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Tower of Glamis
An old Scottish cooking apple.
Origin: Scotland UK,
1800
Pollination: Tower of Glamis is a self-sterile triploid and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.
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History and description of Tower of Glamis
Tower of Glamis apple arose in Scotland and was known before 1800. It was grown particularly in the
orchards of Clydesdale and the Carse of Gowrie in the 19th century and still to be found in Scottish
gardens.
A large cooking apple. Conical shape and distinctly four-sided. Green skin turning deep yellow
when fully ripe with some green spots and a light scattering of russet dots. Greenish white flesh,
very juicy, crisp, brisk and perfumed. Cooks to a soft and sweet pale lemon puree.