Hancock
AppleHancock
Origin/History
Originated in Chester Co., Pa.
Tree
Strong upright grower. Not an early bearer.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, roundish.
Skin: Yellowish green, shaded and rather indistinctly splashed with light red.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, compact, moderately juicy, coarse. Flavor pleasant subacid.
Core: Small.
Season
December to March.
Quality
Good.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
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Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Hancock.
Originated in Chester Co., Pa. Tree a strong upright grower, not an early bearer.
Fruit large, roundish, yellowish green, shaded and rather indistinctly splashed with light red. Flesh yellowish, compact, moderately juicy, coarse, pleasant subacid. Core small. Good. December to March.