Apple Ripening Times
Approximate ripening times for some apples.
The groups of apples have been put into four groups, early,
mid-season, late and very late. As well information has
been provided to the best of our ability on fruiting times.
This is an area we desperately need help on so if you know
of the fruiting times of any unlisted apples or if you
believe that any of the times listed may be inaccurate then
please let [email protected] know
(c) means a cooking apple and (c&e) means suited to both cooking and
eating fresh.
Early apples.Dec Jan Feb
. . . . . . + . . . . . + . . . . . +
Christmas Apple ------
Carolina ---------
Devonshire Quarrenden--------- V1 S
Lodi (c) --------- V3 S
Red Astrachan ----------- V3
Williams Favourite ---------- V2 S
July Red ------------
Delta Seedling ------------ V2
Irish Peach ------------ V3 tip
Jersey Mac ----------- V1
Tydemans Early ----------- V2 S part tip
Gravenstein --------------- V3 Trip
Abas ---------------
Akane ----------- V2
Lord Lambourne ---------- V2 part tip
Worcester Pearmain ----------V2 part tip.
Emperor Alexander ----------- V3
Silcocks ----------- V2?
Gala
------------------------------------------------------------
Others in this early group are with insufficient information
to list are Beauty of Bath V3, Lady Sudely, Melba, St Lawrence,
Lord Suffield Jolly Begar, Kentish Filbasket, Keswick Codlin V2, and
Spring Grove Codlin V2 Spr.
Mid-season apples
Feb March April
+ . . . . . + . . . . . + . . . . .
McIntosh(c&e) --------------------- V2
Gala ----------------- V2
Geeveston Fanny ----------------- (c&e) V2
Jonathon ------------------ V2 S
Bramley Seedling (c&e)------------------- V3, Trip, part tip,
King of Thomkins County------------------- (c&e)
Red Delicious ------------------- V2
Bonza ------------------
Golden Delicious ------------------- V2 S
Blenheim (c&e) ------------------ V3 Trip, bi
Cox's Orange Pippin ------------------ V2
Snow Apple ------------------ V2
Dunns Seedling (c&e) ------------------ V2
Twenty Ounce ------------------ V2
Forge ------------------ V2
King of the Pippins ------------------ V2, U,
Delicious ------------------ V2
Mutsu ------------------ V3 Trip, S
Five Crown (c&e) ---------------------------- V2
Reinette du Canada (c&e) ------------------ V3 Trip.
Starkrimson ------------------ V1 spur.
Rome Beauty ------------------ V2
Red Fuji- Aga Fu ------------------ V2
Other apples in this group with insufficent information to
put them on the chart- Brittle Sweet, Magnolia, Mother,
Northern Spy V2 part tip., Pitmaston Pineapple V2 U, Queen Cox, Prince
Alfred V2, Ribston Pippin V2 Trip, U, Bess Pool, Lord Derby, Alfriston
V2, Hoover, The Queen, and Forge.
Late Apples April May June
+ . . . . . + . . . . . + . . . .
Crofton ------------------------------- V2
Baldwin ------------------------------- V3 Trip
Granny Smith (c&e) ------------------------------- V3
Higgins Seedling ---------------------------------
Adams Pearmain ------------------------------ S,V2
Pitmaston Pineapple------------------------------
Staymans Winesap ------------------------------ V3 Trip.
Sturmer Pippin (c&e) ------------------------------- V2
Beauty of Stoke ------------------------------- V2
Yates ---------------------------------
Others in this late group that there is insufficient
information on their ripening times to put on the chart.
Annie Elizabeth, Abram, Blondin, Brownlee's Russet V2,
Cleopatra V1 S, Cornish Aromatic V3, Munroes Favourite, Rymer, Winter
Strawberry, Golden Reinette, Laxtons Superb T3, Reinette de Bayeux,
Scarlett Nonpariel V2, Baumann's Red Winter Reinette,
Belle de Boskoop V3 Trip, Northern Spy, Rhode Island Greening V3 Trip
Spr, Edward V111, White Winter Pearmain, Winter Quarrendeon, Winter
Banana, and Stewearts Seedling V2 sp.
Very late apples
May June July
+ . . . . . + . . . . . + . . . . .
Meerlieu ----------------------------- V1?
Barry -------------------------------- V3
Pink Lady --------------------------------
Golden Harvey --------------------------------- V3
Court Pendu Plat--------------------------------- V2 U
Lady Williams ---------------------------------> V2
French Crab (c) -------------------------------->
References
The Book of Apples by Joan Morgan and Alison Richards.
Non-profit groups such as garden groups, organic groups, permaculture
groups or similar are encouraged to distribute this material by
computer printouts or photostatting. Groups are encouraged to make their
own pamphlets to photocopy and sell for profits for their group.
It is asked that anyone intending to use this information in
commercially published form ask the permission of Neil Barraclough, RMB 1477 Stratford 3862 email [email protected] Mob. 0429 888 706
Copyright 20/4/2000, 19/5/2001 14/08/08
The groups of apples have been put into four groups, early,
mid-season, late and very late. As well information has
been provided to the best of our ability on fruiting times.
