Available 2010

OPEN ORCHARD PROJECT

FRUIT TREE LIST - 2010 LIST released mid July

These bare rooted trees are for sale for the Southland area only. (Must be picked up from Riverton). Pick up week in August to be advised. $22.50 each or 5 for $100. Maximum 5 initially to share the varieties around please give us 10 choices as some are in limited numbers. 1st August a second round of orders will be opened with the list of those still available indicate on your order if you would like more at that point . The unordered will be available on a first in first served basis at pick up. Please use order form.2010 order form

APPLES

48 to choose from: All these are known to be fruiting well in Southland. All at least 80cm high or 80cm long for forked espaliers.

Akane

1937 Japan Worcester Pearmain x Jonathan early-mid Dessert and drying. Small red, juicy, crisp- medium vigour , good cropper. Hangs on tree when ripe so can pick over time.

Alfriston

Raised in the late 1700s by Mr Shepherd at Uckfield, Sussex and named Shepherd's Pippin. Re-named Alfriston in 1819. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1920. Fruits are soft, coarse-textured, not very juicy and acid. Cooks well. Pick early April , keeps 5-6 months

Ballarat (new to Sthd?)

'1875 Australia - AKA Stewart'-Primarily a cooking apple, Ballarat is large, green with a red blush, and with creamy white flesh. Cooked it is excellent. The fruit will store for several months after maturity without needing refrigeration. Ballarat is very vigorous.

Belle de Boskoop . AKA Gold Reinette '

Netherlands 1856 by K Ottolander (triploid) Mid season?. Large size, irregular, gold-red skin covered in russet, yellow flesh. Firm, juicy, acidic and aromatic flavour. High in vitamin C. Excellent for desert, stewing and baking and cider. Stores very well 3-4 Months and gets sweet enough to eat raw when stored.

Blenheim Orange (new to Sthd?)

1740 by Mr. Kempster - (originally called Kemsters Pippin) at Woodstock near Blenheim, Oxford shire England. Mid/Late May/June . Dessert , large flat round, yellow with red stripes (triploid) Keeps 3-4 Months.

Bramley's Seedling

Origin: Nottinghamshire England, 1809 from a seedling in Betsy Braislfords garden later owned by Mr Bramley a local butcher! (triploid) Late- Very late season. Large size, green-yellow with red stripes, irregular shape. Most popular cooker in UK. Excellent for baking cooks to a golden puree ,excellent for pies, also cider and juicing. Vigorous tree with good disease resistance High in vitamin C. Keeps well and sweetens on storage, crops heavily every second year.

Calville Blanc Hiver (new to Sthd?)

Mid season. A very old European French or German (pre 1600) variety. The medium large 'Lumpy' fruit are pale green with light red dots on the side that is exposed to the sun. It is aromatic, sweet, spicy, of the highest dessert quality in the European style. The yellowish-white flesh is tender and juicy, highly aromatic with a flavor sometimes described as "effervescent." . Highly aromatic with a flavor sometimes described as "effervescent." Ripens in April.

Claygate Pearmain

1823 John Braddick Esq. found tree growing in hedge in Claygate, S.urrey Green with red blush and russetting. Late eating, sweet and aromatic almost tastes like pinapple- fresh eating

Cox Orange Pippin

1825 Slough, Buckinghamshire by a Mr. Richard Cox .Medium size, gold-yellow skin, red blush, faint stripes with some russet. Tender, crisp, very juicy, sweet, slightly sub-acid and aromatic. Excellent dessert apple Good for juicing. Early – mid ( March/April) keeps 3 months. Described once as “the finest dessert apple in existence.

Ergremont Russet

Origin: 1872 England. On the estate of Lord Ergemont, Sussex? (Diploid) Ripens early March. Medium size apples. Delicious taste, especially with cheese.Cream and green flesh. Healthy heavy cropping tree. Delightful old russet. Self fertile.

Fairbelle or Belle Bonne (new to Sthd?)

Late March-April. Large size, rosy red. Excellent cooker and dessert apple. Cooks to a pulp. Very healthy disease resistant tree.

Gloria Mundi

(Means ‘and so the glory of the world passes’) Germany 1840 ( or USA 1804?) ready April/ May

Golden Delicious

USA 1890. Eating mid & late season so a good pollinator for others. Large golden sweet apples for cooking or eating- tastiest when left on the tree to ripen. Good strong tree with heavy crops

Golden Hornett Crab Apple

Universal pollinator for all apple trees because it flowers early, mid and late. Prolific tiny yellow fruit.

