Uploaded October 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This used to be very widely grown, mentioned lovingly in 'Geoffrey Bell's book 'Establishing a Small Fruit Garden' and recommended y Lawrence Hills in 'The Good Fruit Guide as 'The best of the Cox taste-alikes'. It makes a small compact tree which flowers and fruits very reliably. Needs thinning to get a decent fruit size, cooks well but does not froth like Bramley. We once made some excellent apple pies for a harvest supper with frothed Bramley and sliced Sunset, a very successful combination. A good choice for a small garden, and if you must grow an apple tree in a large pot (which I do not recommend) this would be a good choice as it is small and self fertile. Oh, and has lovely blossom and is a good pollinator. It does go soft in storage, which may be an advantage for someone with dentures. I don't mean nasty mushy soft, more melting fondant soft. Some of our older customers loved it for its texture as well as flavour.
This used to be very widely grown, mentioned lovingly in 'Geoffrey Bell's book 'Establishing a Small Fruit Garden' and recommended y Lawrence Hills in 'The Good Fruit Guide as 'The best of the Cox taste-alikes'. It makes a small compact tree which flowers and fruits very reliably. Needs thinning to get a decent fruit size, cooks well but does not froth like Bramley. We once made some excellent apple pies for a harvest supper with frothed Bramley and sliced Sunset, a very successful combination. A good choice for a small garden, and if you must grow an apple tree in a large pot (which I do not recommend) this would be a good choice as it is small and self fertile. Oh, and has lovely blossom and is a good pollinator. It does go soft in storage, which may be an advantage for someone with dentures. I don't mean nasty mushy soft, more melting fondant soft. Some of our older customers loved it for its texture as well as flavour.