This is an area we desperately need help on so if you know
of the fruiting times of any unlisted apples or if you
believe that any of the times listed may be inaccurate then
please let [email protected] know
(c) means a cooking apple and (c&e) means suited to both cooking and
eating fresh.
Early apples.Dec Jan Feb
. . . . . . + . . . . . + . . . . . +
Christmas Apple ------
Carolina ---------
Devonshire Quarrenden--------- V1 S
Lodi (c) --------- V3 S
Red Astrachan ----------- V3
Williams Favourite ---------- V2 S
July Red ------------
Delta Seedling ------------ V2
Irish Peach ------------ V3 tip
Jersey Mac ----------- V1
Tydemans Early ----------- V2 S part tip
Gravenstein --------------- V3 Trip
Abas ---------------
Akane ----------- V2
Lord Lambourne ---------- V2 part tip
Worcester Pearmain ----------V2 part tip.
Emperor Alexander ----------- V3
Silcocks ----------- V2?
Gala
------------------------------------------------------------
Others in this early group are with insufficient information
to list are Beauty of Bath V3, Lady Sudely, Melba, St Lawrence,
Lord Suffield Jolly Begar, Kentish Filbasket, Keswick Codlin V2, and
Spring Grove Codlin V2 Spr.
Mid-season apples
Feb March April
+ . . . . . + . . . . . + . . . . .
McIntosh(c&e) --------------------- V2
Gala ----------------- V2
Geeveston Fanny ----------------- (c&e) V2
Jonathon ------------------ V2 S
Bramley Seedling (c&e)------------------- V3, Trip, part tip,
King of Thomkins County------------------- (c&e)
Red Delicious ------------------- V2
Bonza ------------------
Golden Delicious ------------------- V2 S
Blenheim (c&e) ------------------ V3 Trip, bi
Cox's Orange Pippin ------------------ V2
Snow Apple ------------------ V2
Dunns Seedling (c&e) ------------------ V2
Twenty Ounce ------------------ V2
Forge ------------------ V2
King of the Pippins ------------------ V2, U,
Delicious ------------------ V2
Mutsu ------------------ V3 Trip, S
Five Crown (c&e) ---------------------------- V2
Reinette du Canada (c&e) ------------------ V3 Trip.
Starkrimson ------------------ V1 spur.
Rome Beauty ------------------ V2
Red Fuji- Aga Fu ------------------ V2
Other apples in this group with insufficent information to
put them on the chart- Brittle Sweet, Magnolia, Mother,
Northern Spy V2 part tip., Pitmaston Pineapple V2 U, Queen Cox, Prince
Alfred V2, Ribston Pippin V2 Trip, U, Bess Pool, Lord Derby, Alfriston
V2, Hoover, The Queen, and Forge.
Late Apples April May June
+ . . . . . + . . . . . + . . . .
Crofton ------------------------------- V2
Baldwin ------------------------------- V3 Trip
Granny Smith (c&e) ------------------------------- V3
Higgins Seedling ---------------------------------
Adams Pearmain ------------------------------ S,V2
Pitmaston Pineapple------------------------------
Staymans Winesap ------------------------------ V3 Trip.
Sturmer Pippin (c&e) ------------------------------- V2
Beauty of Stoke ------------------------------- V2
Yates ---------------------------------
Others in this late group that there is insufficient
information on their ripening times to put on the chart.
Annie Elizabeth, Abram, Blondin, Brownlee's Russet V2,
Cleopatra V1 S, Cornish Aromatic V3, Munroes Favourite, Rymer, Winter
Strawberry, Golden Reinette, Laxtons Superb T3, Reinette de Bayeux,
Scarlett Nonpariel V2, Baumann's Red Winter Reinette,
Belle de Boskoop V3 Trip, Northern Spy, Rhode Island Greening V3 Trip
Spr, Edward V111, White Winter Pearmain, Winter Quarrendeon, Winter
Banana, and Stewearts Seedling V2 sp.
Very late apples
May June July
+ . . . . . + . . . . . + . . . . .
Meerlieu ----------------------------- V1?
Barry -------------------------------- V3
Pink Lady --------------------------------
Golden Harvey --------------------------------- V3
Court Pendu Plat--------------------------------- V2 U
Lady Williams ---------------------------------> V2
French Crab (c) -------------------------------->
References
The Book of Apples by Joan Morgan and Alison Richards.
Non-profit groups such as garden groups, organic groups, permaculture
groups or similar are encouraged to distribute this material by
computer printouts or photostatting. Groups are encouraged to make their
own pamphlets to photocopy and sell for profits for their group.
It is asked that anyone intending to use this information in
commercially published form ask the permission of Neil Barraclough, RMB 1477 Stratford 3862 email [email protected] Mob. 0429 888 706
Copyright 20/4/2000, 19/5/2001 14/08/08