Apple varieties
Malus domestica
A read-only list of apple varieties recorded for Spain, France, Belgium, and Sweden. Grown and sold marks are soft signals from published assortment notes and retail listings, not a census.
147 varieties
Also called African Carmine (brand)
Listed in the CTIFL labelling annex. Taste and season were not described.
Not recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Weak Sold: Weak
Season: Not recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Primerouge (alias), Tohoku 3 (alias)
Public cultivar listed by CTIFL. Tohoku 3 and Primerouge are synonyms.
Sweet-tart and aromatic.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Early to mid
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Classic Swedish cultivar on the SLU Grönt kulturarv list. Taste and season were not tabulated in this pass.
Not recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Weak Sold: Weak
Season: Not recorded
Historic cultivar on the SLU mandate list. Not described as a current trade apple.
Not recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Weak Sold: No
Season: Not recorded
Swedish cultivar from Balsgård.
Mild sweet-tart.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Early Harvest: September
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Bitter cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: October
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Röd Aroma (alias)
Red sport of Aroma.
Similar to Aroma, with redder skin.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Autumn Harvest: September–October In the market: September–February
Noted by SLU for Nordic hardiness. Not described here as a current Swedish trade apple.
Not recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Weak Sold: No
Season: Not recorded
Also called Les Naturianes (brand)
Bred for scab resistance at INRAE Angers. Listed by CTIFL. Les Naturianes is a trade name.
Crunchy, sweet, and juicy.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Sweet Gourmet (brand)
Public cultivar listed by CTIFL. Sweet Gourmet is a trade synonym. Russet type.
Sweet.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid-season
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Bred at Balsgård from Ingrid Marie × Filippa.
Crisp, sweet-tart, and slightly spicy. Holds its shape when cooked.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Autumn Harvest: September–October In the market: September–February
Belgian heritage variety.
Sweet-tart, with thin skin and creamy white flesh.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Early In the market: August–October
No signal recorded
Also called Boskoop (common name), Reinette de Montfort (alias), Schone van Boskoop (common name), Schoone van Boskoop (alias)
Dutch origin. Boskoop and Schone van Boskoop are the same cultivar. Reinette de Montfort is a recorded synonym, not a separate variety here.
Tart and firm, with a strong flavour. Eaten and cooked.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late keeper
Grown: Weak Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper
Also called Belle-Fleur Simple (alias), Brabantse Belle Fleur (common name)
Traditional Belgian cultivar (CERTIFRUIT), also known in North Brabant. Not Belle-Fleur de France or Belle-Fleur Large Mouche.
Juicy, lightly aromatic, and sweet-tart. All-purpose.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late Harvest: September–October In the market: September–March
No signal recorded
Also called Belle-Fleur Double (alias), Franse Belle Fleur (common name)
Traditional Belgian cultivar (CERTIFRUIT). Not Belle-Fleur de Brabant.
Sweeter than it is acid. It becomes mealy.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn Harvest: September In the market: September–December
No signal recorded
Also called Balleau (alias), Lanscailler (alias), Ossekop (alias), Rabaël (alias), Sang de Boeuf (alias), Verdia (alias)
Traditional Belgian cultivar (CERTIFRUIT). Sang de Boeuf is the name of a red mutant, not a separate entry here. Not the other Belle-Fleur cultivars.
Firm, sweeter than it is acid. Used for cooking.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn Harvest: September In the market: September–March
No signal recorded
Swedish landrace named on the SLU mandate list. Individual taste and season were not tabulated.
Not recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Weak Sold: No
Season: Not recorded
Bred at Balsgård in 1992 from Cortland × Lord Lambourne (SLU). On the Grönt kulturarv list, with a home-garden focus.
Sweet and mild, with white juicy flesh.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid-season Harvest: September
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Sharp-acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: October
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Sweet-tart, firm, and crisp.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Mid to late
No signal recorded
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Moderately acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: November
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Cameo (brand)
Listed by CTIFL among commercial apple cultivars in France.
