Lord Derby Year:2 YR Harvest November

Harvest November

slightly covered with orange red flush

pale yellow/green with red flush

Medium sized light green fruit with slightly waxy skin

A borders variety that has been growing in Monmouthshire since the mid nineteenth century at least

Lord Derby Year:2 YR Harvest NovemberA very hardy cooking apple. Similar in shape to Catshead (one of its parent varieties), green turning to yellow once ripe. Large fruit with a rich, sharp flavour. Grows well in wetter soil (a favourite in Scotland) and described in the Herefordshire Pomona 1876 85 as 'one of the finest culinary apples'. A reliable cropper, with fantastic blossom. Raised by a Mr Witham of Stockport, recorded in 1862. Permission to use photograph by Philip James