds finest apples and awarded a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit. Matures in mid season.
Gala is a noted grandchild of Cox's Orange Pippin, with some of the aromatic qualities of the famous apple, but very crisp and sweet without the tang of Cox. Heavy red striping over golden skin, a beautiful apple. Gala is a precocious bearer.
Gala is a noted grandchild of Cox's Orange Pippin, with some of the aromatic qualities of the famous apple, but very crisp and sweet without the tang of Cox. Heavy red striping over golden skin, a beautiful apple. Gala is a precocious bearer.
Giant Geniton 106, 793, m26
Versatile variety, a reliable and heavy cropper that keeps well. It has green skin turning very pale yellow with red streaks when ripe. It can be used for cooking in February or eaten as a dessert apple when harvested April onwards. Very similar to a tree ripened Granny Smith but smaller and redder when ripe. Very healthy tree, the fruit needs to be removed in early years so the tree can get some size. One of the early apples planted around the North that have been preserved and taken care of because of their successful growing.
Golden Hawaii (early) 106, 793, Ns
Originally from Sebastapol California USA in 1945. A cross of Golden delicious and Gravenstein.
This crisp apple has a flavour that is distinctively fruity that some say has hint of pineapple.
It’s appearance is large and yellow with sometimes pink/orange stripping. Late season.
Excellent keeper 3 months or more under refrigeration.
This crisp apple has a flavour that is distinctively fruity that some say has hint of pineapple.
It’s appearance is large and yellow with sometimes pink/orange stripping. Late season.
Excellent keeper 3 months or more under refrigeration.
Golden Russet 793, m26
An old variety that once was very common around the north. They taste fantastic and are disease resistant. The fruit is small with the skin covered in a golden russet, a rich and full flavour, and it develops more if the apples are picked for a week or two before eating. A Great accompaniment to wine and cheese! Ripe March.
The "champagne" of old-time cider apples, also delicious for eating and drying. Grey-green to golden bronze with a coppery orange cheek; heavily splotched with light brown russet. Crisp, highly flavored, fine-textured, yellow flesh makes very sugary juice
The "champagne" of old-time cider apples, also delicious for eating and drying. Grey-green to golden bronze with a coppery orange cheek; heavily splotched with light brown russet. Crisp, highly flavored, fine-textured, yellow flesh makes very sugary juice
Granny Smith 793, NS, m26, 106
Dessert/cooker, Late season. A chance seedling from the backyard of Marie Ann Smith, Australia. A very late maturing, late keeping large, green, slippery skinned, dual purpose cooking/eating apple. The flesh is hard, crisp, and juicy. The flavor is tart, becoming very sweet if tree ripened. One of those apples you either like very much or not at all. The fruit will store for several months after maturity without needing refrigeration. The tree is very vigorous and crops heavily, but it is not much good for areas with short growing seasons. G.S. is an excellent pollen source for other varieties. Tip bearer.US, UK, NZ, AU.
Everyone knows this classic bright green apple with its tangy flavour and crisp white flesh. Bake it, sauce it, slice it, caramelise it, but most of all, simply bite into it. Keeps well. A productive regular bearer maturing later in April.
Everyone knows this classic bright green apple with its tangy flavour and crisp white flesh. Bake it, sauce it, slice it, caramelise it, but most of all, simply bite into it. Keeps well. A productive regular bearer maturing later in April.
Gravenstein 106,
Gravenstein is an attractive high-quality dessert and culinary apple, first described in 1797. It is well-known in the USA and northern Europe, and is still grown commercially on a small-scale.
Hetlina 793,106, NS
Medium sized; attractively coloured skin, bright red blush; flesh crisp, very firm. Reputed to contain high levels of riboflavins and other health-promoting vitamins. Healthy.
An early dessert apple. Medium sized, with attractive bright red flush. Flesh is crisp, very firm, with good flavour. Tree produces reliably and is healthy. Originated in Czechoslovakia. One of the higher rating apples in the recent NZ studies undertaken on antioxidant and other beneficial compound levels.