Sweet-tart.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Belchard (brand)
Tender, melting flesh. Also used for cooking.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Rubens (brand)
Bicolour cultivar listed by CTIFL. Rubens is the trade name.
Sweet-tart.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid-season
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Moderately acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: November
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Sweet-bitter cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: October
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Delisdor (brand), Goldrush (brand)
Selection Coop 38, listed by CTIFL. Goldrush and Delisdor are trade names. Russet type.
Firm, juicy, sweet-tart, and spicy.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Crimson Crisp (brand)
Selection Coop 39, listed by CTIFL. Crimson Crisp is the trade name. Taste and season were not described.
Not recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Weak Sold: Weak
Season: Not recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Juliet (brand)
Selection Coop 43, listed by CTIFL. Juliet is the trade name. Taste was not described.
Not recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Traditional cultivar recorded from the 16th century (CERTIFRUIT).
Small, very sweet, and firm.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper In the market: January
No signal recorded
Also called Cox (common name), Cox Orange (common name), Cox orange (common name)
Mildly sweet, spicy, and pear-like, with porous yellow flesh.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid-season
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Winter In the market: October–January
On the SLU Grönt kulturarv list and in ICA heritage mentions. Related to the Cox group, but not Cox’s Orange Pippin.
Not recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Weak Sold: Weak
Season: Not recorded
Belgian cultivar distributed through CERTIFRUIT.
Crunchy, juicy, sweet, and very aromatic.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn In the market: October–December
No signal recorded
Also called Pink Lady (brand)
Sweet-tart, aromatic, and very crisp.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late
No signal recorded
Grown: No Sold: Yes
Season: Year-round
Also called Joya (brand), Sundowner (brand)
Not recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Calville des Vergers (alias), Triomphe du Luxembourg (alias)
Walloon cultivar conserved by CERTIFRUIT (RGF-Gembloux). Not Cwastresse simple (Calville des Prairies).
Crunchy, juicy, and sweet. Good quality for about a month.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn In the market: September–December
No signal recorded
Also called Calville des Prairies (alias)
Traditional cultivar of Condroz, Famenne, and Gaume (CERTIFRUIT). Not Cwastresse Double.
Very juicy, crunchy, and very sweet.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late Harvest: October In the market: October–March
No signal recorded
Also called Antares (brand)
Listed by CTIFL. Antares is the trade name. The skin russets easily.
Sweet-tart.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid-season
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Choupette (brand)
French cultivar listed by CTIFL. Choupette is the trade name.
Firm, sweet-tart, and aromatic.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late In the market: December–August
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Moderately acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: November
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Tentation (brand)
Balanced sweet-tart.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Ambassy (brand), Dalili (alias), Delbarestivale (brand), Estivale (alias), Monidel (alias)
Early French cultivar listed by CTIFL. Not Golden Delicious. Delbarestivale and Ambassy are trade names; Estivale, Dalili, and Monidel are other names of the same cultivar.
Sweet and aromatic, with honey, anise, and pear notes. Crisp when fresh.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Early Harvest: September
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Juicy sweet-tart, with firm white flesh.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Early In the market: August–October
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Acid cider apple with light bitterness.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: November
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Red Delight (alias)
Dutch origin.
Fresh sweet-tart, juicy, and firm.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late keeper In the market: January–March
Sweet-tart and aromatic.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Mid-season
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late
No signal recorded
Also called Espedriega (alias)
Local Spanish heirloom of the Rincón de Ademuz (Valencia), also nearby Cuenca and Teruel.
Very sweet, low in acid, and floral, with melting flesh. Better cooked than eaten raw.
Grown: Yes Sold: No
Season: Late Harvest: October–November
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Bred at Balsgård in 1992 from Cortland × James Grieve (SLU). A home-garden cultivar. It bruises easily.
Fresh sweet-tart.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn Harvest: September–October
Swedish cultivar on the SLU Grönt kulturarv list. A parent of Aroma (Ingrid Marie × Filippa). Not a sport of Aroma.
