List of apple cultivars


Over 7,500 cultivars of the culinary or eating apple are known. Some are extremely important economically as commercial products, though the vast majority are not suitable for mass production. In the following list, use for "eating" means that the fruit is consumed raw, rather than cooked. Cultivars used primarily for making cider are indicated. Those varieties marked have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
This list does not include the species and varieties of apples collectively known as crab apples, which are grown primarily for ornamental purposes, though they may be used to make jelly or compote. These are described under Malus.

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Common nameImageOriginFirst developedCommentUsePick/Use period
BabovačaMontenegroA green apple with red flush. Width, height, weight. Stalk very short. Flesh soft, sweet and sour.Use October–April
Bailey.Wyoming County, New York, USRed apple with considerable white flecks. Has some russeting. Width, height. Stalk. Flesh yellow, tender, juicy, very sweet, very good.Eating, cookingUse October
Baker's DeliciousWales<1932A yellow apple with orange-red flush. Width, height. Stalk short. Flesh; creamy white, firm, crisp, juicy, aromatic.EatingPickE late August–early September; use August–September
Baldwin Massachusetts, USFlesh yellowish white, crisp, sweet to subacid flavor, very good. Width, height. Stalk. Tree vigorous. Very old variety for North America. Makes much juice. Cold storage 0°C 150 days. TRI DBH 160.Cooking, EatingPick50 October 14. PickE mid-October. Use November–March
BallinoraEngland<1898Golden yellow with red flush. Width, height. AM from RHS in 1898.Cooking, eatingUse December–January
Ball's PippinEngland<1920A green-yellow apple with red flush and russet. P Cox Orange x Sturmer Pippin. Flesh white, juicy, sweet, aromatic. Tree vigorous. AM from RHS in 1923.EatingPickE early to mid-October. Use January.
BallyfattenCounty Tyrone, IrelandA large, round apple with firm, dry, sweet, slightly tart white flesh. Excellent keeper. Scab and canker resistant.Cooking, eatingPickE late September. Use October–November.
Baltimore US<1860Width, height. Stalk. Flesh whitish, juicy, subacid.EatingUse December–April
BancroftOttawa, Ontario, CanadaSelected 1930. Introduced c.1935Width 70 – 80 mm. height 55–68 mm. Stalk 15 mm. Parentage Forest x McIntosh. Flesh white, crisp, tender, juicy.EatingPickE mid-October. Use November - December.
BanksNova Scotia1880A red sport from GravensteinEating, cooking, pie
Barcelona PearmainEngland<1837One of the best dessert apples. Cells roundish oblate, axile. The tree is a free grower, but does not attain the largest size.Eating, cooking
Bardsey Island AppleBardsey Island, Wales1998A medium-sized eating apple with a unique lemon aroma. Sweet and juicy. Skin color red over gold. Very disease resistant. Single tree discovered on Bardsey island in 1998, age of original tree unknown. May have monastic origins.Eating
Barkley Red RomeBud mutation of Rome Beauty.
Barnack BeautyBarnack, Northamptonshire, England, introduced Medium-sized apple. Yellow, 25-75% flushed with orange red. AM from RHS in 1899. FCC from RHS in 1909. Width, height. Stalk. Flesh; creamy white, very firm, crisp, fine-textured, juicy, subcaid to sweet.EatingPickE late September–early October. Use December–March
Barnack OrangeEngland1904P Barnack Beauty x Cox Orange. Width, height. Stalk short. Flesh; creamy white, firm, coarse-textured, juicy, subacid, aromatic.EatingPickE late September–early October. Use November–February
BaronesaBrazilIntroduced 1997P Princesa x Fuji. Weight. Flesh sweet, crisp. Tree vigorous.Eating
Bascombe MysteryEngland<1831A late keeping green apple. Width 68 mm, height 56 mm. Stalk short. Flesh pale yellow, fine-textured, juicy, subacid.EatingPickE early October. Use November - March
Batul Romania or HungaryA green apple with red flush. Russet in stalk cavity. Width, height, weight. Tree vigorous. Flesh acidic with poor aroma.EatingPickE mid- to late October. Use December–April.
Baumanns Reinette BelgiumMedium size. Skin brilliant crimson. Width, height. Weight. Stalk. Cells, oblate, axile, open. Flesh; crisp, subacid. First Class Certificate from RHS in 1878. Cold Storage 2°C 180 days. VitC 16. Density 0.83Cooking, eatingPickE late September. PickG early October. Use December–March
Baxter's PearmainNorfolk, England1821A large dual purpose apple. Width, height. Stalk medium. Cells obovate, axile. The tree is hardy, vigorous, a most abundant bearer. Flesh; pale yellow, coarse-textured, dry, subacid.Cooking, eatingPickE late September–early October; use November–March
Beach Arkansas, US<1898A yellow apple with red overcolor, medium size. A late keeper. Stalk medium. Tree large, vigorous. Flesh: very firm, rather dry.EatingPick late October.
BeaconMinnesota, USIntroduced 1936Lively, juicy flavor; good for baking. Does not keep very well. Parentage xCooking, eatingPickE early September. Use September–October.
