{"id":16950,"date":"2015-07-08T01:41:30","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T08:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16950"},"modified":"2015-07-08T01:41:30","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T08:41:30","slug":"british-apples-worth-growing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/british-apples-worth-growing\/","title":{"rendered":"British Apples Worth Growing"},"content":{"rendered":"

With over 600 varieties of apple to grow in the UK, you need to refine your search for a good variety. (There may be as many as 2000 worldwide.)<\/p>\n

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Here are some British varieties<\/h3>\n

Ribston Pippin grown in Yorkshire since 1707
\nEgremont Russet tasty and nutty with white crumbly flesh
\nClaygate Pearman rich and scented and discovered in a hedgerow in 1820
\nChelmsford Wonder a good cooker
\nWinter Wonder a recent breed which is crisp and juicy
\nBlenheim Orange, Beauty of Kent and Wyken Pippin may produce more taste than Breaburn, Gala and Pink Lady<\/p>\n

Artistic view of Apples<\/h3>\n

‘Detailed watercolours depict the unrivalled range of form, colour and texture which characterize such varieties as Beauty of Bath, Peasgood Nonsuch, Cox’s Orange Pippin and Egremont Russet in this illustrious book by Rosie Sanders.<\/p>\n

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Also available from Amazon by clicking on the cover is the new book of Apples ‘include details of history, appearance, flavour, shape and so on – enough not only to help identify and apple, but also to help you choose one to grow. For instance, the entry on Ashmead’s Kernel gives a brief decription of its development by a Gloucester physician, describes its taste as “strong, sweet-sharp intese flavour reminiscent of fruit or acid drops”, talks a bit about what it’s grown for, comprehensive details of appearance, picking and storage dates’ a customer review<\/em>
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With over 600 varieties of apple to grow in the UK, you need to refine your search for a good variety. (There may be as many as 2000 worldwide.) Here are some British varieties Ribston Pippin grown in Yorkshire since 1707 Egremont Russet tasty and nutty with white crumbly flesh Claygate Pearman rich and scented and discovered in a hedgerow in 1820 Chelmsford Wonder a good cooker Winter Wonder a recent breed which is crisp and juicy Blenheim Orange, Beauty…<\/p>\n

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