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Best apple varieties for warm climates
Apple varieties that can tolerate the hot summers of southern Europe.
16 varieties
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Climate suitability
- Warm climates
Category
- Apple trees
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Categories
Apples
16
Cooking apples
4
Eating apples
14
Cherries
6
Cider apples
1
Pears
13
Dessert pears
12
Cooking pears
1
Peaches
2
Plums
6
Stock availability
All
16
Available to pre-order
2
Not in stock
0
Graft to order
14
Rootstocks
M9
16
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M116
11
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MM111
16
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Bittenfelder
16
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Growing
Gardening skill
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Beginner
4
Average
11
Experienced
1
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
1
Partially self-fertile
4
Not self-fertile
11
Flowering group
?
1
2
2
3
7
4
7
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
3
Average
8
Poor
4
Ploidy
?
Diploid
11
Triploid
3
Fruit bearing
?
Spur-bearer
12
Partial tip-bearer
3
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
55
Mild damp climates
18
Warm climates
16
Using
Picking period
early June
mid-June
late June
early July
mid-July
late July
early August
mid-August
late August
1
early September
1
mid-September
1
late September
1
early October
4
mid-October
4
late October
1
early November
1
mid-November
3
late November
Picking season
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Very early
Early
Mid
1
Late
11
Very late
4
Season of use
?
1-3 days
1 week
1
2-3 weeks
2
1-2 months
2
3 months or more
11
Cropping
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Heavy
9
Good
7
Light
Food uses
Eating fresh
14
Culinary
7
Traditional cooker
2
Dual purpose
1
Juice
9
Hard cider
4
Problems
Disease resistance
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Good
1
Average
8
Poor
4
Scab
?
Very resistant
3
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
9
Very susceptible
2
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
6
Very susceptible
Mildew
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
4
Some susceptibility
10
Very susceptible
Bacterial canker
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Silverleaf
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Fruit splitting
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Fire blight
Some resistance
4
Some susceptibility
7
Very susceptible
3
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
1
Belgium
1
Canada
1
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
1
Germany
Japan
2
Netherlands
New Zealand
2
Poland
Russia
1
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
1
United States
6
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1
1800 - 1849
2
1850 - 1899
1
1900 - 1949
5
1950 - 1999
4
2000
Flowering month
February
March
April
Flesh colour
White
2
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Light green
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Brown
Crimson
1
Gold
Green
1
Green - light
Green / Red
2
Green / Yellow
1
Orange
Orange / Red
6
Orange flush
2
Pink
2
Purple
Purple - light
Red
2
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
Fruit size
Small
Average
1
Large
2
Very large
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Varieties list
Apple trees
Argiliere
A mid-season dessert apple from the north of France.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Braeburn
Braeburn is one of the best-flavoured supermarket apple varieties.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Bramley's Seedling
Bramley is the essential English cooking apple, famous for its rich sharp acidity.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Cripps Pink
Cripps Pink is is a well-known modern apple variety, well-suited to the warmer apple-growing regions.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Fuji
Fuji is one of the most apple varieties in the world, renowned for its clean sweet flavour.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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Gala
Gala is a popular commercial apple variety, with a sweet flavour and crisp flesh.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
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Golden Delicious
The flavour of home-grown Golden Delicious is far better than its supermarket reputation.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
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Honeycrisp
Honeycrisp is a very popular modern American cold-hardy disease-resistant apple, known for its crisp sweet flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Idared
Idared is a late-season American apple variety, notable for its excellent keeping qualities.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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Jonagold
Jonagold is a high quality American apple, with a good balanced sweet/sharp flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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Jonathan
Jonathan is one of the best-flavoured American apple varieties, and a good choice for the home orchard.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
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Mutsu
Mutsu is a high quality dual-purpose apple from Japan, with a good flavour for eating fresh, and also sharp enough for cooking.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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Newtown Pippin
First discovered in the 18th century, Newtown Pippin is a versatile American apple with a good aromatic flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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Oksana
Oksana is a pretty red-flushed apple with a very sweet flavour.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Spartan
Spartan is a McIntosh style apple, easy to grow, crunchy, with a sweet delicate wine-like flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Cider apple trees
Wickson Crab
Wickson crab is a popular American hard-cider variety.
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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