Apple 'Spartan'The Malus domestica Spartan is a late season refreshing apple that is sweet in flavour. The flavour and maroon skin are a giveaway that the Spartan is in close relation to the famous Canadian McIntosh apple. Spartan is one of the few that have made it across the water from the US to the UK, where it is widely grown. Apple are one of the easier fruit trees to grow and are increasingly becoming more popular with gardeners. They are medium sized