Golden Pippin (English)

1629 Arundel, England ( later described as the most excellent and most ancient apple there is). Fruits have firm , crisp flesh with a sweet subacid and rich flavour. Sweet with lemon tang) Gold with russet dots. For eating, jelly and cider. Ready April keeps 2-3 months.

Golden Pippin (American)

Known to have originated as an American apple around 1880, the original parentage is unknown. A distinct variety from the better known English variety. . A large, roundish fruit with a uniform shape. Skin is greenish-gold ripening to deep gold. The flesh is yellowish, tender and juicy. An excellent apple for fresh eating and baking. Ripens in March.

Gooseberry

Kent 1831 Large Green apple, lively flavour. Yellowy/green with dark flush and stripes. Excellent Cooker and keeps 6 months.

Gravenstein (new to Sthd?)

Arrived Denmark 1669 possibly originally from Denmark. Vigorous tree. Early-mid season. (Triploid). (Feb/March) Large aromatic apple. Greenish Yellow with orange stripes Dessert or processing and excellent for juice. Fruits are crisp, juicy with a distinctive sweet yet acid flavour.

Red Gravenstein

red sport of above USA 1908 (new to Sthd?)

Grenadier (new to Sthd?)

1862 Slough, UK. Fluffy cooker early season, heavy cropper, self fertile suits cooler wetter areas- poor keeper use or process fresh.

Hetlina (new to Sthd?)

Origin: Czechoslovakia. Early-mid season. Medium size, red dessert apple, crisp and firm flesh. One of the top antioxidant rating varieties in the recent Hort Research work (http://www.treecrops.org.nz/resrch/apple/applecanc.html)

Irish Peach

Prolific cropper 1870’s Sligo Ireland Early Dessert Jan/Feb Yellow flushed brownish red. . Juicy, crisp, delicious sweet-sharp flavour. eat from tree doesn’t store

Jonagold

1943 New York. A cross between Golden Delicious and Janothan. Fruits havr creamy wite, fine textured, juicy flesh with a sweet and good rich flavour. Dark red flush with darker red stripes. Keeps 3-4 months. Not heritage but does well here.

Jonathan

Originated on the farm of Philip Rick, Woodstock, Ulster County, New York, USA. It was first described in 1826 by Judge Buel who named the apple after Jonathan Hasbrouck. Fruits have soft, fine-textured, fairly juicy flesh with a sweet and fairly pleasant flavour. A dessert apple ready early April- keeps 2-3 months.

Kentish Fill Basket (mew to area)

Origin: Kent England, 1820. Mid-late season. Large pale green apple with red streaks. Excellent for dessert or processing. Vigorous disease resistant tree.

Keswick Codlin

Early Season cooks up soft and fluffy. Doesn’t keep long 2-3 weeks- good for processing. Lincolnshire 1793 in a Castle rubbish dump!

Kidd’s Orange Red

Greytown NZ 1924 Cox Orange X Delicious mid/late April/May Crimson with dark stripes, juicy, crisp and sweet, strong flavour. Keeps well, reliable cropper but leave on tree when possible for best flavour. Good for cooler areas.

Kingston Black (new to sthld)

Kingston Somerset late 1800’s April - Small yellow with maroon flush. Excellent Cider apple-vigorous tree, keeps well fair cropper

Lady Suddley (new to sthld)

1849 by a cottager Jacob Petworth Sussex originally called Jacobs Strawberry desert - Early –March Self fertile, medium striped red and pink. Juicy, firm, good cropper. Suited to cooler areas.

Laxtons Fortune (new to sthld)

Parentage: Cox's Orange Pippin and Wealthy. Raised Bedford, 1904. Early/Mid season, Feb/March. Round medium size dessert apple with an attractive appearance. Pale yellowish-green flush with bright red stripes, creamy white flesh. Firm, sweet, juicy with a rich flavour. Small compact tree suitable for the small garden in cooler climates good resistance to blackspot. Crops well from an early age- but can be biennial? Softens when stored so eat fresh.

Lord Wolseley

Origin: England 1850 Mid season March/ April, large yellow flushed with red. Juicy crisp apple. Good cooker and stores well.

Lord Suffield (new to sthld)

1831 by Thomas Thorpe a handloom weaver on Lord Suffields Estate, Middleton near Manchester. Early cooker with clear yellow skin.

Merton Worcester (new to sthld)

Parentage: Cox's Orange Pippin and Worcester Pearmain. Fairly early, ripens early February. Round medium size, yellow-green with a scarlet flush. Flesh creamy white, firm, sweet and aromatic. Vigorous tree with good regular cropping.