Not recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Weak Sold: Weak
Season: Not recorded
Bred at Balsgård in 2003 from Aroma × P.R.I. 1858/102 (SLU). Scab-resistant. A home-garden release, not a sport of Aroma.
Nutty and aromatic. It stores well.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn Harvest: September–October
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Sharp-acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: November
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Swedish cultivar from Balsgård (2003, SLU), bred with scab resistance.
Sweet-tart, with citrus and grass notes.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Weak Sold: Yes
Season: Autumn Harvest: September–October
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Very acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: November
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Very sweet and crisp, with firm, juicy flesh.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: October–November
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Swedish landrace named on the SLU mandate list. Individual taste and season were not tabulated.
Not recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Weak Sold: No
Season: Not recorded
Also called Mondial Gala (alias), Royal Gala (alias)
Sweet, mild, and very crisp.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Early Harvest: August
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Early to mid Harvest: from August
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Early to mid
Grown: No Sold: Yes
Season: Year-round
The Geneva apple conserved by CERTIFRUIT (RGF-Gembloux): red flesh, used for cooking, and rich in polyphenols. This is that conservation record, not a dessert-apple guess.
Red-fleshed cooking apple.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Early Harvest: August
No signal recorded
Public cultivar sold in Sweden. ICA notes interest around lower Mal d 1. Season was not stated.
Sweet-tart.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Weak Sold: Yes
Season: Not recorded
Belgian traditional cultivar conserved through CERTIFRUIT.
Very acid. Excellent for sauce and pastry.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper In the market: November–May
No signal recorded
Also called Golden (common name)
Sweet, mild, and aromatic, with crisp, juicy flesh.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Mid-season Harvest: September In the market: August–December
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Mid-season Harvest: September–October
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Mid-season
Grown: No Sold: Yes
Season: Year-round
Also called Granny (common name)
Tart, firm, and compact.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: October
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late
No signal recorded
Grown: No Sold: Yes
Season: Year-round
Also called Gravensteiner (common name), Röd Gravensteiner (alias)
Traditional variety, with both red and yellow types.
Large, firm, and tart-sweet. Eaten and cooked.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Autumn In the market: September–December
English cultivar from 1862, conserved in Belgium by CERTIFRUIT. A cooking apple.
Very acid. A strong cooking apple.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Early In the market: August–September
No signal recorded
Belgian traditional cultivar conserved through CERTIFRUIT.
Reinette type. Eaten as dessert once the skin wrinkles.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper In the market: October–May
No signal recorded
Also called Keuleman (common name)
Traditional Belgian cultivar (CERTIFRUIT). Keuleman is the Dutch name.
Acid at first, then it softens. Excellent for juice.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper
No signal recorded
Early Swedish cultivar on the SLU Grönt kulturarv list. A parent of Sylvia.
Not recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Weak Sold: Weak
Season: Early
Swedish landrace named on the SLU mandate list. Individual taste and season were not tabulated.
Not recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Weak Sold: No
Season: Not recorded
Also called Honeycrunch (brand)
Sold in France as Honeycrunch (CTIFL).
Very crisp, with a refreshing sweet-tart taste.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Listed by CTIFL among commercial apple cultivars in France.
Mild sweet-tart.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Mildly tart and spicy, with a citrus note and some astringency.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Winter In the market: October–February
Also called Story (brand)
Late French cultivar listed by CTIFL. Story is the trade name. It is kept for a long store.
Red, very sweet, and firm.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Raised near Amiens around 1825. Conserved by CERTIFRUIT and also grown in France. A classic cooking apple.
Acid. The classic apple for fritters and compote.
No signal recorded
Grown: Weak Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn Harvest: from September In the market: September–December
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn Harvest: September In the market: September–December
No signal recorded
Also called Jolyred (alias)
Dark red Belgian apple. Early October harvest is cited by VLAM. Parentage was not established.
