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  2. Worcester Pearmain - Wikipedia

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    'Worcester Pearmain' is an early season English cultivar of domesticated apple, that was developed in Worcester, England, by a Mr. Hale of Swanpool in 1874. [2] It was once the most popular cultivar in England for early autumn harvest [3] and is still popular to keep in the garden. [4] It has been extensively used in apple breeding. [1]

  3. British Apples and Pears - Wikipedia

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    In 2014, the UK was the 39th largest producer of apples in the world. It produced 202,900 tonnes in 2012, down by half from 416,200 tonnes twenty five years before. Two-thirds of the nation's requirement for apples are imported; much of this is frozen for 12 months or more.

  4. Category:British apples - Wikipedia

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    This is for apple cultivars that have originated in Great Britain or the United Kingdom, either if they are old natural cultivars or modern bred, which were developed in England or Britain. Pages in category "British apples"

  5. Amid climate change, researchers develop new types of apples

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    Come autumn, apple aficionados know it's time to head out to their local orchards. Offering up a bounty of the fruit, though, isn't quite so simple anymore: Change is afoot for the humble apple.

  6. Herefordshire Pomona - Wikipedia

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    The Herefordshire Pomona is a 19th-century catalogue of the apples and pears that were grown in the county of Herefordshire in England. It was one of the first attempts to fully catalogue the existing varieties of English fruit and has been called "a classic of late Victorian natural history". [1]

  7. Discovery (apple) - Wikipedia

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    Unlike many early apples, the fruits remain on the tree long enough to ensure ripening. Although most references state that this is an early producing tree, the best fruits can be harvested later in the year: from late August to October the fruits become deep pinkish-red and the flesh is also pink.

  8. Cox's Orange Pippin - Wikipedia

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    Cox's Orange Pippin, in Britain often referred to simply as Cox, is an apple cultivar first grown in 1825 [citation needed] or 1830 [1] at Colnbrook in Buckinghamshire, England, by the retired brewer and horticulturist Richard Cox. Though the parentage of the cultivar is unknown, Ribston Pippin seems a likely candidate.

  9. Bramley apple - Wikipedia

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    The Bramley Apple was suggested and the first commercial orchard of Bramley was established in 1910 [9] at Maythorne Orchard, close to the Lower Kirklington Road on what is now a Golf course. [ 10 ] In 1900, the original tree was knocked over during violent storms; it survived, and is still bearing fruit two centuries after it was planted.