Origins - Blenheim Orange was found at Old Woodstock in Oxfordshire in England in 1740.
Type - A dual-purpose heirloom apple. Biennial Bearer. Can be used as a cooker early in the season and as an eater later on.
Season -Late variety.
Size & Shape - Large, with a flattened, round shape.
Colour - Greenish-yellow to orange skin that can be streaked with red.
Taste - Sweet, tangy, slightly nutty taste, mildtly crumbly texture and a creamy-colored flesh, often described as aromatic with a hint of citrus.
Storage -Stores well for several months.
Pollination - Adam’s pearmain, Alfriston, Allan’s ever lasting, Ballaratt, Laxtons fortune, Lady Sudeley, Liberty, Merton worcester, Peasgood nonsuch, Splendour, Tydeman’s late orange.
Origins - Blenheim Orange was found at Old Woodstock in Oxfordshire in England in 1740.
Type - A dual-purpose heirloom apple. Biennial Bearer. Can be used as a cooker early in the season and as an eater later on.
Season -Late variety.
Size & Shape - Large, with a flattened, round shape.
Colour - Greenish-yellow to orange skin that can be streaked with red.
Taste - Sweet, tangy, slightly nutty taste, mildtly crumbly texture and a creamy-colored flesh, often described as aromatic with a hint of citrus.
Storage -Stores well for several months.
Pollination - Adam’s pearmain, Alfriston, Allan’s ever lasting, Ballaratt, Laxtons fortune, Lady Sudeley, Liberty, Merton worcester, Peasgood nonsuch, Splendour, Tydeman’s late orange.