Apple Varieties at Apple Day Bradford, Yorkshire

I attended Apple Day here in Bradford, Yorkshire and was very pleased to discover lots of new varieties of apple that were new to me.

You can see in the photograph a selection of apple varieties that are I think no longer common here in England, at least here in Yorkshire. There was an expert on hand to identify apples and also provide information on the many varieties on display. Because of the recent high winds that we have had here in this part of Yorkshire all the apples at Bowling Park Community Orchard where Apple Day was held were no longer on the trees. The only tree with any fruit left on it was a crab apple tree, so I photographed those fruits.

In the photo can be seen several apple varieties of Malus domestica:

Bramley's Seedling - Commonly known as the Bramley is a cooking apple.
Lord Derby - Cooking apple suited to the Northern climes of England.
Hambledon Deux Ans - An 18th Century cooking apple originating from Hampshire and popular in Victorian times.
Gascoyne's Scarlet - A victorian Kentish variety. Large, handsome red fruit.
Bismarck - An old Australian cooking apple
Queen Caroline - Large cooking apple, named after George IV's wife.

The only one of these apples that I have encountered before is the Bramley, which is probably the most common cooking apple here in England. The Bramley apple tree can be found growing in quite a few old gardens here in England.