Help identifying apple tree please ?

Hi. Having recently moved house we have a couple of apple trees which are bearing much fruit. We have no idea at all what type of apple they are other than they are eaters.

Two questions please.

What are they exactly ? And can these apples be stored ? My wife loves and eats loads of apples so being able to store some would be fantastic !

Many thanks !

 

Looks like 'Discovery', which is an early eating apple and is not a keeper.

 

Yep, definitely an apple tree.

Looks pretty healthy.

 

Thanks ! Shame they aren't keepers.. Are you sure that's what it is ?
We are going to bag most of them anyway as there are two trees with the same apples so we would never eat them. So bag them and pop up a wee sign saying help yourself.

When you say early what is early ? The big ones at the top are ripening really fast ! I've eaten a couple and they are beautiful and sweet ! So on that basis they will be ready quite soon ?

We have the two trees with these apples plus another with what we think are cookers but they are nowhere near ready yet.

We have Victoria and yellow plums and two big damson trees which we will make jam from.

Feeling very fortunate indeed as I love fruit and we've never had mature trees before !

 

I agree with Redwing. Discovery apples tend to have a slightly flattened shape to them.

 

How about Bramley cooking apples can they be stored ?

Was informed today that the tree with what we thought were cookers are indeed just that. Bramleys apparently. They aren't near ready yet so time to weigh up what to do with them..

 

I had a look around the web Charlie as I don't know anything about storing apples. Most apples including Bramley's can be stored in a cool dry place such as a shed or garage. They should be free of bruising or rot and it helps to leave the stalk attached. Bramley's can also be frozen raw or cooked.

 

Bramleys are very good keepers.