Origins -Believed to have come from Scotland around 1800. Introduced to southern England by the nurseryman in the early 19th century.
Type - A hierloom eating or sauce apple
Season - As the name suggests, early!
Size & Shape - Fruit is medium sized and round tending to be slightly conical with distinct ribbing.
Colour - Skin is pale green ripening to yellow.
Taste -Creamy coloured flesh that is firm and very juicy with a slightly balsamic flavour.
Storage - Does not store well, best eaten fresh.
Pollination - Self sterile, requires pollination from any of the following, Adams pearmain, Alfriston, Allans ever lasting, Captain Kidd, Cox’s Orange, Egremont Russett, Laxtons Fortune, Fuji, Golden delicious.
Origins -Believed to have come from Scotland around 1800. Introduced to southern England by the nurseryman in the early 19th century.
Type - A hierloom eating or sauce apple
Season - As the name suggests, early!
Size & Shape - Fruit is medium sized and round tending to be slightly conical with distinct ribbing.
Colour - Skin is pale green ripening to yellow.
Taste -Creamy coloured flesh that is firm and very juicy with a slightly balsamic flavour.
Storage - Does not store well, best eaten fresh.
Pollination - Self sterile, requires pollination from any of the following, Adams pearmain, Alfriston, Allans ever lasting, Captain Kidd, Cox’s Orange, Egremont Russett, Laxtons Fortune, Fuji, Golden delicious.