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What apple are these?
AdamGr
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in Fruit & veg
Hi all,
I was just wondering if anyone could identify (or recommend a method of doing so) the variety of apples in the picture below. They're approx 5-6cm diameter fruits. We had a pretty heavy June drop of smaller ones, and now they're coming to what looks likes full size. It's a neighbour's tree which overhangs our garden but they've got so much fruit I want to know if I can do any cooking with them!
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You need an RHS identification day , held in October at RHS gardens. You need three typical fruits for an expert to identify.
thanks, will bear that in mind. I guess the more pressing question is, is there any variety of apple to look out for which is NOT edible?
But neither cider apples or crab apples will do you any harm if you taste one - they're just very sour and hard. Neither will poison you.
I'd wait until the apples are ripe (when the stems snap if you lift and twist the apple slightly) and then taste them, and try cooking with them too. Lots of apples can be used for both purposes - I find Granny Smiths and Cox's Orange Pippin both make good pie fillings as well as being 'eaters'.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.