Hereford Cross

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1913 at Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol by G.T. Spinks. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a fairly sweet and subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Flat 2

Height
45.00 mm 2

Width
64.00 mm 2

Ribbing
medium 2

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2

Firmness
firm 2

Crunch
crisp 2

Coarseness
coarse 2

Flesh Colour
Cream 2

Accession No.
1930 - 032   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Hereford Cross

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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