Henwood
Apple
Henwood
Origin/History
Originated in Indiana as a seedling. Brought into notice by Lewis Jones, of Wayne County, who frequently exhibited the fruit and distributed grafts of this excellent apple. Warder notes it may compensate for the failure of its reputed parent, the Ortley.
Tree
In growth and appearance much resembling Yellow Belleflower (Downing).
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, oblong conical or ovate, often angular or ribbed (Warder); Downing describes it simply as large, oblong conical.
Stem: Long, slender.
Cavity: Deep, acute, wavy (Warder). Not described by Downing.
Calyx: Small, closed (Warder describes the eye as small and closed; Downing confirms calyx small).
Basin: Shallow, often abrupt, folded or plaited (Warder); corrugated (Downing).
Skin: Smooth, pale yellow, rarely blushed; Downing describes it as clear smooth yellow, with rarely a blush in the sun.
Dots: Scattered, dark (Warder). Not described by Downing.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh yellow (Warder) — Downing describes it as yellowish white. Tender, fine-grained, juicy (Warder); crisp, tender, juicy (Downing). Flavor acid to sub-acid, rich; quality very good to best (Warder). Downing characterizes the flavor as sharp subacid and rates it very good.
Core and Seeds: Core rather small, round, regular, open, meeting the eye; seeds numerous, long, angular (Warder). Not described by Downing.
Season
December to February (Warder); January to April (Downing).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
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.