Hocking's Green

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Illand Farm, Coads Green, near Callington, Cornwall. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1984. Fruits have firm, sharp flesh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)

Accession No.
1984 - 001   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Hocking's Green

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
4th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Culinary / Dessert 1

Shape
Globose 1

Height
51.41 mm 1

Width
62.04 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
weak-medium 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
n/a 1

Russet
very low 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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