Very sweet.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid-season Harvest: October
No signal recorded
Balanced sweet-tart. Large, with firm, juicy, pale yellow flesh.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Mid to late In the market: October–May
Grown: No Sold: Yes
Season: Year-round
Red sport of Jonagold.
Sweet-tart like Jonagold, with darker red skin and firm, juicy flesh.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Mid to late In the market: October–May
No signal recorded
Traditional cultivar conserved by CERTIFRUIT. Recorded as a parent of Jonagold. Not Jonagold and not Jonagored.
Mild.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late Harvest: October In the market: October–May
No signal recorded
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Very acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: November
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Reinette type from the Liège area, conserved by CERTIFRUIT (RGF-Gembloux).
Dessert apple that is later used for cooking.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn In the market: October–January
No signal recorded
Swedish landrace named on the SLU mandate list. Individual taste and season were not tabulated.
Not recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Weak Sold: No
Season: Not recorded
Also called Karmijn (common name)
Public cultivar listed by CTIFL. Russeted, with a strong aroma.
Strongly aromatic.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Swedish cultivar from Balsgård.
Mild sweet-tart.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid-season Harvest: September
Swedish cultivar from Balsgård.
Mild sweet-tart. Harvested in October and kept for a long store.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late Harvest: October
Also called Morgana (brand)
Belgian cultivar listed by BelOrta. Morgana is the trade name. Taste was not described.
Not recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Mid to late
No signal recorded
Also called Mother (alias)
Conserved by CERTIFRUIT. Mother is the 1844 American synonym they record. Not a second cultivar.
Fine, very sweet, and aromatic.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn In the market: October–November
No signal recorded
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Sharp-acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: November
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Bitter-acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: October
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Listed by CTIFL among commercial apple cultivars in France.
Mild and aromatic.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Raised at Alnarp in 1956. On the Swedish Grönt kulturarv list. ICA mentions it among heritage apples.
Sweet, mild, and aromatic.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Early to mid
Also called Crispin (alias)
Public cultivar listed by CTIFL. Crispin is a synonym.
Sweet and large.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Greenstar (brand)
Cross of Delcorf × Granny Smith, raised in Belgium.
Sweet with a tart edge. Green skin, and the flesh browns little.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late
No signal recorded
Also called Kanzi (brand)
Belgian-bred cross of Braeburn × Gala.
Sweet-tart, crunchy, and firm.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Autumn to spring
No signal recorded
Swedish cultivar on the SLU Grönt kulturarv list. Taste and season were not tabulated.
Not recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Weak Sold: Weak
Season: Not recorded
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Moderately acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: October
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Moderately acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: November
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Sharp and bitter cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: November
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Corail (brand), Piñata (brand), Sonata (brand)
Public cultivar listed by CTIFL and grown in Belgium (BelOrta). Corail is the trade name in France and Belgium. Piñata and Sonata are other trade names, not separate cultivars.
Juicy, sweet, with a little acid.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late Harvest: September In the market: September–April
No signal recorded
Also called Rockit (brand)
Selection Prem A96, listed by CTIFL. Rockit is the trade name of this miniature apple. Taste and season were not described.
Not recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Not recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Cabarette (alias)
Conserved by CERTIFRUIT and also known in northern France. Cabarette is a synonym.
Firm white flesh. Sweet-tart.
No signal recorded
Grown: Weak Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper In the market: June
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper In the market: June
No signal recorded
Raised at Gembloux in 1912. Conserved by CERTIFRUIT. A cooking apple.
Soft, juicy, and acid. A strong cooking apple.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn In the market: September–December
No signal recorded
Liège cultivar conserved by CERTIFRUIT (RGF-Gembloux).
Crunchy, juicy, and sweet-tart.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn In the market: October–December
No signal recorded
Also called Rubinette (brand), Rubinette Rosso (alias)
Listed by CTIFL. Rubinette is the trade name. Not the same cultivar as Rubinola. Rubinette Rosso is a mutant name, not a separate entry here.
