Gloucestershire apples
We grow a wonderful range of apples from early varieties such as Collina and Delbar Estival at the end of August to late season apples into January such as Braeburn and Jazz. Fruit is stored in cold stores which allow the fruit to be picked at the optimum ripeness and sold in peak condition. For our farm shops, we can supply tree ripe Gloucestershire apples – a real bonus – often for an equivalent or lower price than supermarkets.
The table below describes most of the English apples we produce and sell through our farm shop and other outlets:
| Variety | First discovered or origin | Appearance | Date of harvesting | Best time for eating | Qualities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashmead Kernal |
About 1700 by Dr Ashmead of Gloucester |
Greenish yellow, slightly flattened |
End of September |
October to Christmas |
Rich sweet aromatic flavour, white flesh |
Bramley seedling |
Early C19th but popular from mid century onwards |
Large green apple, flattish |
Early September |
September onwards |
High acid cooking apple, cooks to pale cream puree. |
Braeburn |
New Zealand from 1950s |
Elongated, red on green /yellowish background |
Mid October |
Early November to March |
Firm flesh, crisp, sharpish, refreshing |
Cox |
Mid C19, Bucks |
Orange red flush, red strips, over greenish turning yellowish bkgrd |
Early September |
Mid Sept to Christmas |
Firm to soft flesh, sweet and intense aromatic flavour |
Egremont Russet |
About 1870’s, Somerset |
Golden ochre russet |
End of September |
October to Christmas |
Nutty flesh, dryish skin |
Elstar |
Introduced 1972 from Netherlands; Ingrid Marie x Golden Delicious |
Red with yellow background; also a red sport available |
Mid September |
September to Christmas |
Intensely flavoured, sweet, crisp and very juicy |
Fuji |
Japan, 1930s |
Attractive red on yellow background End of |
End of September |
October to Christmas |
Juicy, sweet, quite firm |
Gala |
New Zealand 1930s |
Bright red flush, stripy, pronounced angular calix |
Mid to end September |
October to January |
Juicy and sweet |
Jazz |
Braeburn and Royal Gala cross , NZ 1990s |
Red on green/yellow background, elongated |
Mid October |
November to February |
The sweetness of Gala, the crunch of Braeburn, juicy |
Smitten |
Braeburn and Royal Gala cross , NZ 2000s |
Red stripes over gold, large |
Mid September |
November to January |
Crisp, juicy, sweet sub acid flavour |
Red Delicious |
USA, end C19th |
Dark intense crimson colour, conical shape |
Early October |
November to January |
Sweet, juicy, mild flavour |
For more about Newent apples, tree-ripe apples, Ledbury apples and English apples, find out
I just bought your Red Delicious apples from Waitrose in Stroud. I got the details 'Michael Bentley' and Gloucestershire from the label.I just wanted to say how nice they were! Thank you! :-))
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