[Workhorse]

In the near-ish future i would like to plant a few apple trees, i would like some old English eating apples, but am not sure which ones! A friend has a tree with the best tasting apples but she doesnt know what variety it is!
 So where do i start? what i would really like to do is have a tasting of different types before i decide which trees to buy!
  All advice greatly appreciated!   
 

[colliewobbles]

This might be a good starting point:

http://www.orchardnetwork.org.uk/content/fruit-varieties

[Dan]

Get a catalogue from one of the specialist sellers, it'll contain lots of info about the varieties. We bought the trees for our orchard from Adam's Apples and they were really helpful.

Also ask around locally about what grows well where you are, and any local varieties - we took advice from a local 'expert' about which varieties would suit us best - we're on the east coast of Scotland and assumed that most Scottish varieties would be suitable, but the advice was that the eastern location was a big factor, so varieties that thrived or developed in East Anglia were more suitable than those from the west of Scotland.

HTH. 

[Simon O]

Try this for ideas - maybe you seen it already:www.orangepippin.comFor apple enthusiasts - tasting notes, apple identification, apple flavors, genealogy and relationships of hundreds of apple varieties.

[HesterF]

If you've got a big orchard around, they often have an apple day in autumn where you can go along and taste their apples. I know Brogdale (the national fruit tree collection) has a big one - and you can take along your own unidentified apples and they'll help identify them too. Not sure where you are though - they're in Kent so it could be a long way to travel.

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[denmylne]

see if there is an orchard group near you, always a good source of information

[Workhorse]

Thank you all for your help!