Harling Hero

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by Mr Claxton, a gardener of East Harling, Norfolk. Fruits have juicy, melting flesh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

Accession No.
1994 - 023   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Harling Hero

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
60.37 mm ^a

Width
75.24 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
very weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish green ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Russet
low ^a

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^a

References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.