Trees and Shrubs
A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is not clearly defined. In broad terms it includes all plants with woody stems except conifers and fruit trees and shrubs.
Malus domestica ‘Gogar Pippin’
Fruit; Medium size, roundish, angled and slightly flattened. Skin; pale green, thick, strewn with small russet dots, faintly mottled red next the sun. Flesh; greenish white, tender, juicy, sugary, brisk. [HP pl.LIV/1878].
Malus domestica ‘Golden Harvey’
‘A dessert apple, not larger than the Golden Pippin; colour light yellow, with a flush of red, and embroidered with a roughish russet. It is called Brandy Apple from the superior specific strength of its juice, being 10.85; it is of remarkably close texture, very rich in flavour, and will keep till April or May’. [FCM p.43/1845].
Malus domestica ‘Golden Pippin’
‘Fruit, small; roundish, inclining to oblong, regularly and handsomely shaped, without inequalities or angles on the sides. Skin, rich yellow, assuming a deep golden tinge when perfectly ripe, with a deeper tinge where it has been exposed to the sun; the whole surface is strewed with russety dots, which are largest on the sunny side, and intermixed with these are numerous embedded pearly specks. Eye, small and open, with long segments, placed in a shallow, smooth, and even basin. Stalk, from half-an-inch to an inch in length, inserted in a pretty deep cavity. Flesh, yellow, firm, crisp, very juicy and sugary, with a brisk, vinous, and particularly fine flavor.’ [Hogg p.95/1851].
Malus domestica ‘Golden Reinette’
Fruit; medium, roundish, a little flattened. Skin; deep yellow, tinged red next the sun, streaked with red, dotted all over with russety dots. Flesh; yellow, crisp, brisk, juicy, sugary. [HP pl.XLIX/1878].
Malus domestica ‘Golden Russet’
‘Fruit below the middle size, pretty regular in its outline, without angles, generally about two inches deep, and two inches and a quarter in diameter. Eye rather small, close, moderately depressed, surrounded by irregular plaits, part of which are more prominent than the rest. Stalk very short, deeply inserted in an uneven narrow cavity, not protruding so far as the base. Skin thick, of a pale copper-coloured yellowish russet, very thick and rough on the shaded side, with a few patches, occasionally, of bright red on the sunny side, and verrucose at the base. Flesh pale yellow, very firm and crisp. Juice not plentiful, but saccharine, of an aromatic and slightly musky flavour. A dessert apple from December till April.’ [George Lindley – Orchard Guide p.89/1831].
Malus domestica ‘Gravenstein’
‘Fruit rather large and compressed; of a yellowish green colour, striped with red; flesh crisp, and high flavoured: ripens in October, and lasts till April. Yhis variety originated in Germany, and is considered the best dessert apple in that country.’ Listed among Autumn Fruit. [FCM p.41/1845].
Malus domestica ‘Green Desert Apple’
Probably a variety raised at Camden Park. Described as no name (‘Green Apple’) in Macarthur’s Notebook no.9. March-May. ‘Great. Good for dessert only, has [undeciphered words] spicy flavour, not very juicy and sometimes becomes mealy. [Notebook no.9, MP A2948]. It was also briefly described in a gardening diary: ‘No name. March-May. Great bearer. For dessert only, very highly flavoured but without acid.’ [Diary B, 1862, MP A2951].
Malus domestica ‘Hampshire Nonsuch’
‘This is a pretty large, well-shaped apple, of a greenish-yellow color, streaked with red, it keeps till the latter end of November.’ [Hogg p.239/1851].
Malus domestica ‘Hawthornden’
‘Fruit large, roundish; skin pale greenish yellow, tinged with blush; the pulp white, tender juicy and acid; and the fruit is good for the table as well as for all kitchen purposes: in September and October. The tree is hardy and prolific.’ [FCM p.43/1845].
Malus domestica ‘Irish Reinette’
Fruit; medium size, oblong, five-sided and ribbed. Skin; yellowish green, strewed with minute russety dots, dull brownish red next the sun. Flesh; greenish yellow, crisp, very juicy, brisk and acid flavour. [HP pl.LIX/1878].
Malus domestica ‘Jenneting’
Dessert apple. Fruit; small, round and a little flattened. Skin; smooth and shining, pale yellowish-green in the shade but clear yellow, with sometimes a faint tinge of orange or red next to the sun. flesh; white, crisp, brisk and juicy, with a vinous and sharply perfumed flavour, mealy and tasteless if kept only a few days. [HP pl.III/1878].
Malus domestica ‘Kentish Pippin’
‘Fruit, medium sized, two inches and three quarters broad, and two inches and a half high; conical and slightly angular. Skin, pale yellow, with brownish-red next the sun, studded with specks, which are greenish on the shaded side, but yellowish next the sun. Eye, small, and partially open, set in a wide, shallow, and plaited basin. Stalk, very short and fleshy, almost imbedded in a deep and wide cavity, which is smooth or rarely marked with russet. Flesh, yellowish-white, delicate, very juicy, with a sweet, and briskly acid flavor. A culinary apple of first-rate quality ; in use from October to January.’ [Hogg p.121/1851].
Malus domestica ‘Kerry Pippin’
‘[The Kerry Pippin] is one of the best varieties of its season, ripening just after the Devonshire Quarenden; like which variety it is, however, of short duration. […] The fruit is seldom larger than represented in the plate; its form usually almost globular, having some plaits or wrinkles about the eye, and a few broad projecting folds surrounding the stalk; a slightly furrowed mark, as shown on the largest fruit in the figure, is frequently observed. The skin is of a fine straw colour, shaded with deeper yellow, striped and speckled with fine red, highly polished. The flesh is yellow, tender, sweet, and well flavoured. […] This variety has been long cultivated in Ireland, though little known in this country: its conspicuous appearance and good qualities, however, justly entitle it to a place in every collection.’ [PL pl.20/1818].
Malus domestica ‘Kingston Black’
Fruit; of medium size and irregular in shape. Skin; dark mahogany or deep crimson, deep yellow-orange where shaded, the surface strewn with fine cinnamon russet dots. Flesh; yellowish, pink near the skin, fine grained. the juice is plentiful, rich, tawney-red in colour and agreeable in flavour, moderately sweet, pleasantly acid with an astringent after taste. [HP pl.XLV/1878].
Malus domestica ‘Kirke’s Golden Pippin’
‘Fruit small, formed with the most perfect regularity of outline. a little more long than broad. Crown quite flat. Eye large, in proportion to the size of the fruit, but very shallow, surrounded by a fine thin russet. skin pale green on the shaded side; on that exposed to the sun, of a very pure, clear yellow, free from specks. flesh pale greenish yellow, firm, crisp. Juice abundant, sacharrine, and highly flavoured. A dessert apple from Michaelmas to Christmas.’ [George Lindley – Orchard Guide p.19/1831].
