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.