Ampney Red

Dessert apple from Ampney Crucis, where it is recorded as being common, before 1939.

There is one remaining mature tree at Birch House, Ampney Crucis, believed to have been planted by Mr Bridgeman, who planted several apple trees at Birch House (formerly Birch Farm).  Mr. Bridgeman was a noted local eccentric, who milked cows and had his own delivery round during the 1939-1945 war, when he used to tell his customers he had put arsenic in the milk. Ampney Red is considered to be a good eating apple with good keeping qualities.

Ansell

Cider apple, probably from Oldbury-upon-Severn. First known reference was in 1886 (Hogg).

Still grown in Oldbury, also known from Arlingham, Berkeley, Huntley, Tibberton and Dymock.  There are reports that there were two varieties, Yellow Ansell (the one displayed here) and a White Ansell, which had less colour and came from Arlingham.

The tree is a burr knot i.e. it bears adventitious roots on its branches, which can be removed and planted in the soil to allow propagation without grafting or budding.

Ashmead’s Kernel

Dessert apple from Gloucester, dating back to c. 1790.

Gloucestershire’s most famous dessert apple, of outstanding quality.  It was first raised in what is now Clarence St., although there is some question about the identity of the Dr. Ashmead responsible; it may have been Dr. William Ashmead, “an eminent physician”, who died in 1727, aged 47, or William Ashmead (1721 – 1782), an attorney (at this time, a lawyer would have also been titled ‘Doctor’).

Although it gained acceptance in Gloucestershire from its early days, it was only in the 1960s it came to national prominence, eventually gaining its First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Association in 1981 – after almost 300 years!

Ballast Apple

Cider apple from Shepperdine, from about 1945.

Also known as Ben Lans in some parts of Gloucestershire (Minsterworth) but DNA analysis has revealed they are one and the same apple. Known to have been grown in Walmore Hill and Halmore, also from Ashworthy Farm, Stidcot, Tytherington until the 1960s, so clearly an apple that was appreciated at one time.

Bedminster Pippin

Dessert apple, said to have originated in Gloucestershire, according to Smith, M.W.G., National Apple Register of the United Kingdom (1971).

Little is known about the provenance of this apple, other than it was received into the National Fruit Collection in 1952, which suggests at that time it was considered to possess enough quality to qualify for admission.

It’s a tip bearer, with fruit ripe in mid-season.

Bedminster is a district of Bristol, part of what would have been Somerset until incorporated into Bristol in 1373, under Edward III’s proclamation.

Ben Lans

See Ballast Apple

A synonym of another Gloucestershire apple, but DNA analysis has revealed they are one and the same.

Brown French

Cider apple from Hill Farm, May Hill, from before 1931.

Use of the word ‘French’ to describe a cider apple suggests it comes from Gloucestershire, in the same way ‘Norman’ apples come from Herefordshire and ‘Jersey’ apples come from Somerset.  DNA analysis has revealed that the Gloucestershire apples Bill Norman and Bushy French are the same as Brown French.   The fruit is reported to shake well, with the whole crop falling together, and is said to be dry and very bitter, so presumably a bittersweet or bittersharp cider apple.  

Cambridge Quoining

Cider apple, names after the hamlet south of Gloucestershire rather than the Fenland capital, home of the fine and famous university. From between 1903 – 1929.

The name ‘quoining’ may be derived from the French word ‘coin’, meaning corner, a reference to the apple’s angular, ribbed appearance.  The apple is sometimes referred to as Cambridge Queening.  The fruit is susceptible to twinning, a result of it’s very short stalk; two apples on the same fruiting spur have no option but to graft together in order to develop. Fruit was submitted to Long Ashton cider competitions between 1903-1929 and was classified by LARS as a sharp cider apple (high acidity, low tannin).

Chapman’s Delight

Eating apple from Harpury,

Gloucestershire’s newest apple? it was discovered by Jim Chapman, the Trust’s former Treasurer and former Chair of Trustees, found in a hedge he had planted (using a Countryside hedge-planting pack!) to form a windbreak for a perry pear orchard. On discovering a sweet, tasty apple, he guarded the tree to protect it from livestock and carefully nurtured it. In 2019, fruit from the tree was juiced, entered into the Malvern Show … where it won 1st prize! The name Chapman’s Delight was registered with the Register of Local Cultivars in 2020, and its parentage is thought to be Gloster 69 x Golden Delicious (Gloster 69 being nothing to do with the City of Gloucester or Gloucestershire, it being ana apple from Netherlands, where it is widely grown).

