Cayuga: No information available

Cayuga Red Streak, is also known as 'Twenty Ounce', 'Aurora' and 'Blessing'

Caribaldia: No information available

Cellini:
An unusual Victorian variety, primarily a culinary apple but can be eaten fresh. One of the best examples of the aniseed component of apple flavours. Parentage: Possibly Nonsuch
Origin: Introduced: Early 19th century
Cellini sounds like it must be a modern international dessert apple. In fact it is a rather unusual dual-purpose apple, originating from England in the early Victorian era. Rated by the Victorian writer Hogg as a "fine, showy, and handsome apple" - a description which fits it perfectly even though by 21st century standards it looks a bit old-fashioned. Cellini is now little-known but it is an interesting variety because it is one of the best examples of the importance of the flavour of aniseed in apples . Aniseed or balsam is an almost un-noticeable component in the make-up of many of the best-flavoured English-style apples, including Cox's Orange Pippin, Ellison's Orange, and Scrumptious. Whilst aniseed does not perhaps sound that attractive in an apple, it seems to be significant in bringing out the richness of flavour associated with the most aromatic apple varieties. If you want to study this flavour, then Cellini is the best way to experience it.
(From orangepippin.com)

Cleopatra: No information available

Climax: No information available

Coldstream Guard: No information available

Cornish Aromatic:

Old-fashioned variety from Cornwall, some pineapple flavours, very enjoyable Parentage: Unknown, probably very old
Origin: England
Introduced: 1813
Season: througout summer
Cornish Aromatic is an elegant old-fashioned apple variety from Cornwall. The skin is rough and dry and and looks and feels like an expensive but worn old tapestry. The flesh is firm, not particularly juicy, and the flavour is quite rich with a hint of pineapple.
It is quite a good apple tree for the garden, being easy to grow and resistant to the main apple diseases. In a good summer (e.g. 2006) this is a very enjoyable apple.

Coronation is a large handsome dual-purpose apple named in 1902 to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII.
Use: Dessert
Season of Use: Autumn
Colour: Flushed
Flavour: Sweet
Origin: Sussex UK 1902
Pollination Group: D
Self-fertility: Self-sterile

Court Pendu Plat:

A very old variety possibly dating from Roman times, but a good apple in its own right and much more than a historical curiosity.
Use: Dessert
Season of Use: Late in the season
Colour: Flushed
Flavour: Rich
Origin: France 1613
Pollination Group: G
Self-fertility: Self-sterile

Cox's Orange Pippin


Provenance: Cox's Orange Pippin is an apple cultivar first grown in 1825, at Colnbrook in Buckinghamshire, England, by the retired brewer and horticulturist Richard Cox. The variety was introduced for sale by the 1850s by Mr. Charles Turner, and grown commercially from the 1860s, particularly in the Vale of Evesham in Worcestershire, and later in Kent.

Status: According to the Institute of Food Research, Cox's Orange Pippin accounts for over 50% of the UK acreage of dessert apples.
Cox is highly regarded due to its excellent flavour. However it can be difficult to grow in many environments and tends to be susceptible to diseases such as scab, mildew and canker. As a result, apple breeders have hybridized Cox with other varieties to improve yield without too much loss of flavour.

Parentage: Though the origin of the cultivar is unknown, the Ribston Pippin seems a likely candidate.

Size / Shape of Fruit: "Fruit medium or above, pretty uniform in size and shape. Form roundish oblate, sometimes slightly inclined to conic, regular or faintly ribbed, symmetrical, axis sometimes oblique."

Skin Colouring: "Skin rather thin, though, smooth, attractive, washed with orange-red deepening to bright red and mottled and splashed with carmine, over a deep yellow background. Dots conspicuous, large, areolar with pale gray or russet center."

Flesh Type and Flavour: "Flesh yellow, firm, nearly fine, crisp, tender, very juicy, rich, sprightly subacid or becoming mild subacid, decidedly aromatic, very good to best." "The flavour and texture of the variety changes from complex acidic and crunchy in early September to more mellow and softer after storage." 

Common Usage (eg Eating / Cooking / Jam / Drink production) Eating out of hand. Widely known as the 'best-flavored dessert apple ever'.

Season (ie when the fruit is most likely to be ripe): Southern hemisphere - late March to July. Northern hemisphere - late September to January.

Chilling Hours required for the tree to set fruit (to give you an idea of climate conditions required) 800 hours.

Pollinators: Pollination Group C

Growth Nature of the Tree: Tree Shape: Upright then spreading.

General Comments / Observations of the Trees: When shaken, the seeds make a rattling sound as they are only loosely held in the apple flesh, whereas other apples have their seeds contained as part of the apple flesh.
This is the classic English apple, often regarded as the finest of all dessert apples, and the inspiration for this website. It arose in England in the 19th century as a chance seedling, and has inspired apple lovers ever since. It remains unsurpassed for its richness and complexity of flavour, but is not as popular as its supermarket competitors, not least because it is relatively difficult to grow.

Cox's Pomona:

A very attractive and colourful mid-season dual purpose apple suitable for cooking or eating fresh as a dessert apple. Colour: flushed, Pollination Group D, Self-sterile.
A very attractive and colourful apple
Colour: Flushed
Flavour: Sharp
Origin: Buckinghamshire UK 1825

Crimson Newton: No information available

Crofton originated in Hobart, Tasmania in 1870. It is related to Fameuse or Snow Apple. Small to meduim flattish apple, yellow-green with red blush, ripens mid season, flesh very white, crisp and sweet. Once grown commercially in Australia and keeps well. Pollinator: Jonathan. Distinct from English "Crofton".

Crofton Red: No information available

Scarlet Crofton/Crofton Scarlet:
Use: Dessert
Season of Use: early autumn
Colour: Flushed
Flavour: Sweet
Origin: Ireland 1600
Pollination Group: D
Self-fertility: Self-sterile

Striped Crofton: No information available