Flowering times, pollination & information.
The first collection of Irish Heritage Apple Trees was made in the 1940s by Keith Lamb, then planted on land belonging to Dublin Corporation. Tragically it was destroyed. Anita Hayes, working with the late Peadar MacNeice of the Armagh Orchard Trust and Dr. Michael Hennerty of University College Dublin, began to replicate Dr. Lamb’s collection.
In the early 1990’s we began the search for traditional Irish varieties of apple trees. These apples were once renowned for their range of taste, texture and cooking qualities. They were grown before the advent of pesticides and some of them are more resistant to scab, mildew and canker than modern cultivars. The success of this project is the result of many years of hard work by members of the public, local historians, scientists, and Irish Seed Savers Association staff. With over 180 varieties of apple trees on our site we now house the National Collection of Irish Heritage Apple Trees.
If you would like to download our catalogue that contains images, descriptions and the history of these varieties please click HERE.
Or browse our database below for flowering times, ripening and county of origin. We are continually researching our collection and this data will be updated as new information becomes available.
Name | Use | Flowering | Picking | Tip | Spur | Origin |
Aherne Beauty | Cooker | Mid | Sept | V | Northern Ireland | |
Allington Pippin | Eater | Mid | Oct | V | U.K | |
An Cailín Bán | Cooker | Mid | Sept | V | Under Research | |
Appletown Wonder | Eater | Late | Oct-Nov | V | Limerick | |
April Queen | Cooker | Late | Sept | V | Armagh | |
Ard Cairn Russet | Eater | Late | Sept | V | Cork | |
Ballinora Pippin aka Monarch | Eater | Mid | Nov-Jan | V | Cork | |
Ballyfatten | Cooker | Late | Sept | V | Derry | |
Ballyvaughan Seedling (aka White Moss) | Dual | Late | Sept | V | Clare, Kilkenny | |
Bardsey Island | Eater | Early | Sept | V | Bardsey Island, UK | |
Barnhill Pippin | Dual | Mid | Sept | V | Cork | |
Beauty of Ballintaylor | Dual | Mid | Aug-Sept | V | Tipperary / Waterford | |
Beauty of Bath | Eater | Early | Aug | V | Somerset, UK | |
Belvedere House | Cooker | Early | Sept | V | Westmeath | |
Blenheim Orange | Dual | Mid*** | Sept | V | V | England |
Blood of the Boyne (aka Devonshire Quarrenden) | Eater | Early | Sept | V | Meath | |
Bloody Butcher*** (aka Vajki Alma) | Dual | Mid*** | Sept | V | Kilkenny, Meath, Offaly | |
Brady | Eater | Late | Sept | V | Under Research | |
Brown Crofton | Dual | Mid | Sept | V | Dublin | |
Buttermilk Russet | Dual | Late | Sept | V | Armagh | |
Buttermilk Russet B | Dual | Early | Aug-Sept | V | Armagh | |
Cabbage Stalk | Dual | Mid | Aug-Sept | V | Cavan | |
Cavan Newington (aka Summer Stibbert) | Dual | Mid*** | Aug-Sept | V | West of England | |
Cavan Rose (aka Newton Wonder) | Dual | Late | Sept | V | Cavan | |
Cavan Strawberry | Cooker | Early | Sept | V | Cavan | |
Cavan Sugarcane | Eater | Mid | Sept | V | Cavan | |
Cavan Wine | Cooker | Mid | Sept | V | Cavan | |
Cider Caledon (aka Gibby’s Apple) | Cider / Juicer | Early | Sept | V | Tyrone | |
Clearheart | Dual | Late | Sept | V | Kilkenny | |
Councillor | Dual | Mid | Sept | V | Dublin | |
Custard Scarlet | Dual | Late | Oct | V | Clare | |
Davy Apple | Eater | Late | Sept | V | Monaghan | |
Detta Phelan | Eater | Mid | Aug-Sept | V | Under Research | |
Dick Davies | Eater | Late | Sept | V | Cork | |
Dockney | Cider / Juicer | Late | Sept | V | V | Armagh |
Ecklinville Seedling (aka Glory of the West) | Cooker | Mid | Sept | V | Antrim | |
Eight Square (aka Kill Apple) | Eater | Late | Sept | V | Monaghan | |
Evagil (aka Yellow Pitcher) | Eater | Late | Sept-Oct | V | sligo | |
Farrell | Eater | Mid | Sept-Oct | V | Waterford | |
