sanspareil
Description
A good dual purpose apple grown since the late nineteenth century. Small to medium sized apples with green/yellow skin smartly striped red. Russet in the stem cavity and eye basin. Crisp, juicy fruit, with a subtle honey flavour, which keeps its shape if cooked. Pretty blossom. Ripe in October, storing until March. Heavy crops.
A good dual purpose apple grown since the late nineteenth century. Small to medium sized apples with green/yellow skin smartly striped red. Russet in the stem cavity and eye basin. Crisp, juicy fruit, with a subtle honey flavour, which keeps its shape if cooked. Pretty blossom. Ripe in October, storing until March. Heavy crops.
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Latin name: Malus domestica 'Sans Pareil'
Type: dessert Uses: eat fresh, cooking Flavour: Very good, Sweet/Sharp Pollination Group: 3 |
Flowering time: 4 May (start) 9 May (full) 17 May (over)
Picking time: mid October Eating/storing time: 3 months or more Size: large Rootstock: M25 Year planted: 2012 |