Edith Hopwood

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in Essex by F.W. Thorrington. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1925. Fruits have fairly firm, coarse, crisp flesh with a slightly subacid flavour.

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

Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown

Size
medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Conical ²

Height
54.00 mm ²

Width
64.00 mm ²

Ribbing
weak-medium ²

Ground Colour
Yellow ²

Russet
very low ²

Firmness
medium-firm ²

Crunch
crisp ²

Coarseness
coarse ²

Flesh Colour
Cream ²

Accession No.
1925 - 029   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Edith Hopwood

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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