FRUIT TREES 2015/2016 APPLE TREES ARTHUR TURNER' "CULINARY" RAISED IN 1912 BY CHARLES TURNER, AN OUTSTANDING COOKING APPLE, LARGE DEEP FLAVOURED, GREENISH YELLOW FRUITS. GOOD CROPPER, STRONG UPRIGHT TREE WITH GOOD DISEASE RESISTANCE. MM106 ROOTSTOCK. ASHMEADS KERNAL' "DESSERT" AN OLD VARIETY CIRCA 1700. WELL SHAPED, RICH GOLDEN BROWN FRUITS WITH A HIGHLY NOTED SWEET FLAVOUR. ON DWARFING ROOTSTOCK. GROUP D. BALSAM' "CULINARY" AN OLD AND TRADITIONAL YORKSHIRE VARIETY. A CONSISTANT AND RELIABLE CROPPER OF GREEN FIRM APPLES, STRONG EASY TREE. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. BISMARCK' "CULINARY" ORIGINATING 1870. MID TO LATE SEASON. VERY LARGE GREEN/YELLOW APPLES FLUSHED ALMOST PURPLE. A HEAVY RELIABLE CROPPER EVEN IN COLD LOCATIONS. EXCELLENT FLAVOUR. BLENHEIM ORANGE' "DESSERT" INTRODUCED IN 1818. A LOVELY YELLOW FLUSHED RED APPLE, CRISP, YELLOW FLESH WITH A NOTED SWEET, NUTTY FLAVOUR. MID SEASON. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. BLOODY PLOUGHMAN' "DESSERT" AN OUTSTANDING COMPACT TREE, SETS WELL WITH ALMOST GLOWING RED APPLES, SWEET AND JUICY WITH UNUSUAL RED STREAKED FLESH, EAT OFF THE TREE. MID TO LATE SEASON. DATES FROM 1883 OF SCOTTISH ORIGIN. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. BRAMLEY SEEDLING' "CULINARY" FIRST INTRODUCED 1876. LARGE GREEN RED BLUSHED FRUITS, A CLASSIC BAKING VARIETY, CROPS RELIABLY WITH GOOD KEEPING QUALITIES. BROWNLEE'S RUSSET' "DESSERT" VERY INTENSE SWEET APPLES, HIGHLY AROMATIC. THE FRUITS ARE A CLEAR RUSSET BROWN, CROPS VERY WELL. THE TREE HAS A NEAT, UPRIGHT HABIT. AN OLD VARIETY CIRCA 1840. ON MM106 DWARFING ROOTSTOCK. BUNDY'S RINGWOOD RED' "DUAL PURPOSE" BRIGHT RED MEDIUM SIZED FRUIT WITH UNUSUAL RED FLESH, SHARP AND VERY TANGY. SUPERB FOR JUICES AND PRESERVES OR EATING. VERY PRETTY RARE TREE. ON MM111 ROOTSTOCK. GROUP C. BURR KNOT' "CULINARY" AN UNUSUAL VARIETY DATING FROM 1818. A NATURALLY DWARF, DENSE TREE PRODUCING MID SEASON ROUNDED SMOOTH GREEN APPLES BLUSHED RED, MEDIUM SIZE WITH VERY SWEET JUICY FLAVOUR. BURRS ARE PRODUCED ALONG THE BRANCHES. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. GROUP C. CARLISLE CODLIN' "CULINARY" DATING FROM 1820, A MUCH RESPECTED COOKING APPLE WITH ABUNDANT CROPS OF GOLDEN GREEN FRUITS WITH A GOOD SWEET FLESH. SUITED TO NORTHERN LOCALITIES. ON MM111 ROOTSTOCK. GROUP C.
