Edith Hopwood
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in Essex by F.W. Thorrington. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1925. Fruits have fairly firm, coarse, crisp flesh with a slightly subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Conical 2
Height
54.00 mm 2
Width
64.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Russet
very low 2
Firmness
medium-firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession No.
1925 - 029 fingerprint check_circle
Accession name
Edith Hopwood
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register