Hibbs Seedling
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A chance seedling found by A. Moody of Southampton, Hampshire and received by the National Fruit Trials in 1961. Fruits have fine, crisp, tender flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium-large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
61.50 mm b
Width
79.50 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
low b
Crunch
crisp b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Hibbs Seedling
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register