Corse Hill

General purpose apple from Corse Hill Farm, from before 1884.

Raised by Mr Merchant of Corse Hill Farm.  Mr Merchant’s son, Walter (1900-1974), recounted how, as a boy, he rode on the horse drawn cart with a whip to discourage children from stealing fruit being delivered to the John Stephens & Son’s pickle factory on Skinner St., Gloucester.   

Several trees of this variety have been planted at Corse School.

Dent’s Favourite

General purpose apple from Broadway, Minsterworth, date unknown.

Little is known about this apple, other than the fact that the only known mature trees are found in Broadway, Minsterworth.  Adjacent to Chaxhill, this area to the west of the River Severn is the most prolific source of Gloucestershire’s apple cultivars.

Eden

Dessert apple from Falfield, 1948.

The parentage of this apple is John Standish x Cox’s Orange Pippin, first raised by E.J. Ingleby of Forest & Orchard Nurseries, Falfield in 1948, distributed by Matthew Fruit Trees of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, from 1957.

It is a sister seedling to Fon’s Spring and the two were considered synonyms of each other until 2002, when DNA testing revealed them to be different cultivars.

This is a delicious apple, well worth including in any orchard.

Elmore

Dessert apple from Elmore, south of Gloucester, alongside the River Severn, from before 1949.

Although this cultivar is included within the National Fruit Collection, there is no information about its provenance, although its name suggests Elmore, the parish south of Gloucester, where it still grows.

The apple ripens very late, with fruit still on the tree in mid-November.

Flower of the West

Dessert apple from Westbury-on-Severn, or Minsterworth, from before 1920s.

Little is known about this apple, which is known to have been grown in Minsterworth, also in Westbury-on-Severn.  It’s attractive, russeted appearance disguises a pleasant taste but with little character or complexity, although a large number of trees of this variety were planted at Big Naite Farm, Misterworth, in the 1920s, suggesting it was appreciated at that time.

Fon’s Spring

Dessert apple from Falfield, 1948

A sibling of another Gloucestershire apple, Eden, the parentage of this apple is also John Standish x Cox’s Orange Pippin, first raised by E.J. Ingleby of Forest & Orchard Nurseries, Falfield in 1948, distributed by Matthew Fruit Trees of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, from 1957. Very rare, as it was considered to be a synonym of Eden, the more popular name for the variety, and it was only discovered to be a separate cultivar in 2002, courtesy of DNA testing.

This is a delicious apple, well worth including in any orchard, only more so, due to its rarity.

Gloucester Royal

Dessert apple from Dursely, first raised c. 1930, first fruit in 1941.

One parent of this variety was thought to be McIntosh, an apple that is now popular in the USA and whose name inspired the Apple Mac computer … but recent research has revealed that’s not the case; both parents are now unknown.  The variety was raised in Dursley by J.W. Thornhill, then distributed from 1956 by Matthews Fruit Trees of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk (as with Eden and Fon’s Spring).

Gloucestershire Underleaf

General purpose apple of uncertain provenance, but know to have been grown in Oxenhall, first recorded in 1883.

A well known and much liked apple in its home county, appreciated for its versatility – eating, cooking and cider-making – but for all its popularity, its exact provenance is unknown.

Possibly called ‘underleaf’ either because the leaves grow under the fruit or because the fruit grows under the leaves … and inspection of trees in full fruit is inconclusive!

Hagloe Crab

Cider apple, assumedly named after the hamlet of Hagloe, near Berkeley, but best known for being grown in Bulmers’ orchards, in Herefordshire. Dates back to c. 1720.

A variety about which there has been much confusion, as two different apples competed for the same name. For a short period, this variety was referred to as Hagloe Crab (Bulmers) and the competitor as Hagloe Crab (Phelps), but the application of DNA testing and diligent work by pomologists has resolved the issue, confirming the Bulmers version to be true, with the Phelps version now called Tupstones.

Hagloe Crab was illustrated in T.A. Knight’s Pomona Herefordensis (1811), as well as R. Hogg’s The Fruit Manual (1884) and which grows in Bulmers’ cider orchard in Herefordshire.  DNA analysis has revealed there to be 2 different cultivars, but given that both bear the name ‘Hagloe’ it can be assumed both the Bulmers and the Phelps varieties had a close association with Gloucestershire.

Tupstones

Cider apple, once confused with Hagloe Crab, dating back to at least 1796.

