Origin: 1800 UK Description: An early season apple valued as a single variety or blended cider apple. Uses: Cider Flavor: Bittersharp Fruit Size: Small Flowering period: Ploidy: Diploid Vigor: Medium Ripens: Early Season Chill Hours: Keeps: Scab: Fireblight: Moderately Susceptible Cedar Apple Rust: Image Courtesy of: U.S. Department of Agriculture