Kay- unusual apple varieties
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I'm looking for something in flowering period 3 or 4, and which will
tolerate - even thrive - on wet clay in Yorkshire."
Kay- this had dropped off my server so I had to get it from
google groups.
Here's a few suggestions:
Pitmaston Pine apple- tiny and pine-appley.
Norfolk Royal russet (better than Norfolk Royal) somewhat
Cox-like
Ribston Pippin will certainly grow, and to me tastes like
a meaty version of Cox.
Banns- tasty & scented
Ball's Pippin which I've just tasted- Sturmer/ Cox cross- bit
large and dull looking but just buckets of taste. (I can't find a
supplier though, so this is a useless recommendation- I'll
have to have one grafted at Brogdale)
Anton,
Do you have a favourite supplier? Do you use mail order?
I can get quite a good range locally but only on M26 rootstock and, as I
have a fair bit of room I'd like to try MM106. Keepers seem to have a
good range on varied rootstocks. Any recommendations?
Janet G
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