A variety once highly esteemed.  W. Marshall, in The Rural Economy of Gloucestershire (1796) wrote that cider of this apple would be exchanged “barrel for barrel for spiritous liquor,” and thought the trees were, at that time, about 70 years old.  This is the variety that Ray Williams of LARS worked with in the 1950s and obtained grafts from a tree at H.J.Phelps’ old orchard at Tibberton, from where more recent scions have been taken for Gloucestershire’s collections and incorrectly named Hagloe Crab.

Of course, we cannot be exactly sure whether W. Marshall was writing about the apple then called Hagloe Crab, now called Tupstones, or then called Hagloe Crab and still referred to as such.

Hard Knock

Cider cum culinary apple from Oxenton, thought to have been raised in 1940s.

Only known to have grown in Oxenton, but of unknown age; the trees from which scions were taken in 2000 for National Collections were both old, so an assumption the cultivar was first raised around the 1940s (or before) seems reasonable. The fruit has a reputation for ripening at the same time, so its name may refer to the feeling of these heavy, dense apples dropping on cider-makers when harvesting with a panking pole.

Hens’ Turds

Cider apple, found to be growing in Rodley, but of unknown age, assumed to be early 20th century.

The origin of its unusual, disparaging name is not known, but the name has attracted attention, as a result of which it has been included in newly planted orchards, its future now rather more secure than at the start of the milenium, when the only known tree was growing at Rodley Court, Rodley, near Westbury-on-Severn.

Hunt’s Duke of Gloucester

Dessert apple from Gloucester, first raised in 1820s.

Raised by Dr. Fry of Gloucester, then introduced by T. Hunt of Straford-upon-Avon in 1820.

There may be a connection with Fry’s chocolate manufacturer of Bristol, makers of the world’s first chocolate bar, Fry’s Chocolate Cream (launched in 1847) and Britain’s first Easter egg (1873).  Joseph Fry founded the business in 1728, his wife Anna ran the business after he died, together with their son, another Joseph.  When she died, Joseph went into partnership with a Dr. Hunt … and it may be these two who are responsible for this apple.

At one time this apple was confused with Puckrupp Pippin, another Gloucestershire cultivar, although they are not alike – a result of samples being mixed-up in a laboratory.

Puckrupp Pippin

Dessert apple, assumed to be from Puckrup, near Tewkesbury, first recorded in 1872.

Its provenance is assumed to be Puckrup (one ‘p’), a settlement to the north of Tewkesbury.  Puckrupp Hall, now a hotel, was the centre of a substantial estate, and Victorian gentry were interested in fruit and breeding new cultivars, so there is a possibility this in its provenance, although there is no evidence for it.

For a time, this apple – a delicious and sweet, small, yellow, russeted apple – was mistaken to be Hunt’s Duke of Gloucester, and vice versa.

Jenny Lind

Dessert apple from Strand, Westbury-on-Severn, assumed to be late 19th century.

Jenny Lind (1820 – 1887), also known as the Swedish Nightingale, was a famous opera singer, more recently popularised in the 2017 film, The Greatest Showman.  Such was her fame that theatres, schools, an hospital ward, streets and roads, several pubs, a dam, a locomotive as well as a steam ship – and many other buildings – were named after her … and also an apple.  It’s assumed this naming frenzy happened from the peak of her fame (1850s) until after her death from cancer (1887).  She is buried in Great Malvern cemetery.  Little is known about the provenance of the apple, other than the fact it was found growing in Strand.

Jill Jefferies

Dessert from Siddington, Cirencester, 1934.

Believed to have been raised by Edward Jeffreries, grandfather to Jill and Tim, father to John, who established the Siddington nursery John Jefferies & Son.  The variety was raised before Jill was born and only named after the trees bore fruit … and the fruit deemed of good enough quality to be named after Edward’s grand-daughter. 

The original tree was still standing in 2000, from which scions were taken for propagation for National Collections.

Kempley Red

Cider apple from Kempley, near Dymock, from before 1931.

First recorded as Kempley Red in Hereford Apple Shows in the early 1880s, but after that the variety became known as Carrion Apple, a result of it appearing in R. Hogg & H. Bull, The Apple and Pear as Vintage Fruit (1886) under that name, because the tree from which Hogg & Bull obtained their samples, in Pyon, Herefordshire, was used to hang carrion and was so-called by the owner of that particular tree.

In 2024, the Register of Local Cultivars adjudicated that Kempley Red is the correct name for this apple.

Kenchy Pippin

Cider apple from Halmore, Berkeley, of unknown age but “from a long time ago”, quoted in 1995, so possibly early- to mid-20th century?

