Tree exhibiting extremely compact growth habit, which resembles that of a vertical pole. Origin: East Malling Research Station, Maidstone, Kent, England, by K.R. Tobutt. Wijcik McIntosh × Greensleeves. USPP 6225; 19 July 1988. Assigned to Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo. English name Bolero. Tree: more vigorous than Wijcik McIntosh; very compact, erect, rigid, close internodes, many spurs. Fruit: medium to medium-large, diameter 7.6 cm; shape rather irregular, oblong; skin yellow-green, with 25% pale orange blush; flesh cream, crisp, juicy; flavor somewhat tart. Harvested early midseason, 1 week or more before Cox’s Orange Pippin in England; ripens early September in Missouri. Storage season ~1 month.
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