Fruit ripening time: June - July
 
A large apple with a gorgeous dark red flush. The flavour is refreshing and delicately sweet. 
Known for its late ripening. The ripe fruit remain on the tree after leaf fall and will store for many months when refrigerated, extending the apple season considerably. 
 
The fruit are medium to large in size. The flesh is white, juicy, firm, and crisp. A delightful apple and great addition to any apple orchard.
 
Originating as a chance seedling in Tasmania in the 1900s
 
Uses: Excellent fresh eating. Excellent for cooking, as it isn’t too sweet. Excellent keeping qualities.
 
Tree Size: 
Dwarf: Can be kept to 1.5 m and grown in containers. Must be staked.
 
Semi-dwarf: 3 - 5 m tall, depending on shape 
 
Pollinators: Akané, Braeburn, Brown’s Apple, Cleopatra, Cripps Pink, Cox’s Orange Pippin,  Esopus Spitzenburg, Five Crown Pippin, Fuji, Five Crown Pippin, Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Improved Fox Whelp, Jonathan, Kingston Black, Northern Spy, Pine Gold Pippin, Red Delicious, Splendour, Tydeman's Early Worcester, Worcester Pearmain, Yarlington Mill and white flowering Crabapples.
 
Flowering Group 4