This variety was planted by the Summers family, to provide cider fruit for the cider house at Halmore, The Apple Tree, which they owned at one time.  It was one of the last cider houses in Britain.

The variety has a thin skin and if left in grass it splits.  As a cider apple, it has a hint of astringency, is described as juicy but not crisp, so should probably be classified as a Sweet cider apple (rather than a Sharp, Bittersweet or Bittersharp).

Kill-boys

Cider apple from Shepperdine or Oldbury-upon-Severn, from before 1886.

First mentioned by R. Hogg and H. Bull, in The Apple and Pear as Vintage Fruits (1886), when it was described as an established variety.  Its intriguing name is ascribed to its “acrid rough taste”, according to R. Hogg, although local legend has it that a man and a boy were gathering fruit together; when the boy started playing the fool, the man threw and apple at the boy, hit him on the head, and the hardness and density of the apple killed the boy. 

The fruit has very little astringency and the trees grow with a drooping habit.

King Apple (Martell)

Cider cum dessert apple from Bollow, Westbury-upon-Severn, thought to date from c. 1900s.

A very mild bittersweet cider apple, which is also edible when ripe.

This is different to other King Apples; both Warner’s King and Northern Spy are known as King Apple, but whose descriptions and DNA differ from King Apple (Martell), as does King of the Pippins.

Lemon Roy

Culinary apple from Broadway, Minsterworth, of unknown age but first raised before 1813.

Although little is known about the provenance of this cultivar, or how it got its name, recent analysis done by academics in England, France and Netherlands has revealed this apple to be one of the very early apples and parent to:

Edward VII, Green Harvey, Hormead Pearmain, Jubilee, Lombarts Calville, Longney Russet, Stanway Seedling and Wickham Green.

Given that Green Harvey dates back to 1813 and Hormead Pearmain to 1826, Lemon Roy must be an ancient variety.

Lodgemore Nonpareil

Dessert apple from Lodgemore, Stroud, dating back to 1808.

Raised by Mr. Cook of Lodgemore, near Stroud, and then further propagated and distributed by a nurseryman, Mr. Clissold, who sold it under the names Lodgemore Seedling, then Clissold’s Seedling.  R. Hogg’s The Fruit Manual (1884) refers to it by its current name. 

The flesh is firm, juicy and pleasantly sweet.

Longstalk

Cider apple from Longney, Elmore or Bollow, dating back to the first part of 20th century.

Although still well known in the Minsterworth and Longney parishes, across the River Severn from each other, little is known of the provenance of the variety.

The reason for its name is self-evident, which makes the fruit difficult to harvest shaking – the fruit just flops around on their long stalks.

As a cider apple, the fruit has little or no astringency, so a sweet or sharp cider apple.

Martin’s Kernel

Dessert apple, probably from Arlingham, from before 1953.

Although accepted into the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale in 1953, little is known about its provenance or the Martin (first or last name?) after whom it was named, although it has been recorded as coming from Arlingham from several sources.

The flesh is described as being crisp and juicy, but with little flavour.

Northland Seedling

Dessert apple from Tetbury, first recorded in 1930.

Raised at Northland Cottage, Tetbury, by A.P. Kitcat, and was received at Brogdale for inclusion within the National Fruit Collection in 1930.  The flesh is firm and crisp, with a sub-acid flavour.

Old Tankard

Cider apple from Northwood Green, near Westbury-on-Severn, estimated early- to mid- 20^th century.

Little is known about this cider apple.  The only known mature tree, from which scions were taken for propagation, was at Merestones, Northwood Green, near Westbury-on-Severn, was already old and recumbent in 1994.

The fruit bruises easily, the flesh is white, juicy, with a fresh, acid flavour and although regarded as a cider apple, it makes for tolerable eating at Christmas.

Overleaf

Cider apple from Broadway, Minsterworth, estimated to be mid- 20th century.

A veriety once widely grown west of the River Severn, this apple’s name is in contrast to Gloucestershire Underleaf, but shares with that apple a mystery whether it is so named for a habit of fruit growing over the leaves, or the leaves growing over the fruit, as observation reveals both to be present.

The mature tree found growing in Minsterworth had an extreme weeping habit and was described as looking like an octopus on a stick.  Such trees need careful pruning, as the weeping branches act as support, to keep the tree upright and aloft.

Overton Red

Cider apple from Tirley, estimated mid- 20th century.

An apple studied by Long Ashton Research Station, and described as a medium sharp cider apple, also useful for juicing.

