FRUIT TREE LIST - 2009 LIST
Updated As at 25th August
still available note only 16 apple trees and 14 pear trees left- most apples only 1 left so email to book them or come and pick them up ASAP
APPLES: K = known to grow well in Southland.
Browns eater (Cider)\\ one left
A vintage English cider apple which arose in south Devon in the early 1900's.
It is a very widely planted variety in Europe and is esteemed for its tangy, scented, fruity cider.
The medium, dark red fruit has a crisp, clean flavour. The flesh is often stained with red.
It has a tendency to be a biennial bearer. Ripens in April.
Calville Blanc d’Hiver K one left
A very old French or German (pre 1600) of the highest dessert quality in the European style.
The medium large 'Lumpy' fruit are pale green with light red dots and light blush on the side
that is exposed to the sun. It is aromatic, sweet, spicy. The yellowish-white flesh is tender,
highly aromatic with a flavour sometimes described as "effervescent." Ripens in April.
Foxwhelp (cider) one left
England 17th century in Gloucester, and was rapidly planted in Hereford, as well.
It is said to have been found near a fox den, hence the name. Of medium vigour, the tree blooms early.
The fruit is a bright-red that produces a musky cider of intense aroma.
Although marketed as a vintage cider, it also was used to give body and flavour to blends.
Rosa du Perche K (Cider) 3 left
Large French apple , yellow with a rosy blush. Juicy and tart.
Doyenne du Comice 1 left
Classic Goumet Pear – ‘The best’ Green skin flushed with red and white, melting juicy flesh.
Tastes like sweetened cinnamon. Mid to late season.
Needs a pollinator. (Red Bartlett, Williams Bon Chretien or Winter Nellis)