CATS HEAD' "CULINARY" AN EXTREMELY OLD VARIETY OF COOKING APPLE, VERY ELONGATED AND ANGULAR IN APPEARANCE WITH A VERY LARGE PALE YELLOW OR SILVERY GREEN FRUIT WITH A VERY SMOOTH SKIN. COOKS TO A FIRM SHARP PUREE. MEDIUM SIZE TREE, HEAVY CROPPER. ON MM111 ROOTSTOCK. COX'S ORANGE PIPPIN' "DESSERT" ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN BRITISH APPLES, ORIGINATING IN 1825. A CLOSE RELATIVE OF THE RIBSTON PIPPIN. FRUIT GREEN DAPPLED ORANGE WITH RENOWNED SWEET FLAVOUR. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. COURT PENDU PLAT' "DESSERT" OLDEST APPLE STILL IN CULTIVATION, DATES FROM ROMAN TIMES. A LATE FLOWERER AND RELIABLE SETTER. MEDIUM SIZED, RICHLY FLAVOURED FRUIT. ON DWARFING ROOTSTOCK. GROUP D. DIRELTON RED' "CULINARY/CIDER" A MOST UNUSUAL APPLE WITH RED TINTED FOLIAGE, LARGE CARMINE PINK BLOSSOM AND RED CONICAL FRUITS THAT ALSO HAVE RED FLESH TO THE CORE. OF SCOTTISH ORIGIN AND WELL SUITED TO THIS LOCALITY. CRISP AND JUICY, QUITE SHARP FLAVOUR. ON MM111 ROOTSTOCK. GROUP C. DISCOVERY' "DESSERT" SUPERB VARIETY, HEAVY RELIABLE CROPPER, WELL SIZED GREEN FRUITS FLUSHED BRIGHT RED, HARD, CRISP, SWEET AND JUICY, EATS OFF THE TREE AND STORES WELL. R.H.S. AWARD OF GARDEN MERIT. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. GROUP A. EGREMONT RUSSET' "DESSERT" DEEP RICH FLAVOURED, HEAVY CROPS OF MEDIUM SIZED ROUNDED FRUITS, SELF FERTILE. COMPACT UPRIGHT HABIT AND RESISTANT TO LATE FROSTS. EXCELLENT FOR THIS LOCALITY. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. GROUP A. ELLISONS ORANGE' "DESSERT" GOLDEN STRIPED RED FRUITS, JUICY WITH A NOTED DEEP FLAVOUR. AN OPEN BRANCHED TREE WITH BLOSSOM THAT IS RESISTANT TO FROSTS. A GOOD VARIETY FOR THIS LOCALITY. INTRODUCED IN 1911. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. GROUP C. FIESTA' "DESSERT" VARIETY WITH MEDIUM TO LARGE RED FLUSHED FRUITS READY FOR PICKING LATE SEPTEMBER, EARLY OCTOBER. FREE FLOWERING, SETS READILY AND A HEAVY CROPPER. FLOWER OF THE TOWN' "DUAL PURPOSE" AN OLD YORKSHIRE APPLE DATING FROM 1826. MEDIUM SIZED, RIBBED, YELLOW SKINNED FRUITS HEAVILY STRIPED SCARLET. COOKS FIRM OR IF KEPT EATS SHARP AND CRISP. A RARE VARIETY ON MM111 ROOTSTOCK. GALA' ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY GROWN VARIETIES IN THE WORLD WITH RELIABLE SWEET TASTING FRUIT. HEAVY CROPPER. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. GEORGE CAVE' A NOTED EATING APPLE FOR FLAVOUR, SELF FERTILE SO CROPS RELIABLY, FRUITS ARE PALE GREEN FLUSHED RED/ORANGE. RECOMMENDED BY R.H.S. WISLEY. WE FIND THIS AN EXCELLENT APPLE FOR THIS LOCALITY. GROUP A.