Beauty of BathBailbrook, Batheston, Somerset, EnglandIntroduced 1864Width, height. Stalk. Deep red flush and streaks of red with a little russet. Early maturing but short season. Formerly grown commercially in England for local markets. FCC from RHS in 1887. Good flavor in its home climate if it is eaten soon after picking. Poor flavour if distributed long distances and stored for weeks, so now rare. Flesh; creamy white, soft, very juicy, subacid. VitC 14.EatingPickE early August; use early August
Beauty of BedfordBedfordshire, England<1913Width, height. P Lady Sudely x Beauty of Bath. Greenish yellow with orange flush. Flesh yellow, firm, juicy, sweet.EatingPickE mid-September; use September–October
Beauty of HantsSouthampton, Hampshire, EnglandA yellow apple with orange-red flush. Width, height. Stalk variable. Flesh very crisp, yellowish juicy, highly aromatic. Triploid.EatingPickE late September–early October; use November–February
Beauty of KentKent, Englandintroduced c.1820Old culinary apple, very irregular, ribbed. Width, height. Cells, roundish obovate, abaxile. AM from RHS in 1901. Flesh yellowish, tender, subacid. TRICookingPickE late September; use December–March
Beauty of StokeNottinghamshire, England<1889Width 70 mm, height 65 mm. Flesh yellowish, firm, dry, pleasant flavour. Tree vigorous. FCC from RHS in 1890.Cooking, eatingPickE mid- to late October. Use January·March
Beauty of Wiltshire ?<1800Yellow with red flush. Width, height. Stalk. Flesh juicy, very acidic.Cooking, eatingUse October–November
Bedfordshire FoundlingBedfordshire, EnglandA yellow apple slightly flushed with red. An excellent culinary apple. Width, height. Cells obovate, abaxile. Stalk short. Flesh; creamy white, firm, juicy, subacid.CookingPickE late September–early October; use December–March
Bedrika Possibly SerbiaA green conical apple with red flush. Width, height. Weight. Flesh white, sweet, with pleasant aroma.Eating
BeefsteakAmesbury, Massachusetts, US<1870Stalk medium. Flesh white, tender, crisp, juicy, subacid. Very good.EatingUse October–November
Beeley PippinDerbyshire, EnglandRaisedA yellow apple flushed with red. Width, height. Stalk short. Flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, aromatic.EatingPick late August; use September–October
Belle de Boskoop Boskoop, Netherlands1856Width, height, weight. Stalk. Flesh acid and aromatic. Tree vigorous. Particularly attractive blossom. AM from RHS in 1897. VitC 10–17. Density 0.83 TRICooking, bakingPickE early October. PickG mid-October. Pickg September 23–October 15. Use January–April
Belle de BuiltsBuilts, La Vienne, France<1860A yellow apple with red flush. Width, height. Stalk. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, aromatic, sweet.Cooking, eatingUse January–April
Belle de Pontoise France1869, introduced 1879Large flat-round apple. Greenish-yellow, 25–75% flushed with red. Biennial. Width, height. Stalk. Flesh white, sweet, juicy. Tree vigorous.Cooking.PickE mid-October; use November–March
Bellefleur Kitaika Russia1914Width 100 mm, height 85 mm. Flesh, white, soft, sweet.Use October - December
BelmontPennsylvania, US<1870Width, height. Stalk short to medium. Flesh yellowish, crisp, tender, juicy, aromatic. Very good. Tree vigorous, healthy, very productive.EatingUse November–February
Ben DavisSoutheastern USWidth 77 mm, height 80mm. Noted for keeping well prior to refrigerated storage, but flavour has been compared with cork.EatingUse January - June.
BennetHerefordshire, England<1870A cider apple.Cider
BenoniMassachusetts, US<1832A small orange-yellow apple with red overcolour. Width, height. Stalk. Cells obovate, axile, closed. Flesh yellow, firm, crisp, tender, juicy, subacid, good to very good. BB. DBH 110.EatingPick50 August 23. PickE late August. Use August–September
Ben's RedCornwall, EnglandMedium to large apple. Slightly ribbed. Skin flushed and striped dark red. Flesh pale yellow, sweet, aromatic. P Devonshire Quarrenden Xbox Apple. Award of Merit from RHS in 1899.EatingPickE early September; use September.
Bentley SweetVirginia, US<1850Flesh sweet. Tree vigorous, productive, an early bearer.EatingUse April–September
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Berner Rosen Zurich, Switzerland1860A red apple. Height, width. Weight. Stalk. Flesh; soft, juicy, subacid. Cold storage 4°C 120 days. VitC 11. Density 0.78EatingPickG late September–early October; use December–February
Bess PoolNottinghamshire, England1824Round-conical apple. Flesh firm but tender, white, sweet, rather dry. Trees are shy bearers at first. Width, height. Stalk. Cells ovate, axile, open or abaxile.EatingPickE early October; use November–February
BethlemiteUS<1860Width, height. Stalk. Flesh juicy, subacid, aromatic.EatingUse December–March
Beverly HillsCalifornia, US1939, Introduced 1945.P Melba x Early McIntosh. Slightly tart flavor. Flesh white. Likes warm weather. MacIntosh style summer apple that is self fertile and well adapted to low chill conditions.Eating
Biesterfelder RenetteBiesterfeld, Lippe, Germany1850A yellow apple striped with red. Width, height. Flesh white, crisp, juicy. Cold storage 2°C 120 days.EatingPickG mid-September. Use October–December
BietigheimerGermany<1870Fruit very large with russet. Width, height. Stalk. Tree large, vigorous. Flesh white, firm, coarse, srisp, juicy, subacid, fair to good.Use September–October
Birgit BonnierSweden1992A cross between Cortland (apple) and Lord Lambourne.
