DOCTOR HOGG

Apple

Origin and History

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 Now little grown, having been superseded.

Tree

Growth moderate; fertile. Leaves horizontal, upfolded.

Fruit

Size and Form: Fairly large, 3 by 3, oval, conical, regular.

Skin: Yellow with pale flush.

Eye (Calyx): Open, set in a deep irregular basin.

Stem and Cavity: Rather long stem, set in a wide cavity.

Flesh and Flavor: Tender, white, sweet.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September to February.

Uses

Culinary.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

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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 Now little grown, having been superseded.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)