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Mail-order of bare-rooted Apple trees is currently available.
Sold as bare-rooted trees on MM102 semi-dwarfing rootstock (to 3m).
Available June-August 2011 or until sold out.
All varieties $18.00ea.

	ADAMS PERMAIN Hardy, productive dessert apple Origin: U.K. (1826) Ripens: Mid-season. Description: Hardy and vigorous, bearing heavy crops of distinctive fruit. Fruit are often conical and yellow, flushed orange-red with slight red stripes and yellow lenticel dots. Flavour is excellent-rich, juicy and aromatic. Tolerant of late spring frosts.
	ALEXANDER Hardy, dual-purpose apple Origin: Russia (1817). Ripens: Early/Mid season (February-March). Description: Vigorous, heavy-cropping variety with good eating and cooking qualities. Fruit are large and green with strong red colouring on the sunny side. White flesh is firm, coarse and crisp.
	ALFRISTON Large late season cooking apple, stores well Origin: Sussex, UK (1700's). Ripens: Late (May-June). Description: Large, greenish-yellow cooking apple with sharp, acidic flavour. Acidity fades with age. Cooks to a frothy puree with a light, pear-like flavour. Late season. Excellent keeper. SOLD OUT
	AUSTRALIAN BEAUTY Crisp, dual-purpose Australian apple Origin: Australia. Ripens: Mid/Late (April-May). Description: Thought to be a chance seedling of Granny Smith with similar crisp, dense flesh and fine flavour. Fruit has greenish skin with a red flush. Hangs well on the tree. Fresh eating or cooking. SOLD OUT
	BEAUTY OF BATH Very early dessert apple Origin: England (1800's). Ripens: Very early (Late December-Early January). Description: One of the earliest apples, producing heavy crops of small, yellow fruit flushed with red. The creamy flesh is sweet and sharp. Fruit tend to drop from the tree when ripe.SOLD OUT
	NEW BEDFORDSHIRE FOUNDLING Large, mid-season cooker Origin: Bedfordshire, UK (1800). Ripens: Mid-season (March-April). Description: Very large green apple, turning yellow at maturity. Great cooking variety with white, firm, slightly acid flesh. SOLD OUT
	BELLE de BOSKOOP Popular dual-purpose apple Origin: Netherlands (1850’s). Ripens: Late season (May-June). Description: Large, dull red apple with heavy russeting. Dense, white flesh is sharply flavoured, good for fresh eating and cooking. Holds shape well when cooked.
	BLUE PERMAIN Aromatic dessert apple Origin: USA (1800's). Ripens: Description: Attractive large apple with a blue bloom over yellow skin. Creamy flesh is sweet, soft and aromatic with a good flavour. Hardy and vigorous grower.
	BRAMLEY’S SEEDLING The classic English cooking apple Origin: Nottinghamshire, England (1837). Ripens: Mid-season (March-April). Description: Originating as a chance seedling, this is the favourite cooking apple in the UK. Cooks to a puree that is unsurpassed. Large, irregular apple, coloured green with a red blush. Stores well.
	CATSHEAD Large cooking apple Origin: UK (1600's). Ripens: Mid/Late (April-May). Description: Unusually shaped (also known as Pigs Snout), greenish-yellow apple with russet dots. Cooks to a sweet-sharp, firm puree. Good cropper. SOLD OUT
	CLEOPATRA Mid-season, dual-purpose apple Origin: USA. Ripens: Mid-season (March-April). Description: Longish, rectangular apple with clear yellow skin. Flesh is crisp with a sweet, mildly acid flavour. High juice content. Good eating and cooking qualities.
	CORNISH AROMATIC Popular dessert apple Origin: Cornwall, UK (1800's). Ripens: Late (May-June). Description: Medium to large greenish, russeted apple with a bright red flush. Creamy flesh is aromatic with excellent, sweet-sharp, spicy flavour. Tree is very handsome, with an upright, compact habit. Vigorous and hardy. Worth growing.
	COURT OF WICK Juicy, sweet dessert apple Origin: Somerset, UK (1790). Ripens: Mid-season (March-April). Description: Medium sized, golden apple flushed red with russet flecks. Sweet yellow flesh is crisp and juicy and intensely fruity in flavour. Good juicer. Vigorous grower with heavy crops. Able to withstand strong, cold winds.
	COURT PENDU ROUGE Prized dessert apple with fruity flavour (=COURT PENDU PLAT) Origin: Europe (1600's). Ripens: Late (May-June). Description: Highly prized for centuries, this variety bears greenish-yellow fruit, flushed and striped with red. Flavour is sweet, aromatic and richly fruity, reminiscent of pineapple. Also used cooked and dried. Contains very high vitamin C levels. Good cropper. Valued for the very late flowering, missing late frosts, hence the name 'Wise Apple'. Very decorative tree. SOLD OUT
	COX'S ORANGE PIPPIN Renowned English dessert apple Origin: England (1850). Ripens: Early/Mid (February-March). Description: One of the world's famous dessert apples, renowned for it's flavour. Flavour is complex and aromatic, with rich and spicy, honeyed characteristics.
	NEW CROFTON Popular late dessert apple Origin: Ripens: Late season (May-June). Description: Very popular and once widely grown commercially throughout Australia, including Tasmania. Round to slightly flattened, medium-sized apple. Red-blushed with a white, sweet flesh.
	DABINETT Full-flavoured, vintage quality cider apple Origin: Somerset, UK. Ripens: Mid-season (March-April). Description: Small, spreading tree bearing heavy crops of small, greenish-yellow fruit, flushed with red. Fruit drops from the tree when ripe. Flesh is sweet and astringent, producing a full-bodied cider of vintage quality.
	DEMOCRAT Very late cropping dessert apple that keeps well Origin: Tasmania, Australia (1900's). Ripens: Very late (June-July). Description: Tasmanian dessert apple renowned for its late cropping and excellent keeping qualities. Fruit is rounded and flushed with dark red. Flavour is sweet, juicy and crisp.
	DEVONSHIRE QUARRENDEN Traditional early red dessert apple Origin: Devon, UK (1600's). Ripens: Early (February). Description: Very old English variety. Dark red, early dessert apple with a sweet, tangy, strawberry flavour and crisp white flesh. Great garden variety, best eaten fresh. Also good for juicing. SOLD OUT

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