Sunday 22 August 2010

Fruit on the Isaac Newton tree.

After waiting for 15 years, I have at last a moderate crop of fruit on my Isaac Newton tree.

The variety is actually Flower of Kent, but the tree itself is a clone of the one underneath which Isaac Newton is said to have been inspired to hypothesise universal gravitation. So far as I know Flower of Kent is only grown by people wanting a clone of Newton's famous tree.

I have cooked a few apples that fell off and approve the flavour, very fruity and even sharper than Bramley. They cook well to a dense pulp, which was delicious when sweetened with soft brown sugar.

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