So fixed has my attention been on the impending apple season (probably starting with Vista Bella ) that I almost missed this late import. Autumn Greeting is large, conical, and ribbed, with a streaky pinkish-red blush over green yellow. Many of the apples on sale were a little lopsided. Mine has some russet in the stem well. Light lenticels of varying size decorate this fruit, with more and closer spots nearer to the base. The smell is sweet and lush, with almost tropical notes; the calyx is lightly parted
An amateur explores the pomaceous fruit