Description
- Harvest: Mid-late season
- Tree: Very large tree Partial tip bearer Disease & Pest
- Status: Very resistant to scab, some resistance to mildew Flowering
- Group: 3
- Blossom And Pollination: Triploid Fruit
- Shape: Large flat round fruit Skin &
- Flesh: Waxy skin, green with a red flush, heavy crops with a sharp acidic flavour
- Uses: Popular cooking apple, cook down to a smooth puree. Hard cider
- Storage: 3 months or more
- Origin: Raised by Mary Ann Brailsford, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, Eng around 1809-813 & introduced in 1865 by nurseryman H. Merryweather