A medium-sized, dessert apple with a golden-yellow base colour almost completely covered with a rough, brownish-bronze russet; the skin colour turns darker yellow in storage. The yellowish, coarse-grained, aromatic flesh is sweet with a hint of tartness and a distinct nutty flavour. Fruits hang on the trees well into winter and can be stored for up to five months
4-8 metres
4-8 metres
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Prefers deep, fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral soil in a sunny sheltered position. Will not thrive on very acid soils, shallow chalk soils or with shade for more than half the day. May require fruit thinning to improve fruit size and quality. See apple cultivation
Propagate by chip budding in late summer, or grafting in mid-winter. Plants grown from pips are unlikely to resemble the parent
Prune according to chosen training method. See apple pruning
May be susceptible to aphids, including rosy apple aphid and woolly aphid, apple sawfly, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth, apple leaf-mining moth and other caterpillars
May be susceptible to apple canker, apple scab, blossom wilt, brown rot, fireblight, honey fungus and powdery mildews