English Apples - Allen's Everlasting
An excellent apple in most years; highly variable appearance depending on the growing conditions. Very late
dessert fruit; leave on tree as long as possible. One year I picked these from a tree on M25 in the first week of January; they
were crisp and fresh, heavily russeted, and coloured pale green. This year they have had more sun,
lots of rain; the ones on MM106 are
red all over (some showing no russet at all) and almost ready now (18 November).
Scotts of Merriot describe this apple as a dark green russet.
Graham Deacon says "yellow flushed red, with some russet".
Pictures (click on small images for detail):
Blossom
Fruit
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First picture: Brogdale, 2004; second picture: private orchard, Leicestershire, 2006; third picture:
Leicestershire, 18 Nov 07. These are all the same apple. The slower-maturing green ones have the best flavour.
compiled by Nigel Deacon / Diversity website