Monties Surprise (new to sthld)

Origin: 90 year old seedling from Nth Island New Zealand. One of the top anti-oxidant rating varieties. Large- red streaks, dessert or cooking variety. Hardy and good disease resistance. Mid season.

Merton Russet

England 1921 Sturmer crossed with Cox Orange. Ready April keeps 4-5 months. Yellow flushed with dull red and russeted. Firm flesh, crisp tender and sweet.

Munroe’s Favourite

Said to have been raised by Mr Condor at Kew, Melbourne, Australia. First recorded in the UK in 1890. It was introduced by Mr Munroe. Fruits have crisp, hard flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour. Ready April keeps 3-4 months.

Peasgood Non Such

Raised (reputedly) by Mrs. Peasgood who is said to have grown the tree in a pot from a seed of a ‘Cathead’, Lincolnshire, about 1858. Mid . ( April) Flattish round, very large apple. Golden yellow-greenish with bright crimson flush. Flesh yellowish, soft, very juicy, sub-acid and aromatic. Pulps up well when cooked. Growth vigorous makes a large spreading tree. Cropping good. Probably self fertile.

Prima

Origin: USA, 1957. Mid season. Medium size, bright red blush with green stripe. Juicy, sweet and sub acid. Excellent quality and very healthy tree with exceptional disease resistance.

Ralls Janet (new to sthld)

French pre 1800 or USA? Late season Yellow/green with shades of red stripes with yellow flesh. med large, crisp juicy excellent keeper. Heavy and reliable cropper.

Renette de Canada

1771 Normandy France mid-late season, eating or cooking. Green with good flavour Good keeper. A favourite in the old Southland 19th Century Orchards.

Ribston Pippin (Triploid)

Yorkshire 1688 Needs shelter or its fruit will drop early. Yellowy green with orange/red blush. Mid season highly esteemed for eating , sauce,and cooking. First tree lived for 220 years near Ribston Hall. Keeps well and flavour increases as it ages. Best pip to use if you want to grow a new tree from a seedling.

Rome Beauty

From seedling growing on the banks of the Ohio river USA 1816 . Nice for Cooking or eating use fresh as won’t keep long. Bright red covering over yellow. Late dessert, soft, juicy, sweet but better cooked. Good reliable cropper and bears fruit young.

Sturmer Pippin

Origin: By Nurseyman Mr Pillistone of Sturmer, Suffolk, England 1831. Late April/May season. Green blushed bronze skin. Excellent for cider and cooking. Keeps well into spring but softens. Very high vitamin C , Needs a dry well ventilated area or will develop black spot.

Tydeman's Late Orange

Kent (East Malling Research Station) 1930 Laxtons superb X Cox Orange Very late dessert apple, picking may. Keeps very well in natural storage through until following spring. Medium size, roundish to slightly conical shape, golden yellow tinged green with orange-red flush. Flesh cream, firm, crisp, sweet sub-acid and aromatic. Vigorous tree with high yield. Prefers cool and dry.

Worchester Pearmain

Mr Hale of Swan Pool near Worter England 1874. Early March –gorgeous strawberry hint in flavour. Red stripes over green. Crisp and juicy. White Flesh. Heavy regular bearer- loved by children.

Yorkshire Greening

Large, roundish, irregular, and flattened. Skin dark green, striped with dull red next the sun. Stalk short and thick. Eye closed. Flesh white, and pleasantly acid. One of the best kitchen apples. April - keeps 3-4 month

Southland Original varieties:

Sherwood - seedling apple from Tussock creek small red mid season eating

Heatherlea Gold - seedling apple from Browns. Lovely Golden delicious type eating apple.

OTHER FRUIT:

Peach Golden Queen – a true favourite for bottling and eating. Firm deep orange flesh. Clingstone – late.

Pear - Jargonelle - old heritage variety from the 1600’s . Mid season and hardy. Green/yellow fruit (pollinators include conference and Winter Nellis).

Plum Coe’s Golden drop – super mid to late season plum. Large, oval. Yellow fruit both rich in taste and juicy flesh. Best planted with a greengage.

Plum English Greengage – very popular, succulent, sweet, smaller fruit with delicious flavour. Mid to late season. Best planted with Coe’s Golden Drop.

Plum Wilson’s Early – Good early season variety with smaller red skin and juicy yellow flesh. Partially self fertile.

Plum ‘ Yellow Ogan” Heritage plum, yellow skin and flesh with a small stone Tangy flavour. Early to mid season. Partially self fertile.

Qunice Symrna From the ancient city of Smyrna, Turkey. Smyrna Quince Tree is an excellent fruit for making preserves, jams, jellies.