BismarckVictoria, Australia1870Large fruit with a yellow-green with red overcolour. Flesh crisp, juicy, subacid, fair to good. FCC from RHS in 1887. Width, height. Stalk.Cooking, juice.PickE late September. Use November–February
BittenfelderBaden-Württemberg, Germany<1940Flesh; white, crisp, juicy, subacid.Cider, juicePickG late October. Use November–April.
Black AnnetteUS<1820Flesh white, tender, good.EatingUse November–December
Black AppleUS<1820Flesh white, good.EatingUse November–February
Black Ben DavisArkansas, USc. 1800A red mutation of Ben Davis.EatingUse January - April.
Black GilliflowerUS<1800Width, height. Stalk. Flesh white, dry, subacid, good. Tree very productive.EatingUse November–March
BlackjonWashington, USIntroduced 1931Mutation of Jonathan. Cold storage 3-4°C 120 days.Eating
BlackmackBritish Columbia, CanadaIntroduced 1930Mutation of Red McIntosh.Eating
Black OxfordMaine, US<1870Flesh white, dry, subacid, good. Tree a great bearer.EatingUse March–May
Black Sweet US<1820Width, height. Stalk. Flesh yellow, dry, very sweet. Quality inferior.Baking, ciderUse December–March
BlairmontGeorgia, USCross made 1961A round to conical apple with 90% red overcolor. Moderately resistant to scab, fire blight, powdery mildew and black rot. DBH 112. Flesh: cream, juicy, subacid.Eating
Blauacher WädenswilBern, SwitzerlandWidth. Height. Flesh; greenish-white, juicy, subacid.Cider, juicePickG late September. Use October.
BledsoeKentucky, US<1855A large apple. Stalk short. Flesh crisp, juicy, subacid, good.EatingUse September–April
Blenheim Orange, Pennsylvania EnglandDiscovered, introduced Has greenish-yellow to orange skin streaked with red. Width, height, weight. Stalk. Cells open, obovate, axile. Flesh; aromatic, juicy. Distinctive nutty flavor excellent for cooking. The vigorous tree is slow to come into crop but then produces heavily. Parentage Golden Reinette x unknown. Cold storage 4°C 120 days. TRI VitC 13. Density 0.76Cooking, eatingPickE late September. PickG early October. Use November–January.
Bloody PloughmanCarse of Gowrie, ScotlandA medium-sized, very dark red, heavily ribbed apple. Flesh white sometimes pink-streaked, crisp, juicy, mildly sweet. It is reputed to have got its name after a gamekeeper shot dead a ploughman caught stealing apples from the Megginch Estate. When his body was returned to his wife, she found stolen apples in his pockets and threw them onto a rubbish heap. One of the resulting seedlings bore apples of a deep, blood red. This tree gave rise to the cultivar that was named after the unfortunate ploughman.EatingPickE mid-September. Use September - November.
Blue PearmainUSA yellow apple with dark red stripes. Width. Height. Steam short and stout. FCC from RHS in 1896. Flesh aromatic, spicy, subacid, very good.Cooking, cider, eatingPickE early October; use November–December.
Blutapfel ?<1820A yellow apple with red overcolor. Width 49–60 mm, height 45–54 mm. Stalk 6 mm. Flesh yellow tinted with red, juicy subacid.Eating, CookingPick October. Use December - May.
Bodil NeergaardDenmark1855A green oblong conical apple. Width, height. Stalk. Flesh; white, juicy, spicy.Eating, cookingPick October; use Januar–March
Böhmer Tyrol<1857Green with red flush. Width, height. Stalk.EatingUse December–March
Böhmischer RosenapfelBohemia, Germany<1800A large apple. Width, height. Stalk. Flesh juicy, sweet.Eating, cookingUse August–September
Bohnapfel Germany<1800Width, height, weight. Stalk. Flesh; acid, crisp, juicy. Cold storage 2°C 210 days. Density 0.80 TRICooking, ciderPickG late October–early November; use March–May
Boiken Bremen, Germany1828Culinary apple. Width, height. Weight. Stalk. Flesh white, firm, crisp, tender, juicy, subacid to acid, good. Cold storage 0°C 150 days. VitC 10. Density 0.85Cooking, drying, juicePickE mid-October. PickG mid–late October; use February–May
Bonum US1828Width, height. Stalk. Flesh white, firm, tender, aromatic, juicy, mild subacid, very good.EatingUse September–December
BorgovskojeRussia<1860A sweet yellow apple.EatingPick late August
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Borsdorfer see Edelborsdorfer------
Börtlinger WeinapfelBaden-Württemberg, Germany1827Flesh; greenish-white, juicy, acid. Tree vigorous.Cider, juicePickG mid-October. Use October–November.
