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 name
Harling Hero
Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
60.37 mm 1
Width
75.24 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
very weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1
Russet
low 1
Flesh Colour
Greenish 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register