Description
Introduced in 1871 in Kent by Mr Gascoyne, this variety produces beautiful red and pale yellow-green fruit that are highly prized by exhibitors, which yield an attractive pink juice! The flavour of the fruit is sweet and dry, but with a refreshing acidity. The fruit cooks to a greenish-yellow well-flavoured puree. Trees are vigorous, upright-spreading, and good croppers (although may be partially tip-bearing), and are known to succeed in the Clyde valley.
"A Kentish apple, introduced by G. Bunyard & Co. in 1871, and named for its raiser, Mr Gascoyne Of Sittingbourne Kent; valued for its handsome good looks by Head Gardeners to show off at exhibition. It has gathered many synonyms in translation, having been grown in many parts of Germany, France and elsewhere in Europe. It was recommended as a free grower and great bearer by the Backhouse Nursery and has recently been discovered in old orchards in the Clyde Valley in Lanarkshire. It produces interesting juice, which is a very attractive pink. Other notes: resistant to sawfly, very good on chalky soils, RHS First Class Certificate, 1887" © Lin Hawthorne - 'The Northern Pomona'.
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