Malus domestica ‘Egremont Russet’

The Tradescants were 17th century gardeners who introduced many new plants to England. More than 160 varieties of fruit were listed amongst the inventory of plants grown at the Tradescants nursery in Lambeth, many of which are illustrated in the Orchard. The Garden Museum invited 40 of the worlds leading botanical artists to paint watercolours of fruit in response to the Orchard.

Chrissie Lightfoot's work has been exhibited in group exhibitions internationally and she has work held in the Hunt Institute, the Chelsea Physic Garden and a number of private collections. She has paintings in the Highgrove Florilegium and the Transylvania Florilegium, currently being created with the support of the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, to record in a permanent way the flora of Transylvania. This apple has always been a favourite of Chrissie’s, for its taste, its colour and texture. She grows it in her orchard and it is always a reliable fruiter.