Description
Widow’s Friend apple is also known as’Scarlet Pimpernel’ and ‘Starks Earliest’. Like most of the early varieties, this one is best eaten straight from the tree and has a lovely fresh, fruity flavour.
Harvest: Early
Flowering Group: Early
Widow’s Friend
Widow’s Friend is an early ripening apple variety with colourful, attractive fruit. It produces small to large pale yellow fruit with a bright red flush. The flesh is soft and juicy with a mild flavour. This variety is very well known in Northern Ireland, particularly around Co. Armagh.
