Sweet Alford
£10.00
A late sweet variety maturing in early November. Originated in Devon making a good quality sweet cider. Sometimes blended with other bittersweet varieties. Medium sized conical apples are flattened at ends. Yellow waxy skin flushed up to one third orange. Flesh eweet, white with no astringency. Sold out on M25, smaller trees on MM106 hence reduced price.
Flowering time – mid May Harvest time – early November
A late sweet variety maturing in early November. Originated in Devon making a good quality sweet cider. Sometimes blended with other bittersweet varieties. Medium sized conical apples are flattened at ends. Yellow waxy skin flushed up to one third orange. Flesh eweet, white with no astringency.
Sold out on M25, smaller trees on MM106 hence reduced price.
Flowering time – mid May Harvest time – early November
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