Cornish Gilliflower - a famous Cornish heritage variety.

Discovered in a cottage garden in Truro, Cornwall in the early 1800s and later awarded a silver medal by the earlier RHS this famous heritage variety is said to be one of the finest dessert apples known. It is said the name Gilliflower comes from the middle English for "clove - gilofre". With some resistance to scab and canker it needs to be managed carefully and will grows best in a mild climate producing smallish crops of highly fragrant sweet-sharp fruit. This variety is certainly worth the effort. Pollination group 4.

Dessert - Tip Bearer - Ready mid November

Minimum order of 5 scions - these can be of different varieties.