An early dessert apple. Medium sized, with attractive bright red flush. Flesh is crisp, very firm, with good flavour. Tree produces reliably and is healthy. Originated in Czechoslovakia. One of the higher rating apples in the recent NZ studies undertaken on antioxidant and other beneficial compound levels.
Hokuto 106,
Japanese variety. Fruit is large, round in shape with red stripes on a yellowish background. Pale yellow flesh with high sugar and excellent flavor. Fuji x Mutsu cross.
Irish Peach 106, 793
Heritage Apple. Originating from Ireland in 1820, 'Irish Peach' (yes an apple called Peach!) ripens early in summer. The skin is green with faint red stripes and the flesh is high quality with a very good flavour. This apple will not store well and is best eaten straight from the tree. Deciduous.
This apple bears its fruit on the tips of the branches and it pays to be aware of this when pruning i.e. don't cut back all the strong leaders with fruiting tips.
This apple bears its fruit on the tips of the branches and it pays to be aware of this when pruning i.e. don't cut back all the strong leaders with fruiting tips.
Jonathon 793,106, NS, m26
Mid season. A medium/small sized apple with thin, bright red-blushed skin contrasting sharply with the crisp, juicy, yellowish white flesh. The flavor is archetypically 'appley' and aromatic and is one of the best in the crisp American class. The trees are vigorous growing but at maturity fairly small, and disease susceptible. 1st record:1826 USA
Merton Russett 793
Small. Golden russet colored. Flesh very crisp, deep yellow, and juicy. Complex sweet/spicy flavor.
Monty’s Surprise 106, 793,
A mid season, medium-large dessert and cooking apple (up to 400grams). Coloured green with a red flush, flesh is crisp, with good flavour. It cooks well.
Tree is vigorous and healthy. Partial tip bearer. Pollination group unknown (flowering around late October). Possibly self fertile.
One of the highest rating apples in the recent NZ studies undertaken on antioxidant and other beneficial compound levels. The Original Monty's Surprise tree is a 90 year old seedling growing in the North Island.
Discovered by Tree Crops Association member Mark Christensen in the 1990's, this is a unique New Zealand seedling variety. It has good natural disease resistance (in the lower North Island), so can be grown without chemical sprays. It is a wonderful cooking and eating apple, and, combined with its pips and flowers, has wonderful disease inhibiting ability. This is to the best of our knowledge, the best anti-cancer eating apple in the world. The majority of anti-cancer compounds in apples are found in the skin. The Monty’s Surprise apples mature over a long period and are ready to eat in about mid-April.
Tree is vigorous and healthy. Partial tip bearer. Pollination group unknown (flowering around late October). Possibly self fertile.
One of the highest rating apples in the recent NZ studies undertaken on antioxidant and other beneficial compound levels. The Original Monty's Surprise tree is a 90 year old seedling growing in the North Island.
Discovered by Tree Crops Association member Mark Christensen in the 1990's, this is a unique New Zealand seedling variety. It has good natural disease resistance (in the lower North Island), so can be grown without chemical sprays. It is a wonderful cooking and eating apple, and, combined with its pips and flowers, has wonderful disease inhibiting ability. This is to the best of our knowledge, the best anti-cancer eating apple in the world. The majority of anti-cancer compounds in apples are found in the skin. The Monty’s Surprise apples mature over a long period and are ready to eat in about mid-April.
Prima 793, 106
Dessert apple disease resistant with a red blush over 60% of the clear green to yellow skin. Crisp& juicy medium size fruit, matures mid season. First recorded USA 1963.
Priscilla 106
Priscilla is a late 20th century apple, developed by the well-regarded "PRI" co-operative or Purdue, Rutgers and Illinois universities.
The primary aim of this program is disease-resistance, and flavor can sometimes be a casualty. Priscilla does fairly well on this score though, with a light floral flavor somewhat reminscent of McIntosh and Delicious in a good year, but ultimately this is a late summer apple and cannot compare with the later-ripening varieties. It keeps well for such an early variety, but is at its best when eaten straight from the tree or used for cider.
