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Houblon
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Charles Ross at Welford Park, Newbury, Berkshire, England. First recorded in 1901 when it received an Award of Merit from the RHS. Fruits have firm, slightly coarse-textured, moderately juicy flesh which is a little acid with a good aromatic, slightly aniseed flavour.
- Synonyms:
- The Houblon
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Peasgood's Nonsuch x Cox's Orange Pippin
- Mother to:
- Peacemaker
- Shape
- Oblong conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 64.00mm 2
- Width
- 70.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- coarse 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1921 - 013
- Accession name
- Houblon
- Flowering time ›››
- 8th May10% flowering
14th MayFull (80%) flowering
22nd May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late September 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019