Fruit ripening time: March 
 
A highly flavoured apple, with a good crispness and is very juicy!
The flavour is sweet with a mild tartness, making this a lovely apple for fresh eating. 
 
A medium to large sized apple. The skin has a green background colour with a lovely solid crimson-red blush that will cover much of the apple. The flesh is very white and crisp.
 
An Australian apple, originating in Batlow NSW
 
This variety is a reasonably high chill variety, with moderate vigour and heavy crops. A tip bearer. 
Good resistance to black spot.
 
Uses: A good fresh eating apple, and makes a good addition to salads, as it is slow to discolour. Good storage qualities, both on the tree and off. 
 
Pollinators: Akané, Belle Cacheuse, Braeburn, Bonza, Cleopatra, Cornish Aromatic, Cox’s Orange Pippin, Cripps Pink, Democrat, Fuji, Freyberg, Gala, Geeveston Fanny, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Jonathan, Kingston Black, Lady in the Snow, Laxton’s Fortune, Prince Alfred, Red Delicious, Sturmer, Worcester Pearmain, Yarlington Mill, and white flowering Crabapples.
 
Flowering Group 3