Bottle GreeningGreen Mountains, US<1850Produces large fruit. Has thick skin. Flesh white, subacid.Eating, ciderUse January–February
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BountifulKent, EnglandWidth, height. Stalk. A yellow apple flushed with red. Flesh, fairly juicy, fairly tender.Cooking, EatingPick late September; use September–January
Bow Hill PippinBow Hill, Kent, Englandintroduced 1893Golden yellow with slight flush. Width, height. AM from RHS in 1893. Flesh yellow, firm, juicy, good.EatingUse November–February
Brabant BellefleurFrance?<1830A yellow apple with red flush and stripes. Width 71 mm, height 67 mm. Stalk 10mm. Cells closed, elliptical. AM from RHS in 1901. Flesh crisp, yellow, acid, aromatic.CookingUse December–April
Braddick NonpareilEngland<1828A medium-sized roundish apple. Width 66 mm, height 55 mm. Stalk short. Cells, ovate, axile. Flesh yellowish, subacid, aromatic. More sweet and tender than the Old Nonpareil.EatingPickE mid October. Use November - April.
BraeburnNew Zealandintroduced 1952Width 76 mm, height 69 mm. Chance seedling. Flesh pale cream, firm, crisp, juicy. Red overcolor 69%. Ripens 19 days after Golden Delicious. Not susceptible to bitter-pit. The fruit is widely sold commercially in the United Kingdom. Cold Storage 1°C 180 days. SS 13.8 - 14.7 TA 0.53 - 0.86.EatingPick 45 October 16. Pick55 October 5. Pick at the end of late May in New Zealand.
Bramley Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom1809Most widely sold cooking apple in the United Kingdom. Triploid. Width, height. Stalk. Cells round, axile, open. Large sized fruits with waxy skin, green with a red flush, which must be peeled before use. A favorite ingredient in many traditional British puddings. TRICooking, juice, cider.PickE mid-October. Use November–February.
Brasil Brazil1940sFruit large, resembles Delicious. Tree vigorous.Eating
Brauner MatapfelGermany<1800A yellow apple with redbrown flush. Width, height. Stalk. Flesh whitish-yellow, sweet, subacid. Quality cooking good, eating fair.CookingPick mid-October; use December–May
Bravo de EsmolfeEsmolfe, Penacova, Portugal18th centuryA small, juicy and sweet apple, considered one of the best Portuguese applesEating
BreakeyManitoba, CanadaIntroduced 1935Fruit medium size, red and scarlet. Flesh white, melting, juicy, spicy.Cooking, eatingUse September–November
Breda Reinette Netherlands<1760Width, height. Stalk. Flesh yellowish, juicy, aromatic.Cooking, eatingUse December–March
Breedon PippinEngland1801Sweet flavor. Originally raised by a parson in Berkshire. Rare.Eating
BrettacherBrettach, Württemberg, GermanyA yellow apple striped with red. Width, height. Flesh white, juicy.EatingPickG mid–late October. Pickg October 15–30. Use December–May.
BreuhahnGeisenheim, Germany1895 Introduced 1934Width, height, weight. Stalk. Flesh: yellowish white, juicy, subacid. Cold storage 1°C 180 days. VitC 8–14. Density 0.74Cooking, eatingPickG late September–early October; use October–April
Briar Sweet
BrinaItaly1998Resistant to scab. Spreading habit with intermediate vigor; full flowering season is medium-late, production is heavy, fruit is medium or medium-large, with smooth skin; white lenticels, no russet, excellent taste characteristics. Ripens first week of October.Eating
BritegoldOntario, CanadaIntroduced 1980A bright yellow apple. Flesh cream-colored, tender, juicy. Biennial tendency. Resistant to apple scab.Eating, pie
Broad Eyed PippinEngland<1700A yellow apple with some light brown flush. Width, height. Stalk short. Cells obovate, axile, open. Flesh white, acid.Cooking, cider.PickE late September; use November–January
Brownlee's RussetHempstead, Hertfordshire, EnglandGreen with red flush, covered with russet. Width, height. Stalk. Cells pointed ovate, axile, open. Flesh greenish white, juicy, acid, nutty flavour.EatingPickE mid-October; use December–March
Buckingham US, probably southern states<1817Width, height. Stalk. Flesh coarse, juicy, subacid, fair to good.EatingUse November–February
BuffUS<1830Very large. Stalk. Flesh, white, tender.EatingUse November–March
BullockNew Jersey, US<1805Width, height. Stalk. Flesh firm, crisp, tender, juicy, aromatic, subacid, very good to best. Tree not large.EatingUse October–January
BuncombeUS<1860A medium to large sized yellow conical apple striped with red. Flesh yellow, juicy, mild subacid, good.Eating, CookingUse December - January
Burchardt's ReinetteNikita, Crimea<1860A roundish-oblate apple. Width 65 mm, height 48 mm. Cells roundish obovate, axile. Flesh white, tender, crisp, juicy.Eating.PickE early October. Use November - December.
Bushey GroveHertfordshire, England1897A greenish-yellow apple with red flush. P Alexande x Dumelow. AM from RHS in 1922. Width, height. Stalk short. Flesh white, juicy, acid.Cooking, piePickE late August–early September; use October–December
Byfleet SeedlingSurrey, England1915Large cooking apple; width, height.CookingPickE early October. Use October–February.
