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Fruit identification

Let the 911±¬ÁÏ Fruit Specialist identify your mystery apple and pear cultivars

Apples The fruit identification service is now closed for 2024

Starting 1 September 2025, the free Fruit identification service will return for 911±¬ÁÏ members. Before sending in any fruit, members are encouraged to take a moment to read the details provided below.

Important notice:
Fruit samples cannot be identified at the face-to-face 911±¬ÁÏ Gardening Advice desks. Please refer to the other ways to identify your fruit.


What fruit you need to send

  • Please send three typical ripe fruit complete with stalks
  • Please well wrap the fruit in tissue paper (or similar) and pack it in a box
  • Avoid selecting fruit that is misshapen, undersized or not ripe
  • Include a small branch with undamaged, mature leaves also helps
Check back in September 2025 for details on submitting your fruit for identification and opportunities to have it identified at 911±¬ÁÏ Gardens.
 

Other ways to identify your fruit

  • Brogdale Collections, home of the National Fruit Collection, offer a postal apple and pear identification service from mid-August to October. Find out more on the
  • Have a go at identifying the fruit yourself using the 
Pear tree

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