Doctor Hogg
AppleDOCTOR HOGG
Origin / History
Supposed seedling from Calville Blanche. Raised by Mr. Ford, gardener at Leonardslee, Horsham. Introduced by Messrs. W. Paul & Son, about 1880. Now little grown, having been superseded.
Tree
Growth moderate; fertile. Leaf horizontal, upfolded.
Fruit
Size: Fairly large, 3 by 3.
Form: Oval, conical, regular.
Stem: Rather long, set in a wide cavity.
Cavity: Wide.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Eye open in a deep irregular basin.
Skin: Colour, yellow with pale flush.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Tender, white, sweet.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Culinary, September to February.
Uses
Culinary.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)DOCTOR HOGG. Culinary, September to February, fairly large, 3 by 3, oval, conical, regular. Colour, yellow with pale flush. Eye, open in a deep irregular basin. Stem, rather long in a wide cavity. Flesh, tender, white, sweet. Growth, moderate; fertile. Leaf, horizontal, upfolded. Origin, a supposed seedling from Calville Blanche. Raised by Mr. Ford, gardener at Leonardslee, Horsham, and introduced by Messrs. W. Paul & Son, about 1880. Now little grown, having been superseded.