HIGH CANONS

Apple

Origin and History

Raised by Mr. Thrower of High Canons, Barnet, and introduced by Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., about 1887. First published in the Gardeners' Chronicle, 1907, p. 113.

Tree

Growth moderate; moderately fertile.

Fruit

Size: Medium; 3 by 2¼ inches.

Form: Flat, conical, irregular.

Skin: Pale yellow with faint red flush and spots.

Stem: Short and stout, set in a shallow cavity with strong russet.

Eye and Basin: Closed, seated in a shallow wrinkled basin.

Flesh: Extremely crisp, pale yellow; acid.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season and Storage

Culinary variety. Stores until April.

Uses

A good cooking apple of the Wellington style.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1901) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901

View original book sources (1)

HIGH CANONS. Gard. Chron., 1907, p. 113. Culinary, till April, medium, 3 by 2¼, flat, conical, irregular. Colour, pale yellow with faint red flush and spots. Flesh, extremely crisp, pale yellow, acid. Eye, closed, in a shallow wrinkled basin. Stem, short and stout in a shallow, strongly russet cavity. Growth, moderate; moderately fertile. Origin, raised by Mr. Thrower, of High Canons, Barnet, and introduced by Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., about 1887. A good apple of the Wellington style, cooking well.

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