English Apple Varieties Master List - Descriptions, Ripening Dates, Best Uses and more

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English Apple Varieties Master List - Descriptions, Ripening Dates, Best Uses and more

English Apple Varieties

Below is an master list of English apple varieties, apples grown in the UK, presented in alphabetical order, with descriptions, characteristics, typical ripening dates, best uses, stoage and other notes. And photos, where we could find one!

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Name	Typical Ripening Date Dates are approximate	Eating fresh	Cooking	Apple Sauce	Apple Pie	Apple Juice	Apple Butter	Notes and Storage Tips
Adams Pearmain	mid-September - October	X	X	very good	X	X	X	An old Victorian variety with an aromatic nutty flavour.
Ashmead’s Kernel	October	X	X	good	X	X	X	A very popular, flavourful apple from Gloucestershire in 1720Stores well..
Blenheim Orange	October	X	X	good	X	X	X	Very large apple discovered in Oxfordshire in about 1740. Should Refrigerate. Does not brown when sliced (see this page for more info) .
Braeburn	September - October	X	X	Excellent	X	X	X	A very popular, multi-purpose flavourful apple
Bramley	September	X	X	Very Good	X	X	X	The English gush over this apple with a fever (fevour?:) that borders on mania. It's basically a granny smith type, a higher acid content and lower sugar apple, with a stronger, more tangy taste. Bramley's are considered to be an ideal cooking apple.
Charles Ross	September	X	X	good	X	X	X	A large dual purpose apple
Cheerful Gold	October	X	X	good				New variety from Kent
Chivers Delight	October	X	X	good	X	X	X	From Cambridgeshire.
Cox	September - October	X	X	Excellent	X	X	X	A very popular, multi-purpose flavourful apple
Cox's Orange Pippin	September - October	X	X	Excellent	X	X	X	A very popular, multi-purpose flavourful apple
Crispin	October	X	X	Very Good	X	X	X	Large greenish-yellow sweet apple derived from “Mutsu”
Christmas Pippin	September	X	X	good	X	X	X	An English apple with good flavour
Cornish Aromatic	October	X						Crisp, nut-like flavour, said to have hints of pineapple, pairs well with cheese
Discovery	August	X	X	good	X	X	X	One of the earliest apples; has a pinkish flesh
Ellison’s Orange	September	X						A large dessert apple which does not store well. Has an aniseed flavour
Egremont Russet	September	X	X	good				Sweet, firm Cream-coloured flesh, tinged with yellow
Golden Delicious	September - October	X	X	Excellent	X	X	X	Sweet, juicy apple; does not store well
James Grieve	September	X	X	good				Cruises easily, hardy good pollinator
Jonagold	October	X	X	Excellent	X	X	X	A juicy large, sweet, flavourful apple, yellow skin with red blushes, very popular
Jupiter	mid-September - October	X						dessert apple from East Malling.
Kent	October	X	X	good	X	X	X	Stores well, . A cross between Cox and Jonathan from East Malling
Kidds Orange Red	September - October	X	X	Very Good	X	X	X	A red apple with excellent flavour dross of Cox and Red Delicious from New Zealand
King of the Pippins	mid-September - October	X					X	Mainly a dessert apple, it stores well. It is yellowish with a red flush and is usually russetted. Introduced in 1899.
Laxton’s Fortune	September		X	good				Stores well, longer than Worcester Pearmain. From Bedford, 1904
Limelight	September	X	X					Pale light green tart apple
Lord Lambourne	mid-September - October	X	X	good	X	X	X	Ripens slightly before Cox, bright red stripes over yellow-green. Flesh is creamy white, slightly firm and juicy, and aromatic.
Mairac	September - October	X	X					Newer Swiss apple
Meridian	September - October	X	X	good	X	X	X	Like Pink Lady, it is a very juicy apple. A cross between Cox and Falstaff
Norfolk Royal Russet	September - October	X	X	Very Good	X	X	X	Crisp, firm flesh and very sweet
Oaken Pin	September - October	X	X	Very Good	X	X	X	Flattened-shape, crisp, sweet dessert apple from Devon
Orleans Reinette	October	X	X	good	X	X	X	first described in England in 1776, one of the finest late dessert apples
Pitmaston Pine Apple	September	X	X	good	X	X	X	A small yellow apple, but with very good flavour. Wallace and Gromit like it with cheese.
Red Pippin	September - October	X	X	good	X	X	X	Medium-large apple. A cross between Cox and Idared which was originally called Fiesta
Ribston Pippin	September	X		good	X			It is the parent of Cox’s Orange Pippin, coming from Yorkshire
Scrumptious	August - September	X	X	Very Good	X	X	X	An early sweet read apple with a flavor like a Gala. New English variety.
Spartan	September	X		Very Good	X			An unusual purplish-skinned apple with bright white flesh
Sunset	September	X	X	good	X	X	X	Very similar to Cox . From Sevenoaks, Kent in 1918.
Tickled Pink	September		X	good	X	X	X	A tart, red fleshed apple
Winter Gem	September - October		X	good				Disease-resistant, produces big crops
Worcester Pearmain	August - September	X	X	good	X	X	X	An early, short-seasoned traditional apple