Aromatic reinette type.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Sharp-acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: November
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
In Spain the trade group “Rojas” can include this cultivar and other red apples. It is not a strict synonym.
Sweet.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Mid-season Harvest: September
Grown: Weak Sold: Weak
Season: Mid-season
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Very red selection of Jonagold, listed by BelOrta. Not a separate pedigree from Jonagold.
Sweet-sour, and spicy after storage.
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Mid to late In the market: October–June
No signal recorded
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Sharp and bitter cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: November
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Traditional French variety. Not the same cultivar as Spanish Reineta.
Aromatic and sweet-tart. Used both as a dessert apple and for cooking.
No signal recorded
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid-season
No signal recorded
No signal recorded
Also called Reineta Blanca (alias), Reineta del Bierzo (alias)
Traditional Spanish group, including Reineta Blanca del Bierzo (DOP, MAPA). Linked to Canada-type reinettes, but not Reine des Reinettes, not Reinette grise du Canada, and not the Asturias cider cultivars Reineta Caravia or Reineta pinta.
Intense sweet-tart, crisp, and aromatic, with russeted skin.
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late Harvest: September
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Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias (SERIDA). Not a dessert apple, and not Reineta del Bierzo or Reine des Reinettes.
Sharp-acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: November
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Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias (SERIDA). Not a dessert apple, and not Reineta del Bierzo or Reine des Reinettes.
Moderately acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: November
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Also called Reinette du Canada Blanc (alias)
Traditional dessert reinette conserved by CERTIFRUIT, associated with a 1771 French description. Not Reinette grise du Canada, not Spanish Reineta del Bierzo, and not Reine des Reinettes.
Reinette-type dessert apple.
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Grown: Weak Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn Harvest: from September In the market: September–November
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn Harvest: September In the market: September–November
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Also called Blenheim Orange (alias)
English cultivar from 1740, conserved in Belgium by CERTIFRUIT. Blenheim Orange is the English name. Not Spanish Reineta.
Autumn dessert apple, also used for baking.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn In the market: October–December
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Traditional Belgian reinette conserved by CERTIFRUIT. Not Spanish Reineta and not Reine des Reinettes.
Fine reinette aroma.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn Harvest: September In the market: September–December
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Traditional russet dessert apple conserved by CERTIFRUIT. Not Reine des Reinettes and not Spanish Reineta. Reinette Professeur Lecrenier is a russet-red sport of this cultivar.
Russet dessert apple.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn
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Hesbaye cultivar conserved by CERTIFRUIT (RGF-Gembloux). Not Spanish Reineta and not Reine des Reinettes.
Fine white flesh. An excellent dessert apple.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper
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Raised at Chênée around 1870. Conserved by CERTIFRUIT. Not Spanish Reineta.
Fragrant and very acid.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn In the market: September–November
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Cultivar of the Pays de Herve, conserved by CERTIFRUIT. Not Spanish Reineta.
White, firm flesh. Sweet-tart.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper In the market: April
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Traditional Belgian cultivar conserved by CERTIFRUIT. Carmine skin with star-like marks. Not Spanish Reineta.
Sweet and aromatic.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn In the market: December
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Raised at Tielt in 1863. Conserved by CERTIFRUIT. Not Spanish Reineta.
Fine sweet-tart taste and an exceptional aroma.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Early to mid Harvest: September–October
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Also called Reineta Gris (alias), Reineta Gris del Canadá (alias)
Russeted type. MAPA registers it in Spain as Reineta Gris del Canadá. Not Reineta del Bierzo and not Reine des Reinettes. INFEL 2657 is a clone code, not another cultivar.
Tart, with melting, tender flesh.
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper
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Pajottenland cultivar conserved by CERTIFRUIT. Used for tarts. Not Spanish Reineta.
Crunchy, juicy, and refreshing.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper In the market: October–February
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Also called Reinette Directeur Lecrenier (alias)
Russet-red sport of Reinette de France, released as a CERTIFRUIT novelty in 2021. Directeur Lecrenier is another form of the name.
