Medium to large glorious deep purple apples crop in November to produce quality cider apples. A self fertile tree, it is fairly vigorous with an upright spreading form and is a reliable heavy cropper with its harvest in November. Their bittersweet yet mellow flavour make it a mainstay of cider farmers, producing a quality cider without a mix from other apples.

Apple trees like sun and fertile well drained soil and are a source of food and shelter to birds, bees and wildlife.

Long associated with the Garden of Eden, the Apple together with the Poppy and the Myrtle is sacred to Aphrodite, the goddess of love. The Apple became the source of beauty, love and wisdom and all over the world the Apple is symbolic of the giving of love.

Symbolism: Apple, domestica
The apple has very similar associations with the quince. From Adam and Eve to the present day the apple has long been a symbol of love and romance, together with peace and happiness. In some legends, apples were the food of the gods and in the Celtic tradition apples were said to grow in Paradise.