Byford WonderHerefordshire, England<1893Yellow with russet dots. Very large. Tree very vigorous. AM from RHS in 1893.CookingPickE early October. Use November–December.

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Cider apples

s are a variety of apples that may be far too sour or bitter for fresh eating, but are used for making cider. Varieties in are used for both cider and eating purposes.
AbbreviationsFull formAbbreviationsFull form
sSusceptiblerResistant
ASApple scab ACApple canker
BIBacterial infections PMPowdery mildew
TRITriploid--

Common nameOriginFirst developedTypeJuice titratable acidity % weight/volumeJuice specific gravity or oBrix
grams/liter
Tannin %Days from full bloom to maturityDisease susceptibility
AmandaSomerset, England2007Bittersweet0.221054 0.23137
Amere de BerthcourtFranceBittersweet0.201049 0.34145
Amere ForestierFranceSweet0.201046 0.34153
AngelaSomerset, England2007Bittersharp0.621049 0.19135
AntoinetteFranceBittersweet0.251050 0.27sAS
ArbeyaSpainSharp0.570.16
Arbeya MontésSpainSharp0.710.15
ArmagnacFranceSharp0.811065 0.17
Gloucestershire, England134
Ashton BitterSomerset, England1947Bittersweet
Ashton Brown JerseySomerset, England1903Bittersweet0.141054 0.34194
AvrollesFranceSharp1.201055 0.09
Backwell redSomerset EnglandOldSharp0.701051 0.13172
Wilmington, Massachusetts, USSharp0.7415.30.059
Ball's BittersweetHerefordshire, England1927Bittersweet0.280.28
BedanFranceBittersweet0.151056, 1051 0.23184 136 sAS
Netherlands1856Bittersharp1
Belle Fille de la MancheFranceSweetsAS, TRI
BettySomerset, England2007Sharp0.901050 0.11125
Bickington GreyDevonshireSharp
Binet BlancFranceBittersweet0.181060 0.25
Binet RougeFranceBittersweet0.181063 0.24sPM
Binet VioletFranceBittersweet0.171050 0.26
BisquetFranceBittersweet0.211045 0.21
BittenfelderGermany1930sBittersharp1.001070
Black CroftonAustraliaSweet0.4010.80.037--
Black DabinettSomerset, EnglandBittersweet
Black VallisSomerset, EnglandTRI
BlanchetFranceSharp0.481050 0.13
Blanc MolletFranceBittersweet0.151046 0.20114
Blanc SurFranceSharp0.671055 0.12
BlanquinaSpainSharp0.630.09
BohnapfelGermany<1800Bittersharp0.551050
Bran RoseHerefordshire<1880Sharp
BoutevilleFranceSweet0.161052 0.14126
Nottinghamshire, England1809Sharp0.941050 0.12121
BramtotEnglandBittersweet0.321057 0.50128
Breakwell's SeedlingWales1890Bittersharp0.641042, 1041 0.23150, 113, 110
Broad-Leaved HerefordEnglandBittersweet
Browns AppleDevon1920sSharp0.67191, 92
Brown SnoutHerefordshire, EnglandBittersweet0.241053, 1051 0.24176, 145, 149
Brown Thorn Bittersweet0.201048 0.16142
Broxwood FoxwhelpEngland1920Bittersharp1.910.22
Bulmer's NormanFrance<1890Bittersweet TRI0.241053, 1046 0.27165, 97, 127
Burrowhill EarlySomerset, EnglandBittersweet
Buttery d'OrDorset, EnglandSharp
Börtlinger WeinapfelGermany1827Bittersharp
Cadbury Somerset, EnglandSweet
CalabazaSpainSharp0.770.14
CampfieldNew Jersey, US<1817Sweet0.231055 0.17172
CampilloSpainSharp0.520.11
Cap of LibertySomerset, EnglandBittersharp0.821052, 1047 0.21155
Captain BroadCornwall, EnglandBittersweet TRI
CartignyFranceBittersweet0.211051 0.22
CasadoSpainSharp0.980.19
Cazo JauneFranceBittersharp1.311054 0.33
ChaperonnaisFranceBittersweet
CharlepitréFranceSweet
Cherry NormanHerefordshire<1880Bittersweet
Cherry PearmainHerefordshireSharp
ChestnutMinnesota, US1946Bittersharp0.5114.9--
Chevalier JauneFranceBittersweet0.221053 0.38
Chisel Jersey Somerset, England<1900Bittersweet0.221059, 1056 0.40194, 163
C'Huero BrizFranceBittersweet0.211056 0.47
Cider Ladies FingerSomerset, EnglandSharp0.591052
CidorFranceBittersweet0.171055 0.40sAS
CimitiereFranceBittersweet0.131039 0.23133
ClaraSpainSweet0.210.19
Clos RenauxFranceBittersweet0.251052 0.22
Clozette DouceFranceBittersweet0.221054 0.23
Coat JerseySomerset, EnglandBittersweet
Coleman's SeedlingDevonshireSharp
CollaosSpainSharp0.620.11
