Hereford Cross

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1913 at Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol by G.T. Spinks. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a fairly sweet and subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat ^b

Height
45.00 mm ^b

Width
64.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Crunch
crisp ^b

Coarseness
coarse ^b

Flesh Colour
Cream ^b

Accession No.
1930 - 032   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Hereford Cross

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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