Lady Hopetown

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1950 - 086   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1950 from W. Barnes, Bexhill, Sussex. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a slightly acid flavour.

Accession name
Lady Hopetown

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Flat globose 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
medium-strong 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
firm 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Coarseness
fine 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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