Early Windsor is a bi-coloured apple with a squat shape. The red striations are of a relatively pale hue and the back ground colour is green to pale yellow. Often, there is russet around the stalk cavity. The texture is generally firm, sometimes a little soft, while the eating sensation has a definite strong hint of acid with good juice, a decent sweetness and a strong flavour.
Early Windsor is an early-mid season variety.
Good Fruit Guide Rating: ***
Early Windsor will be attractive to anyone with a taste for a good tangy apple.
Tangy, flavourseome, firm.
Names: Alkmene, Early Windsor
Origin: Alkmene was developed at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institue, Germany, in the 1930’s. It is the result of a cross between Duchess of Oldenburg x Cox’s Orange Pippin. The variety was introduced to UK in the 1960’s. Early Windsor is the marketing name given to the variety in UK.
Grown in: Germany, UK
Harvest & Availability: In UK, Early Windsor is generally harvested in early September, slightly before Cox.
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Websites:
Orange Pippin – Alkmene
Applename.com – Alkmene
