The Northern Fruit Group

 

Promoting fruit growing in the North of England

 

 

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Group Aims                     There are several apples that originate in Yorkshire.

What we do                     At The Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate in November 2001, 16 Yorkshire

Yorkshire Apples          cultivars where planted by members of the Northern Fruit Group.  This was done as a

Membership                    part of the Groups efforts to preserve heritage cultivars.

Contact us                        The Yorkshire apple varieties planted were:-

Acklam Russet

Charlestown Pippin

Dog's Snout

Fillingham Pippin

Flower of the Town

Grandpa Buxton

Green Balsam

Hunt House

New Bess Pool

Nancy Jackson

Ribston Pippin

Sharleston Pippin

Yorkshire Aromatic

Yorkshire Beauty (syn Greenup’s pippin)

Yorkshire Cockpit

Yorkshire Greening

 

Another Yorkshire apple is the Syke House Russet, from Sykehouse near Thorne. There are a few trees that claim to be this apple and the Northern Fruit Group is working to confirm their authenticity.