So here we are in an English orchard looking at a Canadian apple!
The Spartan apple was developed in a formal scientific breeding programme at the Canadian Apple Research Station in Summerland, British Columbia, in the 1920s.
It is grown successfully throughout the UK and is a popular garden variety. Spartan is a sweet red apple with very white flesh.
Other apples featured in The Orchard Year 's Blossom Walk are:
Grenadier Apple
Emneth Early
Bramley Apple
Worcester Pearmain
Idared Apple Blossom
Discovery Apple Blossom
Gala Apple Blossom
Oh, how gloriously delicate. Don't you wish they'd last weeks and weeks?
ReplyDelete