Blenheim Orange
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Fruit: Apple
Use: Dessert/Cooking
Origin and History: UK; Woodstock, Oxon 1740
Season: Late
Harvest Time: late Sept (for cooking)
Store: Oct-Dec
Qualities and Taste:
Plain taste flavoured with nuts; quite sweet crumbly texture; good with cheese. (Source: JM)
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Map Reference: A 33
Form: Standard
Rootstock: MM106
Additional Information:
The hard wood of the tree was used to make cog wheels for railways.