Crisp, juicy flavorful tart fruit is great for sauce, pies, cider and fresh eating. A red sport of the popular green skinned Gravenstein, it has showy red striping overlaying a green background. Early ripening apple is pollen sterile and can not pollinate other apple varieties.Original wood came from an old homestead tree in Olga, WA, on the east end of Orcas Island. Hardy zone 2-9.