Published:07 September 2010

An exclusive UK grown variety of Zari apple will be available to buy at Morrison from Monday. These delicious home grown apples will be available to buy only at selected Morrisons stores across the country.

The Zari apple comes from Kent based growers, Clive Gotham & Sons and is the result of years of research and testing to find the perfect eating apple to slot into the season. Chosen for its bright red stripe on a yellow-green background colouring and a sweet and delicate aroma, the Zari is a descendent of the Elstar variety, which gives it an irresistible sweet, crispy and juicy texture.

Jonathan Hooper, Apple Buyer for Morrisons comments: “We’ve worked closely with our supplier to develop this unusual variety, we sold this apple for the first time last year and have brought it back due to popular demand.

“We know our customers love the British apple season and so we do all that we can to bring them more choice each year .The Zari has a really exciting eating quality and we’re sure it’ll offer a tasty bite to the 2010 apple season.

"It’s a super tasty eating apple that we hope will become a firm fixture at the start of every UK apple season.”