A greenish-yellow eating apple, with some russeting and light red flushes. It is firm and crisp, having very white flesh, with a pleasing tartness underlying the mild, sweet flavour. It was raised by William Pope at Welford Park in Berkshire in 1920 as a cross between Cox's Orange Pippin and Worcester Pearmain and was originally named Winter King. It was renamed in 1944. The apple received the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit in 1935 and the Award of Garden Merit in 1993. This late-season variety is harvested from mid-October in South-East England and is at is best from December to April.