Collington Big BittersBittersweet TRI0.210.21
ColoradonaSpainSweet0.150.13
Corset HillGloucestershire, EnglandSharp
France1613Sharp0.811048 0.11145
Court Royal EnglandSweet TRI0.211050 0.11195
England1829121
New Jersey, US1971138
Crimson KingSomerset, England<1900Sharp TRI0.61044 0.13195
CristalinaSpainSharp0.460.066
Crow EggMassachusetts, US1832Sweet0.3111.40.044--
Cul PlatFranceBittersweet
Cummy NormanRadnorshire, Wales<1876Bittersweet
DabinettSomerset, EnglandLate 19th centuryBittersweet0.181057, 1055 0.29180, 131, 148
DebbieSomerset, England2007Sharp0.91050 0.08110
De La RiegaSpainSharp0.580.11
DemocratSweet0.3710.60.044--
Diot RouxFranceSharp0.981052 0.18
DoloresSpainSharp0.540.07
DomainesFranceBittersweet0.211067, 1050 0.26153
Douce CoetlignéFranceSweet0.191051 0.18sPM, sBI
Douce MoenFranceBittersweet0.211061 0.24sAS, sPM, sAC, sBI
Doux au GoberFranceSweet
Doux Eveque JauneFranceSweet0.161052 0.20
Doux JosephFranceBittersweet0.211058 0.36
Doux LozonFranceBittersweet0.141053 0.21
Doux NormandieFranceSweet0.161065, 1047 0.14147
Doux Veret de CarrougesFranceSweet
DoveSomerset, England<1899Bittersweet0.221049 0.31168
DufflinDevonshireSweet
Dunkerton's Late SweetSomerset, EnglandSweet
Durón ArroesSpainSharp0.520.12
Durón EncarnadoSpainSharp0.750.10
Durona TresaliSpainSharp0.770.14
Dymock RedGloucestershire, England<1800Bittersharp1052 0.22149
Early BirdBittersweet0.2110520.55
Eggleton StyreHerefordshire, England1847Sweet
Ellis BitterNewton St. Cyres, Devon, EnglandBittersweet0.201053 0.24157
EngelsbergerGermany
Fair Maid of Taunton SomersetSharp
Illinois, US1993Sharp0.63172
New York, US154
FilbarrelSomerset, EnglandBittersweet0.221045 0.19180, 160
Finkenwerder HerbstprinzGermany1860Sharp0.981055 0.07127
FionaSomerset, England2007Sharp0.691049 0.15125
Four SquareEnglandSharp TRI
FoxwhelpGloucestershire, EnglandSharp0.691048 0.17152
FrederickMonmoutshire, Wales1800sSharp1.021048 0.09190
Fréquin Audievre168
Fréquin RougeFranceBittersweet0.241065, 1047 0.51148, 148 sAS, sAC
FresnosaSpainSharp0.670.11
FuentesSpainSharp0.750.11
Gehrers RambourGermany1885Bittersharp
Gennet MoyeleEngland1600sBittersharp>1.21052
GesnotFranceSharp0.6510490.11
GillySomerset, England2007Bittersharp0.541053 0.18125
Golden BallDevonshireSharp
New York, US<1850Sharp0.661061 0.10161, 167
Golden SpireEngland1850
Indiana, US1993173
GranniwinkleUSSweet0.301045 0.08128
Denmark/USSharp0.561052 0.07126
Great BritainDevonshireSharp
Green BittersweetDevonshireBittersweet
West Virginia, US1804Sharp0.611052 0.07149, 173
GrindstoneSharp0.581061 0.10178
GuillevicFranceSharp0.581059 0.135
Hagloe CrabGloucestershire, England<1880Sharp
Hangdown Somerset or Devonshire, EnglandBittersweet0.201056 0.28161
HarrisonNew Jersey, US1770Sharp0.641061 0.10146
Harry Masters JerseySomerset, England<1900Bittersweet0.201056, 1051 0.32172, 146
HastingsSomerset, England2007Bittersweet0.131057 0.29120
HauxapfelGermany1920Bittersharp
Helen's AppleSomerset, England2007Bittersweet0.101050 0.29142
Hereford BroadleafHerefordshire, EnglandTRI
HoneystringSomersetSweet
IdaredSweet0.4112.40.041--
Improved DoveEnglandEarly 1900sBittersweet
Improved Lambrook PippinSomerset, England<1960Sharp
Improved RedstreakEngland<1940Bittersharp
JaneSomerset, England2007Bittersweet0.191052 0.33118
Jaune de VitréFranceSharp0.881060
Jeanne RenardFranceBittersweet0.171065 0.42rBI
JoannaSomerset, EnglandBittersweet0.111045 0.22128
JonathanSharp0.5813.00.046--
JouveauxFranceBittersweet0.301052 0.16149
JudaineFranceSharp0.671053 0.075sAS
JudelineFranceSharp0.501050 0.07sAS
JudinFranceSharp0.661060 0.09
JudorFranceSharp0.671052 0.07sAC
JulianaFranceSharp1.031061 0.18
JurellaFranceSharp0.851053 0.06sAS
Kaiser WilhelmGermany1864Bittersharp0.631055
Kardinal BeaGermany
KermerrienFranceBittersweet0.151062, 1050 0.43142
Kingston Bitter168