Finola Lee | Dual | Mid | Oct | V | Limerick | |
Franks Seedling | Dual | Late | Sept | V | Offaly | |
George | Eater | Mid | Sept-Oct | V | Under Research | |
Gibbon’s Russet | Eater | Mid | Sept | V | Cork | |
Gladstone (aka Jackson’s Seedling) | Eater | Mid | Aug | V | UK | |
Glenstal Cooker (aka Dewdney’s Seedling) | Cooker | Late | Sept | V | Limerick | |
Golden Royal (aka Honeycombe) | Eater | Late | Sept | V | Cavan | |
Golden Spire | Dual | Late | Sept | V | England | |
Greasy Pippin | Dual | Mid | Oct-Nov | V | Fermanagh | |
Green Chisel | Eater | Late | Sept-Oct | V | Donegal | |
Herbert Russet | Eater | Early | Oct | V | Under Research | |
Honeyball | Eater | Mid | Sept | V | Kilkenny | |
Horse’s Head | Cooker | Early | Aug-Sept | V | Under Research | |
Irish Molly | Eater | Mid | Sept | V | Kilkenny | |
Irish Peach | Eater | Early | Aug | V | Sligo & Nationwide | |
Irish Pitcher | Eater | Mid | Sept-Oct | V | Sligo / Mayo | |
James Beauty | Eater | Early | Aug | V | Under Research | |
Keegan’s | Eater | Late | Oct-Feb | V | V | Armagh |
Kemp | Eater | Late | Oct | V | Armagh | |
Kerry Pippin | Eater | Early | Sept | V | V | Nationwide |
Keswick Codlin (aka Barron Cocagee) | Cooker | Unknown | Sept | V | UK | |
Kilkenny Pearmain | Eater | Late | Sept | V | Kilkenny | |
Kiltoghert Blossom | Eater | Unknown | Sept | V | Leitrim | |
Lady Sudeley | Eater | Late | Aug-Sept | V | England | |
Lady’s Finger | Eater | Mid*** | Oct-Dec | V | Offaly Monaghan | |
Langan’s Permain | Eater | Mid | Sept-Oct | V | Mayo | |
Leitrim Red (aka Red Victoria) | Eater | Early | Aug-Sept | V | Leitrim, Cambridgeshire UK | |
Leixlip | Cooker | Late | Sept | V | Kilkenny / Kildare | |
Lough Key Crab | Cooker | Early | Sept | V | Roscommon | |
Lough Tree of Wexford | Eater | Mid | Sep-Oct | V | Wexford | |
Martin’s Seedling (aka No Surrender) | Cooker | Mid | Aug | V | Armagh | |
Millers Seedling | Eater | Mid | Aug-Sept | V | England | |
Minogue White Mossy | Eater | Mid | Sept | V | Under Research | |
Mrs Perry | Dual | Mid | Sept | V | Donegal | |
Norfolk Royal | Eater | Mid | Sep | V | Norfolk, UK | |
O’Gorman | Cooker | Late | Aug | V | Clare | |
Peach Melba (aka Peche Melba) | Eater | Mid | Sept | V | Kilkenny | |
Piltown Early Red | Cooker | Early | Aug | V | Kilkenny | |
Pollock Crab | Cooker | Early | Sept | V | Under Research | |
Rawleys Seedling | Eater | Mid | Sept | V | Cork | |
Red Brandy | Eater | Late | Sept | V | Kilkenny | |
Reid’s Seedling | Eater | Late | Sept | V | Armagh | |
Richardson (aka Histon Favourite) | Eater | Late | Sept | V | Kilkenny | |
Rose Hogan Seedling | Eater | Early | Aug | V | Under Research | |
Ross Nonpareil | Eater | Early | Nov-Jan | V | Nationwide | |
Sam Young | Eater | Early | Sept | V | Kilkenny, Offaly, Cavan | |
Scarlet Crofton | Eater | Late | Aug-Sept | V | Sligo & Nationwide | |
Sheep’s Snout (Green) | Dual/Cider | Mid | Sept | V | Under Research | |
Sheep’s Snout (Red) | Dual/Cider | Mid | Sept | V | Under Research | |
Sheep’s Snout (Yellow) | Dual/Cider | Mid | Sept | V | Under Research | |
Sovereign (aka Lass O’Gowrie) | Dual | Early | Aug-Sept | V | Armagh | |
Strippy | Eater | Mid | Sept-Oct | V | Armagh | |
Summer John | Eater | Mid | Sept | V | Fermanagh | |
Thompson’s Apple | Eater | Late | Oct | V | Tyrone | |
Turkey Willouby | Eater | Mid | Aug-Sept | V | Northern Ireland | |
Valentine | Cooker/Cider | Mid | Sept | V | Kilkenny | |
White Crofton | Eater | Mid | Sept | V | Sligo & Nationwide | |
White Russet – O’Dwyer | Cooker | Mid | Sept | V | Under Research | |
White Russet (aka Queen Caroline) | Cooker | Mid | Oct | V | Nationwide | |
Widow’s Friend (aka Stark’s Earliest) | Eater | Early | Sept | V | Armagh | |
Yellow Clare | Eater | Late | Sept-Oct | V | Under Research |