Note the dark red bulls-eye near the center. Outwardly, Scarlet Surprise is a round, red apple, pretty if not remarkable. Now imagine biting in to discover that the color is more than skin deep. Surprise! To avoid surprises, the grower had sliced samples on display. But the true surprise lies in this apple's interesting flavors. Scarlet is a medium sized apple, round and orange-touched red, with very little ribbing at all and small light lenticel dots. The peel is glossy with natural wax, and there is a slight light-colored bloom in a few spots. Inside Instead of biting in, I cut. The sliced apple smells of berries and pumpkin. The striking magenta-pink flesh is yielding and without much of a crunch, but it is juicy and pleasant, coarse grained. The Surprise is well balanced, though on the tart side of that range. The flavors include raspberries and citrus with a marshmallow note (the candy, not the herb ). I found a little grapefruit flavor in parts of the ap...