Hodge's Seedling

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in the West of England. It was known in 1876. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
tall, conic, convex to concave ^b

Ribbing
prominent ribs at eye, ribbed on body ^b

Ground Colour
golden yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed and streaked red ^b

Russet Type
russet dots ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, crisp ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 024   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Hodge's Seedling

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
64.34 mm ^a

Width
73.56 mm ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register