Cropping is consistent and as should be expected it is generally unaffected by disease problems.
Indeed Priscilla is still one of the most disease resistant apples available
The primary aim of this program is disease-resistance, and flavor can sometimes be a casualty. Priscilla does fairly well on this score though, with a light floral flavor somewhat reminscent of McIntosh and Delicious in a good year, but ultimately this is a late summer apple and cannot compare with the later-ripening varieties. It keeps well for such an early variety, but is at its best when eaten straight from the tree or used for cider.
Cropping is consistent and as should be expected it is generally unaffected by disease problems.
Indeed Priscilla is still one of the most disease resistant apples available
Red Fuji 106
Developed in Japan, but an all-American cross of Red Delicious and Ralls Janet. A very attractive modern apple, crisp, sweet-flavoured, and keeps well.
Sturmer 793, 106
Late variety. Good as a dessert and cooking apple. Medium green with a blush skin.
Easy to grow apple and stores well...
Easy to grow apple and stores well...
Cider Apples
CODE:- Variety (apple/pear/plum etc) Rootstock available (mm106, m26, myro, quince etc)
Bisquet 793, 106
A cylindrical yellow fruit, with a pale orange red blush. The flesh is cream, fine,tender and juicy with a bittersweet flavour.
Bordes 106
Browns Eater 793, m26,
Sharp - Brown's Eater
A traditional sharp cider apple in the UK, this one is gorgeous - bright green with threads of red through the skin. Flattish fruit, the tree is a mid-season cropper with the tendency of being a biennial bearer.
A traditional sharp cider apple in the UK, this one is gorgeous - bright green with threads of red through the skin. Flattish fruit, the tree is a mid-season cropper with the tendency of being a biennial bearer.
Foxwhelp 793, m26
From Bulmers, Hereford, England, prior to 1920. Medium to large upright tree; leaves characteristically curled or wavy. Mid–late season bloom; pollinated with Yarlington Mill, Sweet Coppin, and Reine des Hâtives. Medium or large, conical or flattened fruit; irregular, almost closed eye and long stalk swollen at base in very shallow basins. Bright or dark red blush with stripe on skin.
Mid–early harvest, with a fairly good yield. Bittersharp; produces an extremely bittersharp cider.
Mid–early harvest, with a fairly good yield. Bittersharp; produces an extremely bittersharp cider.
Gloire de Ponchartrain 793, 106, m26
French cider variety.
Kingston Black m26, 106
A late season cider apple. Fruit is small, conical, and yellow-orange with a deep maroon flush. Cider qualities: bittersharp, full bodied, distinctive flavour, vintage quality. Fruit keeps well.
Tree is moderately vigorous with a spreading form. It is slow to start fruiting, then a fair cropper. It is slightly susceptible to black spot and canker and resistant to brown rot. Pollination group D.
Originated in Somerset, UK, in the late 1800’s. Other name: Black Taunton.
Tree is moderately vigorous with a spreading form. It is slow to start fruiting, then a fair cropper. It is slightly susceptible to black spot and canker and resistant to brown rot. Pollination group D.
Originated in Somerset, UK, in the late 1800’s. Other name: Black Taunton.
Meteuz 106, m26
French cider apple
Mother in Law 793
Popular for Cider making due to its sharp taste. Green-bronze skin with a red blush ripening around March-April. Deciduous.
Stoke Red 106
From Rodney Stoke, Somerset, England. Medium, semi-spreading, slow-growing tree; very resistant to scab. Very late season bloom, partially self-fertile; good pollinator with Breakwell’s Seedling, Dabinett, Michelin and Brown Snout. In warmer districts this late flowerer may run into difficulty with lack of winter chill in certain seasons. Often small, flattened spherical fruit. Smooth, slightly waxy, sometimes dry skin; dark red with slight stripe. Flesh white and slightly reddened, soft, very juicy, usually some astringency. Late harvest with delayed cropping, but subsequently good yield and a biennial tendency; more than 3 weeks storage. Bittersharp; cider lacks body but is of vintage quality.
