A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 4-8m high.
Origin: in East Malling, Kent, England, by F.H. Alston. Introd. in 1989. James Grieve × Golden Delicious. Owned by Plant Breeding Intl. Tree: medium vigor; drooping habit, with many drooping leaves presenting lower surfaces to the light; very productive. Diploid; spur flowers open 3 days before Cox’s Orange Pippin; many flowers on 1-year-old wood. Fruit: medium, 65 to 75 mm; skin red stripes on yellow-green background, smooth; flesh crisp, juicy; good sugar-acid balance, very good flavor. Most resembles Jonagold, but smaller size. Matures 2 weeks after Cox’s Orange Pippin. Fruit stores well in refrigerated storage.
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