how can i tell if my apple tree is eating/cooking type?

Jon Frost

Jon Frost

Jon Frost

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They're just ready to be picked now but I don't know what type of apple tree it is.

They taste like no other apple I have tried before, and are quite large and 'full'. Any sure fire way I can tell if its a cooking apple tree please?

Thanks,

Jon
 
Jon Frost said:
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what description :/ that they taste weird and are big?

I suppose since you are alive then it's not crab apples. why not buy a cooking apple and compare?

Do they taste nice? bitter, sweet, mushy crispy etc ?
 
If it tastes horrible then you have your answer :p

I have a cooking apple tree in my garden (huuuuuge tree) and the apples are generally very sour and massive compared to eating apples.
 
If they are big, green, hard, sour and bitter tasting then they are cooking apples. No harm in eating them raw, they just taste a bit too sour for most people. They hold together better when cooked than eating apples and that's pretty much it.

APPLE PIE TIME!
 
i believe that if an apple tree grows from a seed then the apples you get could be anything. ie, if you plant a granny smith apple in the ground you don;t get a granny smith apple tree.

all the apples that we buy come from trees that are cloned (from cuttings)
 
You can send an apple and a branch to somewhere like Kew Gardens or the Royal Horticultural Society who offer a service to identify species of apple.
 
Go to Tesco and look at their selection of eating apples. If you see yours, you're on to a winner.

You could even take one with you if you're feeling particularly adventurous. And a botanist. take a botanist just to make sure.
 
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