"Janet Galpin" wrote in message
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While you're here, have you any idea of the name of an apple fitting
this description?

Small fruit.
Very early.
Magenta skin (all over) when ripe.
Crisp and sweet even when unripe.
Flattish, Tangerine-shape (and size) reminiscent of an overfilled
inner-tube
Deep pit at the stalk
Less deep pit at the other end
Doesn't keep well.
strong 'fruity' scent

Could it be 'Discovery'?
'Discovery' is one of the earliest (August), is deep crimson and
roundish/flattish like a tangerine/inner-tube. Mine are bigger than a
tangerine, I would say but I think size varies with conditions, age of
tree etc.

Or possibly Devonshire Quarrenden, or its son Ben's Red. DQ according to
Joan Morgan's Apples: 'Distinctive flavour- of strawberries or winey to
loganberry taste...'

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Anton