Do you admire this shapely carnelian-red apple with the light lenticel dots mixed with squiggles of russet? If so, you and I see the world in the same way. ¶ If this apple disturbs you or freaks you out, then you are stuck, I am afraid, with the perfect shiny waxed globes at your supermarket. ¶ These Red Royal Limbertwigs are medium and large, with understated ribbing. One of these has a closed calyx while the other's is wide open: don't ask me what that means. ¶ Although off the tree for several weeks, these feel promisingly firm. Their faint aroma is sweet and floral.
An amateur explores the pomaceous fruit