One of the world's great apples, with a great story, and commercially still the most popular cooking apple grown in the UK. It is particularly high in vitamin C and keeps well. Raised by Mary Ann Brailsford, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England between 1809 and 1813 and introduced in 1865 by nurseryman H. Merryweather. First exhibited in 1876. Received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1893. A TRIPLOID variety which requires a pollinator, but has no viable pollen.
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- Pollination Group: PG2
- Uses: Cooking
- Harvest: Apr-May
- Features: Top seller
