Hertfordshire Underleaf

Apple

Hertfordshire Underleaf

Origin/History

This apple was imported from England.

Tree

The tree is of a handsome growth and very fruitful.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large fair green fruit, somewhat lessened towards the blossom end.

Skin: Green.

Flesh and Flavor: White, dry, and large grained, but deficient in flavour.

Season

Ripens in September and falls from the tree immediately upon ripening.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)

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NO. 128. HERTFORDSHIRE UNDERLEAF. This apple was imported from England: it is a large fair green fruit; somewhat lessened towards the blossom end; the flesh is white, dry, and large grained, but deficient in flavour; the tree is of a handsome growth, and very fruitful; it ripens in September, and falls from the tree immediately.

— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)