Dessert apple
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
Sizemedium b
TypeDessert b
ShapeConical b
Height54.00 mm b
Width64.00 mm b
Ribbingweak-medium b
Ground ColourYellow b
Russetvery low b
Firmnessmedium-firm b
Crunchcrisp b
Coarsenesscoarse b
Flesh ColourCream b
Accession name Edith Hopwood
Flowering time 8th May 10% flowering 13th May Full (80%) flowering20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time Early September a
References: a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale. b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register