Hawkeye Greening

Origin and History

Hawkeye Greening originated as a Vermont seedling. The variety has been maintained and evaluated at multiple U.S. agricultural research stations, including the Agricultural Experiment Station at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where it was reported for use as a hardy interstem.

Tree

Hawkeye Greening produces very large, productive trees. The variety is noted for its exceptional hardiness, making it suitable for use as hardy trunk stock and interstem material in cold climates.

Fruit

Form and Size: Very large.

Skin: Green-yellow.

Flavor and Use: Excellent culinary apple.

Season and Storage

Not described in source.

Uses

Hawkeye Greening is valued as an excellent culinary apple and is utilized as a hardy interstem and trunk stock for propagation in cold-climate regions.

Subtypes or Variant Strains

The variety has been maintained under multiple station designations reflecting different sources and propagation lines:

• Iowa State University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa (IoA)
• U.S. Horticultural Field Station, Cheyenne, Wyoming (WyC), source Mount Arbor Nurseries, Shenandoah, Iowa (station number A32249)
• Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington (WaP), source Cal Cooper, Pateros, Washington (station number AP-H-234)
• Station NdS, source Horticultural Station, Cheyenne, Wyoming (station number 11610)

Other

One evaluation noted slight susceptibility to an unspecified condition or pathogen (station NdS record).