Lady Hopetown

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received by NFT 1950.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, truncate-conic to rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
57 mm ^b

Fruit Width
70 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Over Colour
occassional brownish red flush ^b

Flesh Colour
pale cream ^b

Skin Texture
greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, fine, crisp ^b

Flavour
slightly acid ^b

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 ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
medium-strong ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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