Hi, I walk past some small apple trees on my way to work that have a lot of small fruit starting to ripen on them, and I'm curious to know what kind of apples they are. The trees are only 2-2.5 m high, and quite bushy. The apples are ~5 cm in diameter. I plucked one that was half red/half green, cored it and did a taste test. The skin is shiny smooth, the flesh is pulpy (not juicy), and it browned quickly. The taste is lightly sour, with not a hint of sweetness. Attached are pics of the trees and the taster I plucked. Any ideas? They look like they'll provide quite a harvest in the near future! Thanks, Roland
Maybe a Tydeman's Early Worcester, see Organic Tydemans Early Worcester Apple Trees - Harrod Horticultural especially the last photo there. Or some other hybrid with McIntosh. As those apples are not ripe yet, the taste and pulpyness may be misleading.
Thanks for the reference link, that could very well be it. I'll try another taste test mid-August when Harrod's says they should be ready for picking.