GOLDEN SPIRE' "COOKER/DESSERT" A LANCASHIRE VARIETY CIRCA 1850. AN UNUSUAL CONICAL APPLE, VERY SWEET FLAVOUR, STAYS FIRM WHEN COOKED. IF STORED FOR A FEW WEEKS MAKES A LOVELY EATER. ON MM111 ROOTSTOCK. GROUP A. GRAVENSTEIN' "CIDER/CULINARY" VERY OLD VARIETY DATING FROM 1650. LARGE OBLONG FRUIT WITH A PINK/ORANGE FLUSH. SUPERB CRISP FLESH, VERY JUICY. ALSO COOKS WELL STAYING FIRM. VERY HARDY, EARLY SEASON, SUITS THIS LOCALITY. GROUP A. GRONINGEN KROON' "DESSERT" A MODERN DUTCH VARIETY, VERY PRODUCTIVE TREE WITH UNIFORM BLUSHED ROUNDED FRUITS WITH A CRISP, SWEET FLESH. DOES WELL IN THIS LOCALITY. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. HOWGATE WONDER' "DUAL PURPOSE" FIRST RAISED IN 1915. PRODUCES LARGE DEEP RED FRUIT, CAN BE USED FOR COOKING OR IF KEPT IT IS A LOVELY SWEET FLAVOURED LARGE APPLE. RELIABLE CROPPER. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. JAMES GRIEVE' "DESSERT/COOKER" DATES FROM 1897. FRUITS HAVE A RED FLUSH WITH CRIMSON STRIPES, EATS OFF THE TREE, VERY JUICY WITH EXCELLENT FLAVOUR, ALSO COOKS WELL. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. 18.50 KATY' "DESSERT" SUPERB VARIETY, FRUITS TURNING BRIGHT SCARLET, SMOOTH SKIN WITH EXTREMELY GOOD SWEET FLAVOUR. EATS STRAIGHT FROM THE TREE. A VERY HEAVY CROPPER. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. KESWICK CODLIN' "DESSERT/CULINARY" A GOOD NORTHERN VARIETY, INTRODUCED IN 1793. LARGE LIGHT GREEN ALMOST YELLOW APPLES, COOKS TO A FOAM, ALSO EATS WELL WITH SOFT JUICY TEXTURE, WELL WORTH GROWING. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. KINGS ACRE PIPPIN' "DESSERT" DATES FROM 1897. A STRONG HEALTHY GROWER, PRODUCES GOOD CROPS OF LARGE, DEEP GREEN FRUITS, OUTSTANDING SWEET, JUICY APPLES WITH A LOVELY AROMA. KEEPS WELL. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. LAXTON'S FORTUNE' "DESSERT" CIRCA 1904. BRIGHT RED FLUSHED ORANGE FRUITS, FLESH CREAMY WHITE, VERY JUICY. A NATURALLY SMALL TREE, EASY TO GROW. MID SEASON. R.H.S. AWARD OF GARDEN MERIT. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. GROUP A. LAXTON'S SUPERB' "DESSERT" INTRODUCED 1922. GREEN YELLOW FRUITS FLUSHED PURPLE, FIRM WHITE JUICY FLESH. VERY GOOD KEEPING QUALITY. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. LORD DERBY' "CULINARY" OLD VARIETY DATES FROM 1862. LATE FLOWERING, RELIABLE CROPPER, LARGE GREEN FRUITS TURNING PALE YELLOW, FIRM FLESH COOKS TO A GOLDEN RED. WELL WORTH GROWING. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. GROUP E.
