Lady
Henniker |
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In
1873 the head gardener at the Thornham Estate in
Suffolk, presented the Lady Henniker apple, which
won a first class certificate of merit from the RHS and became
a popular garden variety. Distinctively oblong and
'flat-sided' in shape. Cooks to pale yellow quite strongly
flavoured puree, hardly needing extra sugar. Suffolk.
C.1840 |
Maiden |
£17.00 |
Feathered
Maiden |
£21.00 |
|
Standard |
£32.50 |
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Use |
Dual |
Pollination |
4 |
Harvest |
October |
Lady
Sudeley |
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Medium
sized bright yellow fruit, with orange stripes. Sweet and
sharp with yellow flesh. Sussex C.1849 |
Maiden |
£14.50 |
Feathered
Maiden |
£18.50 |
|
Standard |
£30.00 |
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|
Use |
Dessert |
Pollination |
4 |
Harvest |
September |
Ladys Finger |
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An interesting old apple originating in Hereford in the late 1800's used for cooking as well as good cider variety. Distinctly oval shaped and strong, sharp but rich flavour. |
Maiden |
£14.50 |
Feathered
Maiden |
£18.50 |
|
Standard |
£30.00 |
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|
Use |
|
Pollination |
|
Harvest |
|
Lanes
Prince Albert |
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A
shiny rich green cooking apple with orange-red flushing,
and a fine-textured flesh staying intact when cooked.
Hertfordshire C. 19th Century |
Maiden |
£14.50 |
Feathered
Maiden |
£18.50 |
|
Standard |
£30.00 |
|
|
Use |
Culinary |
Pollination |
4 |
Harvest |
October |
Laxtons
Superb |
|
Medium
sized yellow fruit with red stripes. Firm, sweet and juicy
flesh. Has a tendency towards biennial bearing.
Bedfordshire C.1897 |
Maiden |
£14.50 |
Feathered
Maiden |
£18.50 |
|
Standard |
£30.00 |
|
|
Use |
Dessert |
Pollination |
4 |
Harvest |
October |
Lemon
Pippin |
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Old,
late cooking and dessert apple. Small, yellow dotted fruit
with greenish-white, crisp, acid flesh. Small upright tree
suitable for the garden. A good cropper. England C.1770 |
Maiden |
£17.00 |
Feathered
Maiden |
£21.00 |
|
Standard |
£32.50 |
|
|
Use |
Dual |
Pollination |
4 |
Harvest |
October |
Lord
Derby |
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A
large green cooker turning yellow with age. A firm sub
acid flesh good for pies. Strong sharp flavour requiring
some sugar when cooked. Cheshire 1862 |
Maiden |
£14.50 |
Feathered
Maiden |
£18.50 |
|
Standard |
£30.00 |
|
|
Use |
Culinary |
Pollination |
4 |
Harvest |
October |
Lord
Lambourne |
|
High
quality dessert apple, which crops heavily and regularly
almost anywhere. Medium sized crisp sweet, juicy and
aromatic flesh. Bedfordshire C.1907 |
Maiden |
£17.00 |
Feathered
Maiden |
£21.00 |
|
Standard |
£32.50 |
|
|
Use |
Dessert |
Pollination |
2 |
Harvest |
October |
Lord Stradbroke |
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A Suffolk cooking apple. Henham Hall origin around 1900 medium to large fruits yellow green with red flush. |
Maiden |
£17.00 |
Feathered
Maiden |
£21.00 |
|
Standard |
£32.50 |
|
|
Use |
Culinary |
Pollination |
3 |
Harvest |
October |
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