Thunderbird Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Have these growing in the garden of our new house, anyone know what type they are: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchynik Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Will be hard from just looking at them. There are hundreds of varieties in the UK. I'd hazard a guess at a John O'Gold but you'll really need to tuck in to one and get googling. http://www.orangepippin.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted July 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Thanks, they look quite red already though they are quite small. It's very early for apples though isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_haganizer Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Thanks, they look quite red already though they are quite small. It's very early for apples though isn't it? We have one in our garden that is really early fruiting.. They're ripe about now, and then the other 3 trees come through staggered through the summer! And that one does look really similar to our one as well, is the flesh slightly pink very close to the skin when you cut it open?.. Robo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted July 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 (edited) Hang on, I'll get one.... OK, here we go, tried a bit and tasted quite tart still. Edited July 8, 2011 by Thunderbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 at a guess i'd say it was an immature Cox's English Pippin - the colouring looks right, pips aren't brown yet by the look of it and size wise - well they'll not be ready to harvest for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchynik Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Looks more Cox than the first picture. Give it a few more more months and you'll have some good eating no matter what variety they are Unleas they're cookers in which case they'll keep the Mrs busy with them in the kitchen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted July 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 .... in which case they'll keep the Mrs busy with them in the kitchen! If only. Cheers for the advice guys, late August harvest I think. I feel some chutney coming on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted July 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Update - tried one again at the weekend as they are getting very red on one side and quite a lot are falling off the tree, and even though the pips are still white it tasted pretty good. I don't think it will be long before they're ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted August 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Those apples are all gone from the tree now and matured amazingly quickly. They did turn a little pink under the skin but I was amazed how quickly they seemed to be ready. There were loads of fallers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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