Fruit ripening time: February - March
 
An excellent apple for blended cider. The juice is very bitter sharp, and more intense than the parent variety “Foxwhelp”. 
Acidic, with some sweetness, creating a good quality, hard cider.
 
A medium to large fruit, with pale yellow skin and a bright red stripe. 
 
A vigorous variety, producing good yields. It can tend towards biannual cropping. 
 
Uses: Cider apple. The astringency makes this apple unpalatable for fresh eating. 
Stores well but should be used within 2 weeks of harvest for the best results. 
 
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, Bulmers Norman, Cleopatra, Cripps Pink, Cox’s Orange Pippin, Cornish Aromatic, Democrat, Esopus Spitzenburg, Five Crown Pippin, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, 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