Hoary Morning
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have been raised in Somerset, England. It was first recorded in 1819. Fruits have firm, rather coarse-textured, dry flesh which is not particularly acid and with no flavour.
Synonyms:
Bachelor's Glory, Bedu Pteter Morgen Apfel, Bedufteter Morgenapfel, Blendon Seedling, Brouillard, Dainty, Dainty Apple, Downey, Downy, Downy Apple, General Johnson, Harmat alma, Harmat-alma, Honeymoon, Mela pruinosa, Morganduft Apfel, Morgenduft, Morgenduft Apfel, Morgenduftapfel, Morgendurft Apfel, Morgendust, New Margil, Pruhaty ploskoun, Sam Rawling's, Sam Rawlings, Utrennyaya rosa, Webster's Harvest Festival, Werbster Harvest Festival
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)
Size
large 2
Type
Culinary 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
67.00 mm 2
Width
89.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Hoary Morning
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register