Opalescent (01-Dec.)

Introduced in 1899 by McNary & Gaines, Xenia, Ohio, USA. Fruits have firm, fairly crisp flesh with a sweet flavour.

Orange Diamond (01-Jan.)

An orange-red heirloom variety of unknown name.

Orange Lyon (08-Feb.)

A sport of Gala apple - quite late. Tastes like Gala

Orangenburg (01-Dec.)

Raised at Max Planck Institute, Cologne, Germany. Introduced in 1973. Fruits are crisp and juicy and slightly acid with little flavour.

Orleans (01-Dec.)

Raised in 1912 by Richard Wellington at New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, USA. Introduced in 1923. Fruits have firm, fine, crisp flesh with a sweet flavour.

Osier (01-Jan.)

A bittersweet cider variety.

Ozark Gold (01-Dec.)

Raised at Mountain Grove Fruit Experiment Station, Missouri, USA. Introduced in 1970. Fruits have firm flesh with a mild, subacid flavour.

Pearl (01-Jan.)

Raised in 1933 by W. Seabrook & Sons Ltd., at Boreham, Essex. Introduced in 1938. Fruits have firm, rather coarse-textured, fairly juicy flesh with a sweet, slightly acid and pleasant aromatic flavour.

Pecks Pleasant (01-Dec.)

Thought to have originated in Rhode Island, USA. Recorded in 1832. Fruits have crisp, yellowish flesh with a sweet, subacid, aromatic flavour.

Pickerings Seedling (01-Dec.)

Believed to have originated in Nottinghamshire, England. Brought to notice in 1869. Fruits have firm, fine, fairly tender, sweet flesh.