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Apple
Varieties
 Some
information on Apple varieties
Cherrie
McIlwaine visited Mike Snowden down at Ardress
in County Armagh for the programme and here
are some of his suggested varieties, and a little
backgound information.
Desert
Apples |
Pollination
Group |
Origin |
| Blood
of the Boyne |
A |
Not
known/possibly Devonshire Quarrenden |
| Golden
Royal |
A |
Found
frequently in Co. Monaghan |
| Greasy
Pippin |
B |
Ballinamallard
Co. Fermanagh |
| Irish
Peach |
A |
Found
frequently in Co. Antrim. Also called Early
Crofton |
| Ross
Nonpareil |
A |
Found
frequently in Co's Meath and Antrim |
| Beauty
of Bath |
A |
Somerset |
| Egremont
Russet |
A |
Sussex |
| Reids
Seedlings |
B |
Unknown |
| James
Grieve |
B |
Edinburgh |
Dual
Purpose |
Pollination
Group |
Origin |
| Allington
Pippin |
B/C |
Lincolnshire |
| Belle
de Boskoop |
B |
Holland |
| Charles
Ross |
B |
Newbury |
| Peasgood's
Nonsuch |
A |
Grantham,
Lincolnshire |
Cookers |
Pollination
Group |
Origin |
| Ballyfatten |
B |
Found
frequently in Tyrone, Armagh, Fermanagh
and Monaghan |
| Bloody
Butcher |
B |
Midlands
of Ireland & Co Meath |
| Bramley's
Seedling |
B |
Nottinghamshire |
| Grenadier |
B/C |
Slough,
Buckinghamshire, |
| Lane's
Prince Albert |
C |
Berkhamstead,
Hertfordshire |
| Lord
Derby |
C |
Cheshire |
| Newton
Wonder |
C |
Derbyshire |
| Monarch |
C |
Essex |
| Rev
W Wilks |
B |
Slough,
Buckinghamshire |
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