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? asked in Home & GardenGarden & Landscape · 6 years ago

Can anyone identify this apple variety?

I have a fairly old apple tree in my garden, and I have no idea what variety of apple it is.

I live in the UK, the fruits are ready early- to mid-September, they are medium-large, deep red all over, with white flesh inside. They have a slightly flattened shape, and a relatively soft texture, and are very fragrant. They tend to develop this sticky residue on them about a day after being picked.

Any ideas what variety this is?

Update:

I've done some further digging and concluded that it is almost certainly Devonshire Quarrenden. The shape, crimson colour, cropping season and various other features are all spot-on.

I had previously dismissed that variety because the site I used before had a rather misleading picture of it (the apple in the picture had a lot of green on it).

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  • 6 years ago
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    There are 7500 named varieties of apple in the world, so narrowing down the actual species is next to impossible.

    It's also possible that it's an un-named hybrid. Apple trees don't breed true from seed, so if that apple tree grew from a seed, it is unique, and you can name it whatever you want.

    Here's a list if you want to see if any make a fairly good match: http://www.orangepippin.com/varietyindex.aspx

    There are a few that have that "squat" shape to them. But I say, if it's a tasty apple, call it whatever you like, or make up your own name for it, and enjoy!

  • 6 years ago

    Perhaps you can find your apple on one of these two websites:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_apple_cultiv...

    https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt...

    Over 7,500 cultivars of the apple are known, so it isn't likely that anyone on this website is going to be able to tell you what your apple is, if indeed it is not grown from seed, which would make it un-named as yet.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    6 years ago

    Sounds like a Sweet apple. I like the sweet-tart ones better. My favorite is York, or York Imperial.

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