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An early bittersharp cider apple
Harvest November
A borders variety that has been growing in Monmouthshire since the mid nineteenth century at least
slightly covered with orange red flush
dating from 1902
Lord Derby Year:2 YR An early bittersharp cider appleA very hardy cooking apple. Similar in shape to Catshead (one of its parent varieties), green turning to yellow once ripe. Large fruit with a rich, sharp flavour. Grows well in wetter soil (a favourite in Scotland) and described in the Herefordshire Pomona 1876 85 as 'one of the finest culinary apples'. A reliable cropper, with fantastic blossom. Raised by a Mr Witham of Stockport, recorded in 1862. Permission to use photograph by Philip James