Description
One of the few early season russets. Raised in Bury St Edmund's, Suffolk and first recorded in 1875, this produces abundant drops of golden fruit, entirely covered with fine light brown russeting. Superb sweet, juicy fruit with an intense flavour when fully ripe.
"With densely textured flesh described as 'sweet, juicy and rich ... ambrosial, like pear flavoured vanilla ice cream', this small silvered, golden russet was one of the most utterly delightful treats we had from Hilary Wilson's Cumbrian orchard, when gathering fruit for our tastings; Joan Morgan's description is perfect. It will yield good crops in northern regions, including high rainfall ones. Of moderate size, (smaller in the north) this is a personal favourite, much preferred to the Egremont; it is one of the earliest ripening russets, and will perfume the kitchen as you await in impatient anticipation the time to taste. It may well be good for cider, but no hope of that from my orchard.
Other notes: resistant to scab, mildew and canker, RBIS First Class Certificate, 1875, Award of Garden Merit, 1993." © Lin Hawthorne - 'The Northern Pomona'.
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