Russet-red sport. A separate taste note was not given.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Autumn Harvest: September In the market: September–January
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Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias (SERIDA). Not a dessert apple, and not Reineta del Bierzo or Reine des Reinettes.
Moderately acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: October
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Historic cultivar on the SLU Grönt kulturarv list.
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Grown: Weak Sold: Weak
Season: Not recorded
Bred at Balsgård in 1994 from Lobo × Barhatnoe (SLU). On the Grönt kulturarv list. Hardy in Swedish zones 1–6.
Dark red, with white sweet-tart flesh.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid-season Harvest: September
Czech cultivar sold in Sweden (ICA). Not the same cultivar as Rubinette (Rafzubin).
Spicy, tart, and aromatic.
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Grown: Weak Sold: Yes
Season: Autumn In the market: October–December
Sold in Sweden; ICA lists it from March to June.
Sweet-tart, with melon, citrus, and floral notes.
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Grown: Weak Sold: Yes
Season: Late keeper In the market: March–June
Sold in Sweden (ICA).
Balanced, soft, and juicy.
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Grown: Weak Sold: Yes
Season: Autumn
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Sharp-acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: October
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Noted for interest as a low Mal d 1 apple.
Balanced and floral.
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Grown: Weak Sold: Yes
Season: Autumn
Historic Swedish cultivar on the SLU mandate list. Not described as a current trade apple.
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Grown: Weak Sold: No
Season: Not recorded
Also called Jazz (brand)
Sweet-tart and crisp.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper
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Grown: No Sold: Yes
Season: Year-round
Swedish cultivar on the SLU Grönt kulturarv list and on ICA’s heritage mentions.
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Grown: Weak Sold: Weak
Season: Not recorded
Raised at Alnarp in 1970. On the Swedish Grönt kulturarv list. Taste and season were not described.
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Grown: Weak Sold: Weak
Season: Not recorded
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Moderately acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: October
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Sold in Sweden (ICA).
A strong apple flavour. Versatile in the kitchen.
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Grown: Weak Sold: Yes
Season: Autumn
Listed by CTIFL among commercial apple cultivars in France.
Russet type. Flavour beyond that was not described.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Not recorded
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Bred at Balsgård in 1973 from Gyllenkroks astrakan × Worcester Pearmain (SLU). On the Grönt kulturarv list. Best in cooler sites. A short store.
Very aromatic.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Early Harvest: August
Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Very acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: October
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Early cooking apple of Russian origin (1852), conserved by CERTIFRUIT and also on the Swedish SLU mandate list (Grönt kulturarv).
Early and acid. Excellent for cooking.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Early In the market: July–August
Grown: Weak Sold: Weak
Season: Early
Belgian cultivar conserved by CERTIFRUIT (CRA-W). A short season of about one month.
Crunchy and sweet-tart.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid-season Harvest: September
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Also called Opal (brand)
Selection UEB 32642, listed by CTIFL. Opal is the trade name. Yellow type.
Very sweet and aromatic.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late
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Swedish landrace named on the SLU mandate list. Individual taste and season were not tabulated.
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Grown: Weak Sold: No
Season: Not recorded
Also called Verdedoncella (alias)
Traditional Spanish variety of the Jalón / Jiloca area in Aragón (MAPA / Vida Rural).
Juicy, sweet, and perfumed. Keeps about four months in cold store.
Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Mid to late Harvest: October
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Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Sweet cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: November
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Belgian traditional cultivar conserved through CERTIFRUIT.
Firm. It improves in store.
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Grown: Yes Sold: Weak
Season: Late keeper Harvest: October In the market: October–April
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Also called Swing (brand)
Listed in the CTIFL labelling annex. Taste and season were not described.
Not recorded
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Grown: Weak Sold: Weak
Season: Not recorded
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Asturias cider cultivar authorised for DOP Sidra de Asturias. Agronomy from SERIDA. Not a dessert table apple.
Sharp-acid cider apple.
Grown: Yes Sold: Yes
Season: Late Harvest: November
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