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Like many early apple varieties Gladstone has a very short season \u2013 best eaten from the tree.<\/p>\n<p>An old English summer apple with a long history of planting in Ireland.\u00a0 A reliable early cropper.\u00a0 Thought to have originated in about 1780.\u00a0 It was renamed Mr Gladstone after receiving a First Class Certificate from the RHS in 1883.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use:\u00a0<\/strong>Eater<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flowering:<\/strong> Mid<\/p>\n<p><strong>Picking:<\/strong> Early August<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Not on approved list for Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fragrant and sweet. Like many early apple varieties Gladstone has a very short season \u2013 best eaten from the tree. 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