HECTOR MACDONALD

Apple

Origin and History

Raised by Mr. Charles Ross and introduced by Messrs. Pearson in 1906.

Tree

Growth habit very dwarf. Very fertile. Leaves large, long, dark, slightly upfolded and undulated, with deeply curved serrations.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium to large; 3 by 2½ inches; round, slightly conical, fairly regular.

Skin: Pale yellowish-green with faint broken stripes.

Stem and Cavity: Stem nearly always very short, set in a wide, rather deep cavity without russet.

Calyx and Basin: Eye closed; basin rather deep, wide, and plaited.

Flesh: Very crisp, juicy, greenish, acid; good cooker.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October to February.

Uses

Culinary.

Other

Resembles Lane's Prince Albert, but proves to be rather too poor a grower for market use.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1911) from England

James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911

View original book sources (1)

HECTOR MACDONALD. Culinary, October to February, medium, to large, 3 by 2½, round slightly conical, fairly regular. Colour, pale yellowish-green with faint broken stripes. Flesh, very crisp, juicy, greenish, acid, good cooker. Eye, closed in a rather deep, wide and plaited basin. Stem, nearly always very short in a wide rather deep cavity without russet. Growth, very dwarf; very fertile. Leaf, large, long, dark, slightly upfolded and undulated, deeply curved serrate. Origin, raised by Mr. Charles Ross and introduced by Messrs. Pearson in 1906. Resembles Lane's Prince Albert, but it proves to be rather too poor a grower for market use.

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