Tree Details | |
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Grid Ref | E3 |
Tree Type | Apple |
Variety | Kidd's Orange Red |
Rootstock | M25 |
Date Planted | 23 January 2011 |
Tree Description | A Cox seedling. Pinky crimson flush, some darker stripes over pale yellow gold; fine russet dots. Rich balance of sugar, acidity and strongly aromatic. A midwinter dessert apple. |
Comments | Fruiting well elsewhere in St. James (RP & CS). Grafted in situ. |
Orchard Map |
My heart is like a singing bird
Whose nest is in a water'd shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree
Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit. (Christina Rossetti)