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gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8950
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 17 7:54 am Post subject: Apple Variety...Windsor Early
Anyone here growing these? A cracking apple, nice colour, just right on juiciness, acidity, taste....bought a pack in morisons...

gregotyn

Joined: 24 Jun 2010
Posts: 2201
Location: Llanfyllin area

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 17 2:39 pm Post subject:
No, but as a semi-Morrisons' shopper I will put them to the test. Currently I do Royal Gala, bit sweet but ok for taste and crunch.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15993

Posted: Wed Sep 20, 17 6:15 am Post subject:
Have been buying them for husband who likes a crisp, slightly sharper apple. The English Coxes have just come in here though, so will probably stick to them now as husband and son both like them. We have some of our own too; Sunset. There are several good nurseries where you may be able to buy trees. Blackmore is one and there is one on the Isle of Wight who's name currently escapes me.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45674
Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Sep 20, 17 6:36 am Post subject:
Deacons are the IOW one,Keepers or orangepippin have the biggest range Its not one I grow

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8950
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Wed Sep 20, 17 4:03 pm Post subject:
found it here https://www.theenglishappleman.com/varieties.asp very interesting

yummersetter

Joined: 26 Jan 2008
Posts: 3241
Location: Somerset

Posted: Wed Sep 20, 17 10:13 pm Post subject:
I have Alkemene and Red Windsor; I'm not sure if Early Windsor is different but these two are very alike. It / they are really good apples, Red Windsor has the longest flowering period of any of my varieties and the fruit stays on the tree for ages, and holds its aromatic flavour throughout. It's my favourite 'eat under the tree' breakfast apple this month.

yummersetter

Joined: 26 Jan 2008
Posts: 3241
Location: Somerset

Posted: Wed Sep 20, 17 10:20 pm Post subject:
I have a lot of Cox and Queen Cox trees which won't be ripe for two or three weeks yet, at least. I'd buy them from a farm shop rather than a supermarket to get the richness of flavour that is their strength, that needs tree-ripening to develop fully.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15993

Posted: Thu Sep 21, 17 7:08 am Post subject:
We are fortunate that we have several good orchards in this area so I can buy apples from the earliest ripening right through. Think we started with Discovery and the Coxes have been in for a week or two now, going through Early Windsor and various other ones. With any luck we will now have English apples until about April with the newer storage facilities.

gregotyn

Joined: 24 Jun 2010
Posts: 2201
Location: Llanfyllin area

Posted: Thu Sep 21, 17 2:12 pm Post subject:
I looked for the Early Windsor at my Morrissons today but not in sight. Is the nursery at Blackmore in Somerset, MR?

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15993

Posted: Fri Sep 22, 17 5:46 am Post subject:
No, either Surrey or Hampshire. Not sure quite what the border does there. It is north of Petersfield which is in Hampshire, but Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex get a bit complicated at that point.

gregotyn

Joined: 24 Jun 2010
Posts: 2201
Location: Llanfyllin area

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 17 2:23 pm Post subject:
I have just found Early Windsor and will be taste/testing tonight! Found in Morrisons today.

Rowanlady

Joined: 21 Apr 2006
Posts: 195
Location: NE Hampshire

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 17 6:14 pm Post subject:
Blackmoor is in Hampshire - drove past it twice today - down to Portsmouth for lunch; school Harvest Festival and collected 7y/o GGS for weekend; drove home - will do the return trip on Sunday Bit of a grey day but enlivened on the journey back by the constant flow of questions from GGS and snatches of songs from the Harvest Festival !!

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15993

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 17 7:30 am Post subject:
Thanks Rowanlady. As I say, I am never too sure where the border is round there, as the road seems to wiggle over it into 3 counties at odd times. You may have been across the border on your journey, depending on which way you came, but the county signs aren't always there.

gregotyn

Joined: 24 Jun 2010
Posts: 2201
Location: Llanfyllin area

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 17 9:41 am Post subject:
I have found Early Windsor apple They too hard for my teeth-I must be due for a false set by now-but very good taste wise.

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8950
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sun Oct 15, 17 11:49 am Post subject:
It is a Cox cross, so will be firm..and as you say a good tasting apple. I don't eat supermarket shop fruit straight after buying..I reckon it needs a bit more ripening!

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