| Tree Details | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | H7 |
| Tree Type | Apple |
| Variety | Doctor Harvey |
| Rootstock | M25 |
| Date Planted | 23 January 2011 |
| Tree Description | Medium fruit green-yellow in colour. A hardy tree and a good bearer. Ripens late September. |
| Comments | Fruiting well elsewhere in St. James (RP & CS). For many years one grew in the hedge by the main Bungay to Norwich road near Kirstead (RP). Reputedly one of the oldest English apples. Grafted in situ. |
| Orchard Map | |
The greatest apple experience of my life was a Queen Cox apple: when we bit into it we knew we were eating something extraordinary: its perfume, the balance of sweet and acid, the juice, the texture. My God, it was simply divine. (Raymond Blanc, Le Manoir aux Quatre Saisons)