LORD LAMBOURNE' "DESSERT" VERY RELIABLE AND HEAVY CROPPING GARDEN VARIETY. STRIPED RED FRUITS WHICH RIPEN LATE, VERY SWEET AND JUICY. A GOOD VARIETY FOR THIS LOCALITY. INTRODUCED IN 1907. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. NEWTON WONDER' "CULINARY" ONE OF THE BEST COOKING APPLES AVAILABLE. INTRODUCED IN 1887. LARGE COLOURFUL FRUIT WITH YELLOW FLESH HEAVILY FLUSHED WITH SCARLET. SWEET AROMA. HARDY AND TOLERANT OF LATE FROSTS. GROUP C. PEASGOOD'S NONSUCH' "CULINARY" DATING FROM 1853, A FAMOUS APPLE OF ITS TIME, EXHIBITION QUALITY, VERY LARGE, GREENISH GOLD BLUSHED ORANGE WITH RED STRIPES. CROPS HEAVILY. THE APPLES BAKE SUPERBLY WITH A SWEET DELICATE FLAVOUR. ON MM111 ROOTSTOCK. GROUP C. PITMASTON PINEAPPLE' "DESSERT" CIRCA 1785. SMALL GOLDEN APPLES PRODUCED PROLIFICALLY, PACKED WITH FLAVOURS OF PINEAPPLE AND HONEY. THE TREE HAS A GOOD WELL FORMED BUSHY HABIT AND VERY PRETTY BLOSSOM. A MOST UNUSUAL VARIETY. ON MM111 ROOTSTOCK. GROUP C. REVEREND W WILKS' "CULINARY" LARGE PRIMROSE YELLOW FRUITS, WHITE FLESH THAT COOKS TO A FOAM, RELIABLE HEAVY CROPPER. VERY GOOD DISEASE RESISTANCE, OLD VARIETY CIRCA 1904. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. RIBSTON PIPPIN' "DESSERT" HEAVY CROPPING, RICH INTENSE FLAVOUR WITH JUICY DEEP CREAM FLESH. A YORKSHIRE VARIETY CIRCA 1707 FROM RIBSTON HALL NEAR KNARESBOROUGH SO WELL SUITED TO THIS LOCALITY. STORES WELL, RIPENS OCTOBER. ON MM111 ROOTSTOCK. SHARLSTON PIPPIN' "DESSERT" ORIGINATING CIRCA 1880 FROM SHARLSTON NEAR WAKEFIELD. READY MID TO LATE SEASON, PALE GOLDEN FRUITS WITH RUSSET DOTS, FIRM JUICY FLESH WITH A FRAGRANT REFRESHING FLAVOUR. IDEAL FOR THIS LOCALITY. FROM VERIFIED STOCK. ON MM111 ROOTSTOCK. GROUP A. SPARTAN' "DESSERT" DEEP RED APPLE NOTED FOR ITS CRISP JUICY AROMATIC FLAVOUR. SELF FERTILE AND AN EXCELLENT POLLINATOR FOR OTHER VARIETIES. VERY GOOD DISEASE RESISTANCE. ON MM111 ROOTSTOCK. VIOLETTE' "DESSERT" THE NAME REFERS TO THE VIOLET BLOSSOM AND THE VERY DARK RED APPLES. THE FLESH IS WHITE AND CRISP WITH A SLIGHT PERFUMED FLAVOUR. CROPS HEAVILY AND READY TO PICK MID SEPTEMBER. A VERY OLD AND RARE VARIETY. ON MM111 ROOTSTOCK. TREMLITT'S BITTER' "CIDER" A TRADITIONAL OLD VARIETY, SUPERB LARGE CROPS OF SMALL, DEEP RED CONICAL FRUIT, PRODUCES A SWEET JUICE WITH HIGH TANNIN GIVING A FULL BODIED DRY CIDER. PICK OCTOBER. GROUP A. WINTER GEM' "DESSERT" ORIGINATING FROM KENT THIS IS A QUALITY DESSERT APPLE, HIGHLY AROMATIC WITH CRISP JUICY FLESH, PINK FLUSHED FRUIT. EXCELLENT KEEPING QUALITIES, HENCE ITS NAME. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. GROUP C.