There are several places called Overton, the nearest to the location where the tree was found is near Maisemore, north of Over and Gloucester.  The variety has also been reported to be found in Hasfield, near Ashleworth.

Pedington Brandy

Cider apple from Kington, near Oldbury-on-Severn, thought to be mid- 20th century.

Another variety about which little is known, other than it, too, was found growing at Churngate Farm, Kington, like its orchard-mate Pear Box.

Both Appleridge Pippin and Middle Hill Brandy (both now missing, presumed extinct) were apple cultivars sent to Long Ashton Reasearch Station by A.T. Price, of Berkeley.  Appleridge Farm neighbours Pedington Farm, so Pedington Brandy may well have originated from the same farm.

It has been suggested that mixing this variety with Kingston Black will make an excellent cider.

Red Styre

Cider apple from the Forest of Dean, first recorded in 1884.

The word “styre” refers in general to cider apples from the Forest of Dean, and this particular variety is a bittersharp cider apple.  It was first mentioned by R. Hogg in The Fruit Manual (1884).  The variety was on the planting list of cider-makers H.P. Bulmer & Co, who hold records dating back to 1927, from which it was discovered the variety was planted at ‘Llwynon’ on 23^rd and 27^th March, 1932.  Sleuths at the Marcher Apple Network revealed that ‘Llwynon’ had been anglicised to ‘Ashgrove’, located the property, confirmed the trees were still growing there and have provided scions for propagation.

Rock Kernel

General purpose apple.

An apple about which little is known, regarding both age and provenance.  In Dymock there is an Old Rock Farm and a New Rock Farm, which may be where the variety arose.

The flesh is described as being “tough”.

Severn Bank

General purpose and cider apple from the Severn Vale, first recorded in 1884.

Once a widespread, commercial variety, shipped to markets in the Midlands by trow (sailing barge) and train, it can still be found growing in the Severn Vale.  It’s considered to be a good, early cooker (ripening at the same time as blackberries), it also had a reputation for use as a cider apple, the cider being ready by Christmas.

As with many popular varieties, it comes in more than one form and there may not be a “true type” of this old, working variety.

Siddington Russet

Dessert apple from Cirencester, first raised in 1923.

Discovered at the nursery of John Jefferies & Sons, as a sport of Galloway Pippin, then listed and sold as Siddington Russet in that nursery’s catalogue as a separate variety, from 1930.

The nursery was first established in 1795 and was responsible for the introduction of another Gloucestershire variety, Jill Jefferies.

Stantway Kernel

General purpose apple from Stantway, Westbury-on-Severn, of unknown age but probably early- to mid- 20th century.

An apple about which little is known, regarding both age and provenance, but assumed to have originated in the village of Stantway, near Westbury-on-Severn.  The only known mature trees are growing at Broadway, Minstersworth.

Taynton Codlin

Culinary apple from Tibberton, dating back to 1954.

Raised as a seedling at Grifffins Farm, Tibberton, near Taynton, reputedly growing out of a cow pat, hence an early name for it was the Cow Apple.

It’s used in the preparation of mincemeat for Christmas, as it doesn’t lose its moisture during storage.

The village of Taynton is well aware of its fruit growing heritage, with this apple bearing its name, also two perry pears, Early Taynton Squash and Late Taynton Squash, also the Excelsior of Taynton walnut.

Tewkesbury Baron

Dessert apple from Tewkesbury, first recorded in 1883.

The origin in unknown, but assumed to be Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, rather than Tewkesbury , New Jersey, USA, particularly as old trees have been found growing in Westbury-on-Severn, Corse Lawn and Oxenton, these last 2 being within the Tewkesbury administrative district.

The fruit ripens to a deep crimson, particularly on the side facing the sun, and the flesh is described as sweet and richly flavoured, but with some sharpness.

Upright Styre

Cider apple from the Forest of Dean, dating back to 1920s or 1930s.

Trees of this variety have a vigorous and vertical growing habit, hence its name.  It was listed within the planting records of H.P. Bulmer & Co. and an orchard planted by the company in 1932, in Glasbury-on-Wye, in Powys, has been the source of wood for propagation.

The word “styre” refers in general to a cider apple from the Forest of Dean.

Welsh Druid

General purpose apple from the Forest of Dean, thought to date back to early 1900s.

