47. Ben Lans - Dessert Apple
Season : To be discovered!
The red flush on the skin becomes total as the apple ripens, with darker almost mahogany long stripes. Some fruits have a scattering of
russet around the apex with small, pale ‘lenticles’
The skin texture is somewhat greasy
The flesh is white with a pleasant acid tang and just a hint of astringency
A curiously named general purpose apple from Minsterworth
Malus domestica 'Ben Lans'