Originated from the village of Barnack, Cambridgeshire, UK c1840.
Introduced by W & J Brown of Stamford c1870. Received the RHS Award
of Merit in 1899 and a First Class Certificate in 1909.
Medium sized, round to oval fruit. Bright orange-red flush and stripes
over yellow skin. Some russet patches. Juicy and very crunchy yellow
flesh. Quite sharp refreshing taste. Good keeper. Useful as a cooking
apple as well as a dessert apple.
Very spreading, hardy, tip bearing tree. Heavy cropper but with a
tendency to produce small fruit. Ornamental tree with attractive
blossom and colourful fruit. Does well on chalky soils.