Henwood
Apple
Henwood
Origin / History
A seedling of Indiana (Warder; Downing also gives Indiana as the origin). Brought into notice by Lewis Jones, of Wayne County, who has frequently exhibited the fruit and distributed grafts of this "excellent apple" (Warder), which may compensate for the failure of its reputed parent, the Ortley.
Tree
Tree in growth and appearance much resembling Yellow Belleflower (Downing).
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Oblong, conic or ovate; oblong conical; often angular or ribbed.
Stem: Long, slender.
Cavity: Deep, acute, wavy.
Calyx: Small; eye closed.
Basin: Shallow, often abrupt, folded or plaited; corrugated.
Skin: Smooth, clear yellow to pale yellow, rarely blushed; Downing places the rare blush in the sun.
Dots: Scattered, dark.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellow to yellowish white, tender, fine-grained, crisp, juicy. Flavor acid to subacid, rich; Downing gives "sharp subacid." Quality very good to best, "very good" being the verdict common to both authors and "best" the upper end of Warder's range.
Core and seeds: Core rather small, round, regular, open, meeting the eye. Seeds numerous, long, angular.
Season
December to April. Begins in December and ends in February (Warder); Downing runs January to April.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Henwood.*
A seedling of Indiana. Brought into notice by Lewis Jones, of Wayne County, who has frequently exhibited the fruit, and distributed grafts of this excellent apple, which may compensate for the failure of its reputed parent, the Ortley.
Fruit large, oblong, conic or ovate, often angular or ribbed; Surface smooth, pale yellow, rarely blushed; Dots scattered, dark.
Basin shallow, often abrupt, folded or plaited; Eye small, closed. Cavity deep, acute, wavy; Stem long, slender.
Core rather small, round, regular, open, meeting the eye; Seeds numerous, long, angular; Flesh yellow, tender, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor acid to sub-acid, rich; Quality very good to best; Season, December to February.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Henwood. Originated in Indiana. Tree in growth and appearance much resembling Yellow Belleflower. Fruit large, oblong conical, clear smooth yellow, with rarely a blush in the sun. Stalk long, slender. Calyx small. Basin corrugated. Flesh yellowish white, crisp, tender, juicy, sharp subacid. Very good January to April.