The best of all cooking apples, the cooked fruit "fluffs up" if baked and " falls" readily if stewed and has a delicious slightly sharp ...Read Moreflavour.
The tree is a vigorous grower and is not ideal for small gardens. If neglected for a few years it will become enormous, even on dwarfing root stock. If you have the space it is a spectacular tree in bloom and crops heavily and reliably if there is a pollinator in the vicinity.
Heavy pruning tends to trigger even more vigorous growth, so it pays to attend to it every winter to keep regrowth to managable proportions. If you like cooking, or eating apple pie, this apple is the one to grow.
I planted this tree for nostalgic reasons and because I was desperate for a proper cooking apple. My expectations weren't great as it was...Read More unreasonable to expect this English apple to do well here. My gamble paid off, not only does the tree fruit well but the weight of the crop keeps the trees shape under control and it is the best looking of my apple trees with minimal pruning.
It is a triploid, so must have a cross pollenator as it is not self fertile.
Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) | November 2004 | neutral
This tree will set fruit consistently each year if it does not bear too heavily in any given year. This will mean that some fruits each ...Read Moreyear will have to be removed in order for the tree to produce the next year. This tree is a fast grower. It is susceptible to blossom drop if a frost hits it. It is susceptible to scab, too.
Bethelridge, KY (Zone 6a) | November 2004 | neutral
An old English variety dating to the 1700's. An excellent baking apple that quickly gained favor in this country for it's tangy, sharp fl...Read Moreavor and outstanding cider-making qualities. Fruit is very large and greenish-yellow in color with light red striping. Harvested from October through December and considered a fair keeper.
Parentage / Origin: Propagated from a notable seedling; c. 1809 Nottinghamshire, England
Harvest / Season: Harvest: early October, Season: October - Mar
Description: Fruit large, greenish-yellow with broad broken brown and red stripes. Flesh firm, juicy and sharply acid, high in vitamin C.
Tree Characteristics: Scab and mildew resistant. Tree large, vigorous and spreading, tolerates some shade. Heavy and regular bearer. Triploid
The best of all cooking apples, the cooked fruit "fluffs up" if baked and " falls" readily if stewed and has a delicious slightly sharp ...Read More
I planted this tree for nostalgic reasons and because I was desperate for a proper cooking apple. My expectations weren't great as it was...Read More
This tree will set fruit consistently each year if it does not bear too heavily in any given year. This will mean that some fruits each ...Read More
An old English variety dating to the 1700's. An excellent baking apple that quickly gained favor in this country for it's tangy, sharp fl...Read More