Kingston Black Near Taunton, Somerset, EnglandLate 19th centuryBittersharp0.581061, 1055 0.19182, 112, 141
Knotted KernelSomerset, England<1842Bittersweet0.241059 0.34188
LagarSpainBittersharp0.600.22
Lambrook PippinSomerset, EnglandSharp0.581054 0.24160
Langworthy EnglandSharp
Lavignée Bittersweet0.211049 0.27182
Le BretPossibly EnglandSweet
Limón MontésSpainSharp0.810.12
LinSpainBittersharp0.710.24
LizzySomerset, England2007Bittersweet0.171047 0.20128
Locart VertFranceSharpsPM
England1580Sweet0.381047 0.11
Lorna DooneSomersetSharp
LoroñeSpainSharp0.610.19
LoroñesaSpainSharp0.550.16
MaggieSomerset, England2007Sharp0.581052 0.14125
MajorEnglandBittersweet0.181054, 1051 0.41150, 117
MarialenaSpain
<1800Sharp0.571049 0.07152
Marie MénardFranceBittersweet0.221061, 1057 0.48143
MariñanaSpainSharp0.600.11
Marin OnfroyFranceBittersweet0.171059, 1053 0.325134
MaudFranceSharp0.491050 0.07130
MaundyEnglandBittersweet
MeanaSpainSharp0.660.19
Médaille D'OrFrance<1850Bittersweet0.271059, 1059 0.64177, 128, 139
MeriennetFranceBittersweet
Merton RussetSharp0.8213.60.034--
MettaisFranceBittersweet0.171063, 1056 0.38138
Merton RussetSurrey, England1921Sharp0.82
MichelinFrance1872Bittersweet0.251050, 1048 0.23172, 115, 153
MiyaresSpainSharp0.480.15
Mollies DeliciousSweet0.1510.7--
MontotoSpainSharp0.570.155
Morgan SweetSomerset, EnglandSweet TRI0.221049 0.13125
Mott PinkFranceSharp0.761043 0.05129
Moulin á VentFranceBittersweet0.2610610.27
Muscadet de DieppeFranceBittersweet TRI0.211055, 1057 0.25114, 127
Muscat de BernayFranceBittersweet0.281050 0.19161
NaomiSomerset, England2007Sweet0.281041 0.17135
NehouFrance<1920Bittersweet0.171057, 1056 0.60150, 151
NeverblightSomersetSharp
Newtown Pippin se also Yellow NewtownQueens County, New York, US
No Prieta AntiguaSpainSweet0.100.086
Northern SpySharp0.7013.20.048--
NorthwoodDevon, EnglandSweet0.271049 0.17182
Norton BitterSomersetSharp
ObdulinaSpainSweet0.370.155
OmontFranceBittersweet TRI0.1910630.22
Orange PippinFrance or UK<1800
OsierEnglandBittersweet
Paignton MarigoldDevon England<1834Bittersweet
PanquerinaSpainSharp0.550.12
ParaguasSpainSweet0.310.09
Parda BlanqueraSpainSharp-bittersharp0.710.20
Parda CarreñoSpainSharp0.570.10
PardonaSpainSharp0.930.12
Peau de ChienFranceBittersweet0.221065 0.30sBI
Peau de VacheFranceSweet0.261048 0.14140
Pennard BitterSomerset, England<1900Bittersweet
PepaSpainSweet0.210.10
PerezosaSpainSharp0.550.075
PericoSpainSharp0.590.12
PethyreMonmoutshire, Wales1920sBittersweet
Petit AmerFranceBittersweet0.201055 0.44
Petit JauneFranceSharp0.741055 0.12sAS, rBI
Pomme de BouetFranceSharp
PonsfordDevonshire<1880Sharp
Porters PerfectionSomerset, England<1900Bittersharp0.821054, 1054 0.25199, 141, 147
PoundDevonshireSweet
PoveshonEssex County, New Jersey, US18th century
PrietaSpainSharp0.580.10
Prince WilliamEngland2007Bittersweet0.1510570.25
Puget SpiceBittersharp0.961057 0.13173
Queen CoxSharp0.5912.50.043--
Queue TorteFranceSweet
RambaultFranceSharp0.641061 0.14
RawlingsDevonshireSweet
RaxaoSpainSharp0.780.08
Red Jersey Somerset, England1895Bittersweet0.631052 0.48143
Red NormanHerefordshire<1880Bittersweet
Red Spitzenbergsharp0.7716.00.052--
Red Stayman WinesapSharp0.5115.10.060--
RedstreakHerefordshire, EnglandSharp0.951048 0.09121
Red WorthySomersetBittersweet
RegonaSpainSharp1.070.145
Reine des HativesNormandy, France1872Bittersweet0.241044 0.27143
Reine des PommesFranceBittersweet0.411063 0.52184, 149
Reineta EncarnadaSpainSharp0.550.11
Reinette Obry167
Reinette RussetFrance19791.0
RénaoFranceSharp
René MartinFranceSharp0.761053 0.14
Repinaldo GozónSpainSweet0.320.08
Repinaldo HuesoSpainSharp0.610.13
England1708Sharp0.671060 0.11142
Rosemary RussetSharp0.861055 0.07152
EnglandSharp0.681059 0.15154
Rouge DuretFranceSweet0.171049 0.16
Rousse de la SartheFranceSweet0.171056 0.16
Roxbury RussetMassachusetts, USSharp0.61–0.801061 0.08–0.11143
