Origin | From Devon, England. |
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Tree form | Medium, semi-spreading, precocious tree; fairly scab-resistant. |
Pollination requirements | Very early bloom, self-sterile; possibly Brown’s Apple and Yarlington Mill may be early enough to pollinate, otherwise dessert varieties like Granny Smith and Jonathan would do well. |
Fruit shape | Medium, conical fruit tending to cylindrical, pointed nose; stem and eye basins small and shallow; eye closed. |
Colour and flesh |
Skin with heavy dark red flush often over complete surface; slight stripe, smooth and waxy. Flesh white, woolly, sweet and astringent. |
Harvest period | Early–mid harvest, good crop, biennial tendency, with up to 3 weeks storage. |
Uses | Bittersweet; produces a mild cider. |
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