Common Name: Apple Howgate WonderLatin Name: Malus domestica ‘Howgate Wonder’Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April to May/WhiteFruit picking time: Mid AugustFruit size/colour: Very large/Greenish-yellow, flushed and stripped with pale red.Pollination group: *3*This variety of apple has the distinction of being both an excellent cooking apple but also a sweet and juicy flavoured eating apple. The apples are large, yellow striped red. It keeps its shape well when cooked but has a very light taste.This variety has good frost resistance and has very heavy crops. The ‘Howgate Wonder’ also features deep green leaves which contrast beautifully with the white spring blossom. To guarantee cross pollination plant in a sunny, open site with another tree from the same flowering group (e.g. ‘James Grieve’).