Sweet Alford 106
Sweet Alford is a highly valued old Devon apple, making a good quality pure sweet juice and a vintage quality cider. It makes a large upright tree giving good crops of sweet, crisp and juicy apples that make it a pleasant eating apple too.
Sweet Coppin 106, 793, m26
From Devon, England. Vigorous, semi-spreading tree; precocious; slight susceptibility to scab.
Mid–late season bloom, self-fertile, good pollinator with Reine des Hâtives, Improved Foxwhelp, Yarlington and Michelin. Medium to large, conical fruit. Dry, yellow to yellowish-green skin with slight blush. Flesh white, soft, no astringency. Mid harvest, very good cropping, biennial with more than 3 weeks storage. Sweet; produces a sweet pure cider.
Late mid-season maturity. Makes "vintage" cider, but no astringency. Mid season flowering. Precocious and productive. Very low tannins. Fruit 2-1/2". Tends to go biennial. Tolerant to blight. England, early 18th century.
Mid–late season bloom, self-fertile, good pollinator with Reine des Hâtives, Improved Foxwhelp, Yarlington and Michelin. Medium to large, conical fruit. Dry, yellow to yellowish-green skin with slight blush. Flesh white, soft, no astringency. Mid harvest, very good cropping, biennial with more than 3 weeks storage. Sweet; produces a sweet pure cider.
Late mid-season maturity. Makes "vintage" cider, but no astringency. Mid season flowering. Precocious and productive. Very low tannins. Fruit 2-1/2". Tends to go biennial. Tolerant to blight. England, early 18th century.
Tremletts Bitter 793, 106,
From Devon, England. Medium, semi-spreading, precocious tree; fairly scab-resistant.
Very early bloom, self-sterile; possibly Brown’s Apple and Yarlington Mill may be early enough to pollinate, otherwise dessert varieties like Granny Smith and Jonathan would do well. Medium, conical fruit tending to cylindrical, pointed nose; stem and eye basins small and shallow; eye closed.
Skin with heavy dark red flush often over complete surface; slight stripe, smooth and waxy. Flesh white, woolly, sweet and astringent. Early–mid harvest, good crop, biennial tendency, with up to 3 weeks storage. Bittersweet; produces a mild cider.
Very early bloom, self-sterile; possibly Brown’s Apple and Yarlington Mill may be early enough to pollinate, otherwise dessert varieties like Granny Smith and Jonathan would do well. Medium, conical fruit tending to cylindrical, pointed nose; stem and eye basins small and shallow; eye closed.
Skin with heavy dark red flush often over complete surface; slight stripe, smooth and waxy. Flesh white, woolly, sweet and astringent. Early–mid harvest, good crop, biennial tendency, with up to 3 weeks storage. Bittersweet; produces a mild cider.
Tom Putt 793, 106, m26
Cooking Apples
CODE:- Variety (apple/pear/plum etc) Rootstock available (mm106, m26, myro, quince etc)
Bramleys Seedling 106, 793, NS, m26
England ’s most popular cooking apple. Firm tart and acid flesh, yet sweet with a good flavour. Very juicy. Medium to large sized conical and rounded shaped fruit. Pale yellow skin has a red cheek when ripe. These apples keep well. They cook to a pale fluff. A hardy vigorous tree.
A late cooking apple also used for juicing and cider making. A large flat-rounded fruit with an irregular 'blocky' shape. Has a greenish-yellow skin with broken broad red stripes and flush. Skin becomes smooth, shiny and greasy when ripe. Flesh is yellowish-white, firm and juicy with a sharply acidic flavour unless tree ripened, is very high in vitamin C. It cooks to a pale cream puree, retaining its good strong acidic flavour, excellent for pies. Used for cider making and also makes an excellent sharp tasting juice. Keeps very well retaining much of its acidity and flavour over the winter.
Tree is very vigorous with a spreading form, thick shoots and leathery leaves. A part tip bearer, thinning is recommended as it is a heavy biennial cropper, slow to start fruiting. Is recommended for areas with cooler summer temperatures and/or less sunlight hours, needs good shelter. Blossom is an attractive bright pink, but is susceptible to late spring frosts. A healthy tree, although susceptible to black spot in wet areas, it is resistant to mildew and canker. Susceptible to bitter pit. Pollination group D, is a triploid so will not pollinate others.