WORCESTER PEARMAIN' "DESSERT" AN EAT OFF THE TREE VARIETY, FRUITS BRIGHT CRIMSON FLUSHED, CRISP AND SWEET WITH A SLIGHT STRAWBERRY FLAVOUR. YORKSHIRE AROMATIC' "CULINARY" DATING FROM 1945 THIS IS A GOOD HARDY NORTHERN VARIETY. HEAVY CROPS OF MEDIUM SIZED GREEN, RIPENING TO YELLOW FRUITS THAT COOKS TO A GOOD TANGY PUREE. SPUR BEARING AND KEEPS WELL. ON MM111 ROOTSTOCK. YORKSHIRE GREENING' "CULINARY" VERY OLD YORKSHIRE VARIETY CIRCA 1803. PRODUCES HEAVY CROPS OF LARGE GREEN APPLES STRIPED AND BLUSHED RED IN THE SUN. COOKS TO A VERY RICHLY FLAVOURED PALE GREEN PUREE. NATURALLY COMPACT TREE. ON MM106 ROOTSTOCK. GROUP E. PEAR TREES BEAURRE HARDY' "DESSERT" LARGE CONICAL FRUITS. VERY JUICY WITH A DISTINCTIVE PERFUMED FLAVOUR. A GOOD VARIETY, SUITABLE FOR THIS LOCALITY. INTRODUCED 1820. ON DWARFING ROOTSTOCK. BETH' "DESSERT" A LOVELY EASY TO GROW VARIETY, NATURALLY COMPACT AND NEAT GROWING. SMALL YELLOW BLUSHED PINK FRUITS, BUT LOTS OF THEM WITH A SOFT JUICY SWEET FLAVOUR. ON QUINCE C DWARFING ROOTSTOCK. CLAPPS FAVOURITE' A RELIABLE CROPPER WITH LARGE GREEN RED BLUSHED FRUITS. A RENOWNED EATING VARIETY. GOOD NEAT UPRIGHT GROWER. ON QINCE A ROOTSTOCK. CONCORDE' QUITE A NEW VARIETY. A CROSS BETWEEN CONFERENCE AND DOYENNE DU COMICE. RELIABLE WITH HEAVY CROPS OF EXCELLENT FLAVOUR. NOTED FOR CROPPING FROM A YOUNG AGE. ON DWARFING ROOTSTOCK. CONFERENCE' "DESSERT" A RELIABLE ALL ROUND FAVOURITE. WILL CROP EVEN IN POOR SEASONS. LONG NARROW FRUITS WITH EXCELLENT KEEPING QUALITIES. ON DWARFING ROOTSTOCK. DOYENNE DU COMICE' EATING VARIETY, ONE OF THE BEST FLAVOURED PEARS. RICH BUTTERY FLESH, ORANGE BLUSHED LARGE FRUITS. ENJOYS A SUNNY SITE. ON DWARFING ROOTSTOCK. WILLIAM'S BON CRETIEN' EATING VARIETY. FAMOUS AND POPULAR VARIETY, VERY GOOD FOR COLDER DISTRICTS. SETS RELIABLY. VERY JUICY AROMATIC FRUITS. ON DWARFING ROOTSTOCK. GROUP 3. GAGE 'GOLDFINCH' PLUM & GAGE TREES A NATURALLY COMPACT SMALL TREE PRODUCING LARGE GOLDEN YELLOW FRUITS THAT ARE VERY SWEET AND JUICY. EAT OFF THE TREE. SELF FERTILE. A LOVELY VARIETY. GAGE 'GREENGAGE' OUTSTANDING FLAVOUR, NONE CAN BEAT IT! THE DOWN SIDE IS IT'S IRREGULAR CROPPING, BUT IT'S WELL WORTH THE WAIT. ON ST JULIEN A DWARFING ROOTSTOCK. GROUP 2.
