John Downie Year:1 YR or dried and as a

or dried and as a great eater

A good cropper even in poor conditions

Introduced by H M Tydeman in 1949 and received the Award of Garden Merit 1965

Good balance of acidity and sweetness with a nutty flavour and fresh apple aroma

producing a lovely

John Downie Year:1 YR or dried and as aAn old favourite loved for making crab apple jelly. Producing bright green young leaves, attractive pink buds in spring opening into wonderfully scented white apple blossom followed by large bright orange and red pear shaped fruits in the autumn. Raised in 1875, named by E. Holmes to honour his friend John Downie a Scottish nurseryman and partner at the Handsworth Nursery, Whittington, England. It produces a vigorous, standard tree shape, tolerant to