Very firm very late dessert apple, appearance resembles MM106, but harder and sweeter with less acidity and the stalk generally has a trace of purple next to it. Hangs on tree until early Jan; sometimes mid Feb, in good condition. Completely frost-proof. Sweet, white flesh, firm texture, becoming dry into early Spring. These apples keep extremely well; April, May or even later without gas storage. In 2009 a dozen apples remained in June and were still good; some picked in October and some in January. The January ones were slightly more juicy. They have a very "gutsy" flavour - dry, firm, crunchy and little juice - the exact opposite of a supermarket apple.

Latest Date: 26-Apr.

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Credit: Nigel Deacon (http://www.suttonelms.org.uk/burford-yellow.html)