Royal JerseySomerset, EnglandBittersweet0.191048 0.36126
Royal Somerset SomersetSharp
Royal WildingHerefordshire, EnglandBittersweet0.231053 0.24
Russet KingSharp0.711053 0.05153
Saint MartinFranceBittersweet0.201055 0.23
Sebin BlancFranceSharp0.541051 0.14
Severn BankEnglandSharp
Sherrington NormanBittersharp0.271051 0.33167
Sibirian BittersweetEngland
Sibirian HarveyEngland1807
Silver CupSomersetBittersweet
Slack-ma-GirdleDevon, England18th centurySweet0.271052 0.14
Smith's CiderSharp0.551050 0.08152
SolarinaSpainSharp0.550.16
Somerset RedstreakSomerset, England<1917Bittersweet0.191050 0.35148
Sops in WineEngland1600sSweet
Spicey PippinDevonshireSharp
Stable JerseySomerset, EnglandBittersweet
Stead's KernelHerefordshire, England<1875
Stembridge ClusterSomerset, EnglandBittersharp
Stembridge JerseySomerset, EnglandBittersweet0.371047 0.27137
Stoke RedRodney Stoke, Somerset, England<1920Bittersharp0.641052, 1045 0.31191, 102, 134
Strawberry NormanHerefordshire, England<1900Bittersweet0.3210530.36TRI
StyreForest of Dean, EnglandBefore 1600
Sugar LoafDevonshireSweet
Sugar SweetDevonshireSweet
Sweet AlfordDevon, EnglandSweet0.221052, 1049 0.15174, 144, 156
Sweet BramleyDevonshireSweet
Sweet CoopinDevon, England<1800Sweet0.201052 0.14178
Tale SweetDevonshire, EnglandSweet
TaliaferroSharp0.7710470.09147
Tan HarveyCornwall, EnglandBittersweet
Tardive de la SartheFranceBittersweet0.201059 0.37
Tardive ForestiereFrance<1900Bittersweet183
Taylor's Sweet Somerset, England<1900Sweet-bittersweet0.201051 0.14128
TeóricaSpainSharp0.800.08
TesniéreFrancSharp0.5610550.16
Three CountiesSomerset, England2007Bittersweet0.2010560.30137
TinaSomerset, England2007Bittersweet0.1810550.25125
US1822136
Tom PuttEnglandSharp0.651052, 1044 0.13120TRI
Track ZeroSweet0.181053 0.10160
Tramlett's GenevaSharp1.011044 0.17148
Tremlett's BitterExe Valley, EnglandBittersweet0.271052 0.34174
Twistbody JerseyEnglandSweet0.1210.00.058--
England1949152
Upright FrenchDorset, EnglandBittersweet
Vagon ArcherEnglandBittersweet
VerdialonaSpainSweet0.340.09
VickySomerset, England2007Sweet0.1510500.14125
VilberieFrance<1900Bittersweet TRI0.271044 0.41169, 148
Virginia CrabBittersharp0.911060 0.19134
WagenerSharp0.4711.00.038--
Weisser Trier WeinapfelPossibly Germany<1890Bittersharp0.84
WelschisnerGermany or Austria
WhidbeySharp0.691049 0.12134
Whimple QueenDevonshireSweet
Whimple WonderDevonshireSweet
White Close PippinSomerset or Devonshire, EnglandBittersweet
White JerseySomerset, England1895Bittersweet0.2910510.26
White Norman Herefordshire, England<1900Bittersweet0.201056 0.32155
WinesapUSBittersharp0.5112.70.054
Indiana, US1876Sweet0.4112.90.076
WinterrambourGermany1864Bittersweet0.36
Woodbine 1 Somerset, EnglandSweet0.291052 0.15
Woodbine 2
WoodcockGloucestershire, England
XuaninaSpainSharp0.750.10
Yarlington MillSomerset, England1898Bittersweet0.221052, 1048 0.32183, 139, 136
Yellow ElliotEngland<1700
Yellow NewtownSharp0.5611.00.040--
Yeovil SourYeovil, Somerset, EnglandBittersharp0.551052 0.15
Germany1875Sharp0.791057 0.12146

Rootstock cultivars

Selection of rootstock cultivars can be difficult: vigorous roots tend to give trees that are healthy but grow too tall to be harvested easily without careful pruning, while dwarfing rootstocks result in small trees that are easy to harvest from, but are often shorter-lived and sometimes less healthy. Most modern commercial orchards use one of the "Malling series", introduced or developed by the East Malling Research Station from the early 20th century onward. However, a great deal of work has been done recently introducing new rootstocks in Poland, the U.S., and other nations. The Polish rootstocks are often used where cold hardiness is needed. The Geneva series of rootstocks has been developed to resist important diseases such as fireblight and collar rot, as well as for high fruit productivity.