The following are the best varieties for UK organic growing.

Continual harvest from August to October and natural storage to March.

Some scab will be present at times if no sprays are used.

Picking Order           Dessert                                      Pick - Eat

Epicure                   Eat from the tree fast !                                       Aug - Aug

Discovery           Very scab resistant. Good if left to mature on the tree        Aug - Aug

Fortune              Good flavour over a short period                                  Sep - Sep

Red Windsor     An early Cox type with intense aromatic flavour.                  Sep - Oct

Limelight   A new heavy yielding green apple with excellent skin finish.           Sep - Oct

Charles Ross    Evenly sized and naturally large,  good quality                     Sep - Oct

Red Devil   Good size and heavy yields.  Pink Juice, very scab resistant        Sep - Nov

Saturn  Very scab resistant,  light on flavour,  very heavy yields                    Oct - Dec

Ashmeads Kernel Traditional semi russet with intense acid drop aroma           Oct - Jan

Herefordshire Russet A new introduction,superb aromatic flavour.Good Storage Oct - Jan

Rajka    Highly disease resistant,  firm, juicy, mildly aromatic                       Oct - Dec

Ribston Pippin    Flavour is superb but develops late.                               Oct - Dec

Adams PearmainAn attractive apple with a rich colour and predominant lenticels.Oct - Feb

Orleans Reinette         Very clean, aromatic and nutty.                             Oct - Dec

Pinova                Firm, Keeps very well, exceptional quality                    Nov - March