Mystery apple variety

[sime42]

Are any of you out there knowledgeable on obscure or old apple varieties?

 

We scrumpted some at the weekend that turned out to be absolutely delicious. I want to grow my own so hoping to procure a tree or some scions to graft with. Only problem being that I've no idea of the name I'm looking for!They've got a very definite vanilla flavour, strange but nice. They're small and yellow so quite unusual.

 

I've looked through a couple of apple databases but not found it yet. Any ideas please? Or recommendations for websites to check? Thanks.

Simon

 

[Stere]

Pitmaston Pineapple

 

1 minute googling guess 🙂

[Stubby]

13 minutes ago, Stere said:

Pitmaston Pineapple

 

1 minute googling guess 🙂

Spot on . A variaty of russett .

[sime42]

Pitmaston Pineapple

 

1 minute googling guess [emoji846]

 

 

Nice, thanks. Good suggestion, that's a strong contender certainly. Visually it seems spot on. Taste wise though not such a good match; we didn't detect any hints of pineapple. Though these things are obviously subjective and also some descriptions of PP say the pineapple flavour is a fallacy anyway.

 

I salute your Googling prowess!

 

 

 

[nepia]

Winter Banana may be another contender.  I'm not an expert but just have knowledge of one of those

[sime42]

Winter Banana may be another contender.  I'm not an expert but just have knowledge of one of those

Another great name! There really are some fantastic names amoungst old apple varieties. It doesn't look like what I'm after though, a bit too big and there was no red in mine. Thanks anyway.

[Squaredy]

On 26/10/2021 at 09:46, sime42 said:

 

Are any of you out there knowledgeable on obscure or old apple varieties?

 

We scrumpted some at the weekend that turned out to be absolutely delicious. I want to grow my own so hoping to procure a tree or some scions to graft with. Only problem being that I've no idea of the name I'm looking for!They've got a very definite vanilla flavour, strange but nice. They're small and yellow so quite unusual.

 

I've looked through a couple of apple databases but not found it yet. Any ideas please? Or recommendations for websites to check? Thanks.

Simon

 

 

I remember back in the eighties I used to go scrumping in an amazing abandoned orchard in Hooley, Surrey and my dad sent a load of samples off to the RHS and they identified them all.  They didn't even charge, but this may have been due to contacts he had.  Might be worth asking them though.

[Billhook]

If the skin is quite thick, and they are green for most of the season then turn yellow at the end I suggest D'Arcy Spice

Delicious and will keep well into the New Year due to the skin.

[gary112]

On 26/10/2021 at 09:46, sime42 said:

 

Are any of you out there knowledgeable on obscure or old apple varieties?

 

We scrumpted some at the weekend that turned out to be absolutely delicious. I want to grow my own so hoping to procure a tree or some scions to graft with. Only problem being that I've no idea of the name I'm looking for!They've got a very definite vanilla flavour, strange but nice. They're small and yellow so quite unusual.

 

I've looked through a couple of apple databases but not found it yet. Any ideas please? Or recommendations for websites to check? Thanks.

Simon

 

 

Greensleeves i reckon,mine went very yellowish like that this year

[daveatdave]

yellow golden delicious