One of the first trees to be planted in this orchard in 1994 the Reverend Wilks is a valued apple, raised in 1904 by J. Allgrove at Veitch’s nursery, King’s Road, Chelsea, and named after the vicar of Shirley in Surrey who was secretary of the RHS from 1888-1919. It is thought to be a cross between Peasgood’s Nonsuch and Ribston Pippin. A large light green cooking apple that cooks to a pale lemon puree that needs very little sugar. Sometimes said by professional cooks to be the best cooking apple of all. Fruits ripen in late August to mid-September and can often weigh over 2lbs each. Moderate vigour and good crops.