Betsy Brailsford raised the original Bramley's Seedling tree in her cottage garden at Southwell, Nottinghamshire, UK, 1809-1813. In 1856 the tree came to the notice of nurseryman Henry Merryweather, who named it Bramley's Seedling after Mr Bramley, a butcher, who owned the cottage garden at the time. Introduced in 1865 it received a First Class Certificate from the RHS in 1883, soon after it was grown by commercial growers. It has since then become by far the most widely grown and best known cooking apple in the UK. Other names: Bramley, Bramley's Samling, Triomphe de Kiel.
A late cooking apple also used for juicing and cider making. A large flat-rounded fruit with an irregular 'blocky' shape. Has a greenish-yellow skin with broken broad red stripes and flush. Skin becomes smooth, shiny and greasy when ripe. Flesh is yellowish-white, firm and juicy with a sharply acidic flavour unless tree ripened, is very high in vitamin C. It cooks to a pale cream puree, retaining its good strong acidic flavour, excellent for pies. Used for cider making and also makes an excellent sharp tasting juice. Keeps very well retaining much of its acidity and flavour over the winter.
Tree is very vigorous with a spreading form, thick shoots and leathery leaves. A part tip bearer, thinning is recommended as it is a heavy biennial cropper, slow to start fruiting. Is recommended for areas with cooler summer temperatures and/or less sunlight hours, needs good shelter. Blossom is an attractive bright pink, but is susceptible to late spring frosts. A healthy tree, although susceptible to black spot in wet areas, it is resistant to mildew and canker. Susceptible to bitter pit. Pollination group D, is a triploid so will not pollinate others.
Betsy Brailsford raised the original Bramley's Seedling tree in her cottage garden at Southwell, Nottinghamshire, UK, 1809-1813. In 1856 the tree came to the notice of nurseryman Henry Merryweather, who named it Bramley's Seedling after Mr Bramley, a butcher, who owned the cottage garden at the time. Introduced in 1865 it received a First Class Certificate from the RHS in 1883, soon after it was grown by commercial growers. It has since then become by far the most widely grown and best known cooking apple in the UK. Other names: Bramley, Bramley's Samling, Triomphe de Kiel.
Merton Worchester 793
Merton Worcester is also probably the most successful of the Merton series of apples, and has been grown commercially on a small scale in England. However it has never really achieved the commercial success of either its parents - Worcester Pearmain or Cox's Orange Pippin. It is perhaps best considered as an enhanced Worcester Pearmain, because visually and in terms of flavour it is difficult to distinguish from that variety. If you like Worcester Pearmain then Merton Worcester is well worth growing for that reason alone - but it is clear that the the aromatic flavours that its developers probably hoped would have been inherited Cox's Orange Pippin did not happen.
Reinette Du Canada 793, NS
Esteemed in France for making tarts and late eating when mellowed. A very late season medium size apple. Fruit greenish-yellow gold. Medium to large. Great dessert apple sharp, dry, sweet, crisp texture and flavor. Excellent keeper.
1771 Normandy France mid-late season, eating or cooking. Green with good flavour Good keeper.
1771 Normandy France mid-late season, eating or cooking. Green with good flavour Good keeper.
Crab Apples
CODE:- Variety (apple/pear/plum etc) Rootstock available (mm106, m26, myro, quince etc)
Golden Hornet 793
Upright pyramidal habit, white spring blossoms and clusters of small, shiny, golden ornamental fruit borne in great profusion, retaining well into winter. (2x2m)Very large quantities of small (1/2-inch) yellow crabapples. Tolerant to scab, mildew and fire blight. Annual bearing. Much used as a pollenizer for mid- and late-season blooming varieties.
Jack Humm 106, 793
This is a commercial pollinator variety which has heavy, reliable crops in Northland. It is red and used for making cider and vinegar.