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.
Cornish Aromatic apple identification images
All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.
USDA identification images for Cornish Aromatic
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Visitor reviews
- 19 Feb 2017 HIGHFIELD1999@TISCALI.CO.UK, United Kingdomvery late tree ,picking 2nd week in November at earliest. Keeps well into February ...if I havnt eaten it. Like this apple , its quite unusual . Matt skin , strawberry coloured flush . Flesh extremely hard.
- 10 May 2011 VICTORIA, AustraliaPurchased from Tasmanian Orchard 2007 Looking for a Michaelmas Pippin without success. This seemed to be the nearest to it. Have had three fantastic crops for a small tree. The last tree to pick in April. Still storing well into May. Superb flavour, much enjoyed.
- 17 Sep 2008 SOMERSET, United KingdomA Cornish friend, peggy Tigwell, tells me that this type was in her grandmother's garden, where it was called 'Sweet lark'. Couldn't be a prettier name, could there!
- 15 Nov 2007 SUTTON COLDFIELD, United KingdomI planted this apple a few years ago and its just starting to crop heavily.Fruit still on the tree but I must pick them before the birds eat them all.Great firm apple
Tree register
United States
- Alex Wolf in Eastsound, WA
- Axel Kratel in Santa Cruz, CALIFORNIA
- Jerry Hudgins in Point Reyes Station, CALIFORNIA
United Kingdom
- Barbara Brown in Gt. Yarmouth, NORFOLK
- Becki Burgess in Redruth, CORNWALL
- Bernadette Garnett-Frizelle in Bideford, NORTH DEVON
- Brookside Farm in St. Austell, CORNWALL
- Caroline Ward And Erinma Ochu in Manchester, GREATER MANCHESTER
- deadbird in EPSOM SURREY
- Geoff Jones in TRURO, CORNWALL
- James Olver in London,
- Jean Lippett in Martock, SOMERSET
- Kay in Leeds, W YORKS
- Kevinincornwall in Liskeard, UNITED KINGDOM
- M Neale in Teignmouth, DEVON
- M Neale in Teignmouth, DEVON
- Marilyn Hartwell in Tiverton, DEVON
- Nish Pfister in Chulmleigh, DEVON
- Richard Borrie in York, YORKSHIRE
- Richard Jones in Liskeard, CORNWALL
Italy
- Ilario in Fossano, CUNEO
Australia
- Cow & Company in Margate, TASMANIA
- Stephen Boardman in Acton Park, TAS
New Zealand
- Giles in HAMILTON, WAIKATO
Switzerland
- Helmut Mueller in Neukirch, THURGAU
Spring blossom records for this variety
2020 season
- 27th April 2020 - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States
2019 season
- 2nd May 2019 - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States
2018 season
- 22nd April 2018 - tree owned by deadbird in , United Kingdom
2015 season
- 30th April 2015 - tree owned by Ilario in Fossano, Italy
2013 season
- 19th May 2013 - tree owned by Jean in Martock, United Kingdom
- 18th May 2013 - tree owned by Richard in York, United Kingdom
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Harvest records for this variety
2020 season
- 4th week October 2020 - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States
2015 season
- 3rd week October 2015 - tree owned by Ilario in Fossano, Italy
- 4th week September 2015 - tree owned by deadbird in , United Kingdom
2013 season
- October 2013 - tree owned by James in London, United Kingdom
2010 season
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: Unknown, probably very old
- Originates from: England, United Kingdom
- Introduced: 1813
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1920-020
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1750 - 1799
- Fruit colour: Red
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Under-rated
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Flavour style (apples): Aromatic
- Vitamin C content: Medium
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Persistent
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Picking period: mid-October
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 2
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
- Canker: Very resistant
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Very resistant
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Cornish Aromatic apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Cornish Aromatic apple trees - Keepers Nursery
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Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Cornish Aromatic:
United States
Maine
- Tiny Orchards, Saco
United Kingdom
England - midlands
- Walsgrove Farm, Worcester
Australia
Victoria
- Heritage Fruits Society, Fairfield
References
- Apples of England (1948)
Author: Taylor