This variety is a burr-knot i.e. it has vestigial roots on its branches, which can be planted directly in the soil, without the need for grafting. The variety arose in The Kennels, Lower Meend, Bigsweir, and was kept alive by Miss Christine Chilver and Mrs. Alex Felgate, the former being a secret agent code-named “Fifi”, a member of the SOE during WW2.  She was born in London, raised in Latvia, fled to Sweden, studied at the Sorbonne, escaped back to London in 1942 and joined the SOE, as she spoke a number of European languages fluently.  At one time, she was the custodian of the only Welsh Druid tree in existence.

Wick White Styre

Cider apple from the Forest of Dean, of unknown age, but first named in 1993.

The word “styre” refers in general to a cider apple from the Forest of Dean. 

This variety was named by Ray William, cider pomologist at Long Ashton Research Station, to avoid confusion with the original White Styre, an apple now lost, presumed extinct.  Mr. Williams visited Wick Court, between Frampton and Arlingham, where several trees of this variety still grow.

Yellow Willy

Dessert apple from Lydney, dating back to c. 1940s.

This variety is a burr-knot i.e. it has vestigial roots on its branches, which can be planted directly in the soil, without the need for grafting (see also Welsh Druid, which shares this characteristic).

It’s reported to be a regular and heavy cropper, but the apples are small, which may have prevented it becoming more widespread.

As of January 2026, the varieties described above are the “true” Gloucestershire varieties, recognised as having originated in the county by the wider pomological world, in particular the Register of Local Cultivars, which manages and records all the different cultivars that are NOT part of the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, Kent.

Under consideration

Below are other varieties which are associated with Gloucestershire, some of which may have originated in the county but there is still some debate and on which the Register of Local Cultivars has yet to issue a final proclamation.

Flower of the West

This cultivar has the same DNA fingerprint as Welsh Leathercoat, but we believe the first recorded name is Flower of the West, which is why we’ve listed it as a true Gloucestershire variety.

Foxwhelp / Red Foxwhelp

The National Fruit Collection records this apple under the name Red Foxwhelp, but Foxwhelp is the name by which it is known to cider-makers and orchardists and is the name by which it should be listed. The variety is very prone to sporting so Red Foxwhelp could have been a name given to a sport of Foxhelp.

Gloucestershire Costard

Shares the same DNA as Pope’s Scarlet Costard, but Gloucestershire Costard may be the first recorded name (Hogg).

Shepperdine Silt

This cultivar has the same DNA fingerprint as Lord Lambourne but is markedly dissimilar, so it may be a sport of Lord Lambourne; further work needed!

Upright French

Given that Upright French was first mentioned by R. Hoff in The Fruit Manual, this is the name by which the cultivar should be known.

Vallis

Has the same DNA as Royal Snow, but as the first recorded name – an entrant to Long Ashton trials – Vallis is the name by which the cultivar should be known.

Yellow Styre

Also known as Hereford White, but the first recorded name appears to be Yellow Styre; if so, this is another cider apple from the Forest of Dean to add to our collection!

Siddington Russet / Galloway Pippin

Siddington Russet is likely to be a sport of Galloway Pippin, but is currently recorded as a Gloucestershire variety.

Watch this space …

We’ll provide updates periodically, but don’t hold your breath – these things take time and are generally reviewed on an annual basis!

Gloucestershire synonyms

And the final list of varieties are those which were once thought to come From Gloucestershire, but which do, in fact, come from elsewhere. Such assessments are made easier with the advent of DNA, rather than relying on the morphology of the fruit itself – with c. 2,500 apple cultivars grown in the UK, identifying distinctions and similarities by appearance alone is an arduous task, prone to error.

Gloucestershire synonym …

Berkeley Pippin

Bill Norman

Blood Royal

Councillor

Duke of Bedford

Evans’ Kernel

Fletcher

Green Two Year Old

Green Underleaf

Jackets and Petticoats

Lemon Pippin of Gloucestershire

Nine Square

Normal Pippin

Parlour Door

Phelps’ Favourite

Port Wine Pippin

Pretty Beds

Prince’s Pippin

Sheep’s Nose of Oldbury

Shilling

Spout Apple

Tippets

Tom Matthews

Wellsted Pippin

… for the apple known as …

Hellen’s

Perthyre

Herefordshire Beefing

Michelin

Perthyre

Perthyre

Court of Wick

French Crab

Underleaf

Ribston Pippin

Lemon Pippin

Warner’s King

Bess Pool

Tom Putt

Calville Rouge d’Automne

Mother

Laxton’s Superb

Transparente de Croncels

Lord Lambourne (or a sport of it)

Tyler’s Kernel

Wyken Pippin

Dutch Codlin

Golden Spire

Barnack Beauty (or a sport of it)