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Raised by the Head Gardener to the Third Marquis of Bute
The garden was part of the Tafarn y Bwlch
Large and sweet smelling
although thought to date back to Roman times
Popular favourite in Victorian times in England and also becoming popular in Sweden and America
Foxwhelp Size:MM106 Raised by the Head GardenerA mild bittersharp cider apple. Medium to large yellow fruit, flushed crimson in the sun. Flesh yellow, sometimes tinted red. Pleasant, clean flavour. Ripens in October. First mentioned by Evelyn in his 1664 Pomona along with Redstreak as being held in the highest esteem. Evelyn suggests it was originally a Gloucestershire apple that spread to Herefordshire. Hogg records that by 1727 it eclipsed Redstreak as the most highly esteemed with the cider