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Blenheim Orange was first discovered growing against a wall of
Blenheim Park, near Oxford in England. That was as far back as 1740. Initially given
the name Kempster's Pippin after Mr Kempster who found it. When cooked the apple flesh turns to a firm pulp making it ideal for recipes where a
puree apple is required but with some body to it. Apple Charlotte is the perfect example of
this. The apple flesh is encased in bread and should form a rigid shape. Blenheim Orange is
perfect for this type of sweet dish. You
can buy this apple tree from our recommended online supplier by clicking the button below.
THE
APPLE
Taste
Sweet, nutty and acidic
Skin Texture
Medium, slightly russett
Flesh
Crumbly, cream white
Apple size
Medium to large
GROWING
Flowers
Vigour
Very vigorous
Crop Yield
High
Eating time
October to December
Tree Shape
Spreading
Pollination Group
D, a self-sterile triploid type
Blenheim Orange Cooking
and Desert Apple
The apple tree was then
marketed commercially by by a Worcestershire nursery owned by a Mr Biggs. It was
then that it was given the name Blenheim Orange.
Blenheim Orange was a popular commercially produced apple up till the mid 1930s when it was
replaced by other more commercially viable apple varieties. It is still a popular apple tree
for the amateur gardener being both a cooking apple and, later in the season, a full
flavoured slightly acidic eating apple.
