Hanwell Souring
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Said to have been raised at Hanwell near Banbury, Oxfordshire. It was recorded in 1820. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with an acid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Hanwel Souring, Hanwells Souring, Landmere Russet, Lawrence's Seedling, Red Shannon, Vineyard Pippin, Watcombe Hero
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)
- Shape
- Truncate conical 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 70.00mm 2
- Width
- 73.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- low 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
2000 - 044
- Accession name
- Hanwell Souring
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering 19th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Mid October 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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