Description
One of the finest of all early dessert apples, this was very popular in Victorian and Edwardian times, being raised in Ireland and introduced into England in 1819 by the Kilkenny nurseryman John Robertson. The fruit, which are pale yellow with orange-red flushing, are best eaten straight off the tree when they have a lovely rich flavour, plenty of juice and are deliciously aromatic. The tree itself is moderately vigorous, slightly spreading in habit and a pure tip-bearer.
"Pick a promising warm late summer day, barefoot and with dew on the turf, reach up and eat this Sligo beauty straight from the tree. Do the same each day till you've gone to heaven or captured its peak perfection; they're much the same thing. The translucent ivory flesh is rich in sweet-sharp juice, vinous, tender and aromatic, like the best winter apples but with a refreshing bouquet of summer ... but the best is hard to catch. No self-respecting Head Gardener or committed orchardist would have been without the Irish Peach in the Victorian and Edwardian periods; it came to the Horticultural Society of London from John Robertson of Kilkenny in 1819 and rapidly developed a reputation as 'a beautiful dish for dessert'." © Lin Hawthorne - 'The Northern Pomona'.
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