Histon Favourite
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by John Chivers at Histon, Cambridgeshire, England. It was first recorded in 1883. Fruits have rather soft, fine textured, juicy flesh which is a little sweet and with a faint flavour.
Synonyms:
Chiver's Seedling, Chivers' Seedling, Histon Favorite
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Accession name
Histon Favourite
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
Size
large 1
Type
Culinary / Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Height
58.98 mm 1
Width
71.48 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low 1
Over Colour
Pink 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
soft 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register