GAGE 'OULIN'S GOLDEN GAGE' PRODUCES GOOD SIZED GOLDEN GREEN FRUITS WITH OUTSTANDING SWEET FLAVOUR, READY MID TO LATE AUGUST, VERY USEFUL AS THE FRUITS CAN BE USED FOR PRESERVES OR JUST EATEN FROM THE TREE. GROWN ON ST JULIEN A DWARFING ROOTSTOCK. GROUP 3. PLUM 'BURBANK' A LARGE RED PLUM, EXCELLENT FLAVOURED AMBER FLESH. THE HABIT OF THE TREE IS SMALL AND SEMI WEEPING. AN AMERICAN TREE WELL WORTH GROWING. PLUM 'CZAR' PROLIFIC RELIABLE CROPPER, SELF FERTILE. JUICY BLACK PLUMS WITH GREEN FLESH, COMPACT UPRIGHT TREE THAT TOLERATES SHADE VERY WELL, GROWN ON ST JULIEN DWARFING ROOTSTOCK. GROUP 2. PLUM 'EARLY LAXTONS' VERY GOOD VARIETY FOR THIS LOCALITY, MATURES EARLY. MEDIUM SIZED YELLOW/RED FRUITS, OVAL IN SHAPE. HEAVY CROPPER. PLUM 'VICTORIA' VERY HEAVY CROPPING, EAT OFF THE TREE, JUICY FRUITS. ONE OF THE BEST DESSERT PLUMS. SELF FERTILE. AN EXCELLENT VARIETY FOR THIS LOCALITY. GROWN ON ST JULIEN A ROOTSTOCK. GROUP 2. LAPIN'S CHEROKEE' CHERRY TREES A SUPERB SELF FERTILE, MID SEASON VARIETY. LARGE CROPS OF LUSCIOUS DEEP RED FRUITS. A VERY HARDY VARIETY THAT SETS WELL EVEN IN POOR CONDITIONS. ON COLT ROOTSTOCK. MERTON GLORY' A SWEET DESSERT CHERRY WITH RED FRUITS BLUSHING TO YELLOW, MID SEASON GOOD CROPPER. GROWN ON COLT DWARFING ROOTSTOCK. MORELLO' SELF FERTILE, COMPACT NEAT GROWING HABIT. PICKING TIME AUGUST ONWARDS, PICKED EARLY GOOD FOR COOKING OR LATE FOR EATING. ON COLT ROOTSTOCK. STELLA' DENSE COMPACT TREE PRODUCING MASSES OF LARGE CREAM/WHITE SPRING BLOSSOM FOLLOED BY PURPLE/RED, SWEET CHERRIES IN LATE SUMMER. SELF FERTILE. ON COLT DWARFING ROOTSTOCK. SUNBURST' "DESSERT" A LOVELY HEAVY CROPPING VARIETY RIPENING JULY-AUGUST. LARGE, SWEET, DEEP RED FRUITS RIPENING TO ALMOST BLACK. GROWN ON COLT DWARFING ROOTSTOCK. SELF FERTILE. MEECHES PROLIFIC' QUINCE A SELF FERTILE VARIETY WITH PEAR SHAPED LARGE GOLDEN GREEN FLESHY FRUITS THAT ARE EXCELLENT FOR JAM AND PRESERVES. A GOOD RELIABLE CROPPER THAT IS EASY TO GROW. ON QUINCE A DWARFING ROOTSTOCK. VRANJA' A NOTED LARGE FRUITING VARIETY THAT BEARS FRUIT FROM A YOUNG AGE. STRONG GROWING AND VERRY PRETTY IN FLOWER WITH ROSE PINK BLOSSOM. PICK FRUIT IN OCTOBER. ON QUINCE A ROOTSTOCK.
Trees are 5 litre container grown, average height 5ft-6ft dependant on varieties, bare root trees are available from November onwards. We grow varieties suitable for this locality. Please enquire for availability as some varieties sell out quickly. We usually have other varieties of top fruit available and larger 2nd year trees. These can be found in the fruit section of the nursery shop. Flowering groups 1, 2 & 3 are shown for pollination partners, we are happy to advise on suitable varieties. Beardsworths Ltd., Whitehall Road Nurseries, Cleckheaton BD19 6HG Tel: 01274871869 Fax: 01274852468 email: sales@beardsworths.co.uk Visit our website at www.beardsworths.co.uk Find us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/beardsworths.nurseries