Description

• Harvest:
• Very Late: It was also called Wise Apple because it flowers late and escapes spring frost damage
• Tree: Spur-bearer
• Vigour: V2 Flowering
• Group: 5 Fruit
• Shape: Fruit small in size Skin &
• Flesh: Skin is russeted but with a purple/pink flush. Flesh is crisp, rich, fruity, perfumed, firm, fine-textured, juicy, sweet with a pleasant and slightly aromatic flavour
• Uses: Eating
• Storage: 3 months or more – it is known for its intense flavour which mellows with storage
• Origin: An extremely old French cultivar and was recorded in 1613. The cultivar dates back to earlier than the 17th century, and was probably cultivated by the Romans