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(a work in progress, with thanks to Susie)
Apples
16. Apple Howgate Wonder
Raised in 1915-16 in the Isle of Wight firm fine textured juicy flesh which is quite sweet when ripe with a faint aromatic flavour. Cooks well. Juices well – pick early October
17. Apple Red Winston
Cox like apple. Dates from 1900 developed in Berkshire parentage Cox's Orange Pippin and Worcester Pearmain firm, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a sweet and good aromatic flavour. Pick mid October.
18. Apple Rosemary Russett
Firm texture and sweet/sharp acid-drop flavour - late season eating apple
20. Apple Exeter Cross
Raised at Lon Ashton Research Station Bristol in 1924 parentage Worcester Pearmain and Beauty of Bath: early eating apple with firm, crisp juicy flesh with a sweet and refreshing nature - picking time August. Crimson fruit can be stored.
21. Apple Rajka …………..
22. Apple Duke of Devonshire
Raised in 1825 at Holker Hall in Lancashire firm fine-textured, rather dry flesh with a rich, nutty flavour. Picking time early October
24. Apple Sops in Wine
Very old English culinary and cider apple . Flesh is red as if soaked in red wine and is sweet, juicy and pleasantly flavoured. Picking time mid October It makes a pleasant aromatic eating apple and a good contribution to a traditional cider blend. It has particularly attractive dark pink blossom and crimson fruits with pink stained flesh, giving it an ornamental quality too; even the wood has a deep pink stain. Trees are vigorous growers with a spreading habit and can give good crops. It is related to Pendragon, a very similar apple from Cornwall.
32. Apple George Cave
Raised in 1924 at Dovecourt in Essex : fruits have a little soft, fine textured, juicy flesh with a little acid, slightly aromatic and pleasant flavour. Picking time early august
34. Apple Striped Beefing
Found in a garden in Lakenham, Norwich in 1794 firm, coarse-textured, moderately juicy flesh with a fairly acidic flavour. Picking time early October
38. Apple Everest
One of the best of the white flowered Crab Apples. The buds start pink in late April, but soon open to brilliant white flowers which cover the tree, The fruits are abundant with orange, yellow and red markings about an inch in diameter and persist on the tree following leaf fall.
Apples: 3, 8 Old Apples
Apples: 49, 50,51
No 48 is a cooking apple
Pears
27. Clapps Favourite Pear
Raised by Thaddeus Clapp of Massachussets USA e: ating/cooking pear. Yellow green skin, white, juicy flesh with a sweet flavour. Picking time early in season….. August-September good nectar for bees etc
30. Williams Pear
Good for cooking and eating. The taste of Williams Bon Chretien pears is, overall, sweet but there is a background hint of acidity. There is a slight musk element in the aroma. The flesh is juicy and soft when ripe. One benefit of Williams pears is that they cook very well. The majority of the world production of tinned pears are of the Williams variety. Fruit is produced mid season and Williams Bon Chretien should be harvested when the pears are slightly under-ripe. This variety is no different from others, after harvest it should be stored in cool conditions after harvest and bought inside the house for a couple of days prior to eating.
31. Conference Pear
Dates back to 1884 a variety of Leon Leclerc de Laval (female parent. Named as Conference 1895 at the British Pear Conference: Skin colour green-ligght brown russet. Cream flesh with a slight pink tinge . Fruit has a sweet pleasant flavour. Picking time October
40. Beurre Hardy Pear
Raised in 1820 in Boulogne, France: white tinged pink, tender juicy flesh with a rose water flavour picking time October
41. Comice Pear
Doyenne du Comice 1840 France, shortly introduced to England: Green –yellow skin , flesh colour white. Sweet deep pear flavour, soft and melting texture. Harvest October
56. Catillac
Pear identified by Brogdale National Fruit Collection as a Catillac. Historic pear. First described in 1665, grown in the gardens of Louis XIV at Versaillles: Culinary pear. White, crisp, gritty, hard flesh with a musky flavour. They remain hard and have no noticeable smell. They are not edible unless cooked – I baked some in the oven in butter, sugar vanilla pod and a little white wine and they were good, held their shape, tasted ok. Simmered in water they did not do so well – if that is any use.
Pears: 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
Cherries
(fruit collection checked, need other source)
Cherries: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10
Cherry Fice Colt (Standard)
x 2 Dark red flesh, blackish skin colour
Cherry Small Black Gisela 5
(Bush/Half Standard) x 3
Cherry Small Black Colt
(Standard) 1
25. Stellar Cherry
26. Stellar Cherry
29. Sunburst Cherry
Pink medium red flesh, dark red skin colour
Fig
Fig: 54 ???????
Plums, damsons and greengages
1. Damson Merryweather
Firm flesh with a true damson flavour, picking time late September
6. Damson Merryweather
Raised at Merryweather's nursery Nottinghmshire 1907
11. Damson Merryweather
12. Damson Merryweather
13. Rivers Early Prolific Plum
Raised about 1920 at Sawbridgeworth frutes have golden yellow firm flesh which has a most delicious flavour when cooked. Picking time late July
14. Czar Plum
Raised in1874 at Sawbridgeworth named after the Russian Czar who was on a visit to England. tender flesh with a pleasant acid flavour. Cooks well. Picking time early August
15. Damson Merryweather
19. Victoria Plum
Found in a garden at Alderton, Sussex. Introduced in 1840fruits have medium firm, moderatelyu juicy flesh with a little sweet and a little rich flavour. Picking time late August-early September
23. Opal Plum
Raised in 1925 at the Horticultural Research Station, Alnarp Sweden,: fruits have moderately firm flesh with a good sweet and rich flavour. Picking time early August
28. Denistons Superb Gage (preferred name is Imperial Gage)
Raised at Prince's Nursery Flushing, New York USA in about 1790
33. Marjorie's Seedling Plum
Found in 1912 at Hillfoot Farm, Beenham Berkshire: fruits are fairly juicy with a sweet and fair culinary flavour. Picking time late September-early October
35. Old English Greengage
36. Rheine Claude de Bavary - Greengage
37. Old English Greengage
39. Dennistons Superb Greengage
Plums: 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47
Info from Brogdale National Fruit Collection, Garden Focussed and Victoriana Nursery
