Hoadley
Apple
Hoadley
Origin/History
Hoadley is an apple of the Oldenburg group (Oldenburg type), resembling Oldenburg but ripening its crop approximately one month later. The variety originated in Wisconsin about 1890 (Hedrick). It was received from the Wisconsin Experiment Station in 1896 for testing at the New York Agricultural Experiment Station (Beach). Its culture has been chiefly confined to its native state of Wisconsin (Hedrick).
Tree
Beach describes the tree as moderately vigorous; Hedrick describes it as vigorous. Both agree on an upright-spreading form. Beach adds the following detail absent from Hedrick: the upright-spreading form is characteristic when young. Twigs short, straight, stout; internodes medium. Bark brown and reddish-brown, lightly streaked with scarf-skin, slightly pubescent. Lenticels scattering, medium size, round, not raised. Buds medium to large, broad, plump, obtuse, free, pubescent. The tree comes into bearing early and has proven very productive in testing (Beach).
Fruit
Size: Beach describes the fruit as above medium to large, sometimes very large. Hedrick describes it as large, sometimes very large.
Form: Roundish oblate inclined to conic (Beach) / round-oblate or conic (Hedrick), a little angular (Beach) / angular (Hedrick); sides unequal.
Stem: Short. Beach describes it as thick to slender; Hedrick describes it simply as thick.
Cavity: Deep, broad, thinly and irregularly russeted. Beach describes the cavity as acute to obtuse and pretty symmetrical; Hedrick describes it as acute and symmetrical.
Calyx: Rather large (Beach) / large (Hedrick), closed or partly open; lobes long, broad, acute to obtuse.
Basin: Abrupt and furrowed. Beach describes the basin as deep to medium in depth, rather narrow to moderately wide, and slightly furrowed. Hedrick describes it as deep, narrow to wide, and furrowed.
Skin: Tough. Beach describes it as moderately thick, attractive yellow or greenish-yellow, largely overspread with rather light bright red, mottled and irregularly striped and splashed with carmine. Hedrick describes the skin as thick, yellow overspread with bright red, mottled and irregularly striped and splashed with carmine. Dots inconspicuous, small (Beach), submerged, pale.
Flesh/Flavor: Crisp, tender, very juicy, brisk subacid; quality rated good. Beach describes the flesh as tinged with yellow, pretty firm, and a little coarse. Hedrick describes it as yellow, firm, and coarse.
Core/Seeds: Calyx tube variable, short, rather wide (Beach) / wide (Hedrick), funnel-shape; sometimes broadly conical with core lines meeting (Beach). Stamens median to nearly marginal (Beach; not described by Hedrick). Core medium size, abaxile; cells open; core lines meeting (Hedrick) or slightly clasping (Beach). Carpels broadly cordate or elliptical; Beach describes them as slightly tufted, Hedrick as tufted. Seeds wide, dark colored, plump, obtuse. Beach describes them as medium or below in size, moderately long, usually plump, and rather obtuse; Hedrick describes them as long, plump, and obtuse.
Season
Late September to November.
Uses
Good quality for culinary purposes (Beach). Beach rates the variety as decidedly attractive in general appearance. Hedrick notes the fruit is not as high in quality as Oldenburg. Considered worthy of testing where an apple of the Oldenburg type is desired (Beach).
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
View original book sources (2)
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)HOADLEY.
REFERENCES. 1. Goff, Wis. Sta. An. Rpt., 11:347. 1894. 2. Ib., Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1899:236.
SYNONYMS. None.
A variety of the Oldenburg type which much resembles Oldenburg except that its season is about a month later. It is decidedly attractive in general appearance and of good quality for culinary purposes. The tree is a moderate grower, comes into bearing early and so far as tested here is very productive. It appears to be worthy of testing where an apple of this type is desired.
Historical. Received from the Wisconsin Experiment Station in 1896 for testing at this Station.
TREE.
Tree moderately vigorous. Form upright spreading when young. Twigs short, straight, stout; internodes medium. Bark brown and reddish-brown, lightly streaked with scarf-skin, slightly pubescent. Lenticels scattering, medium size, round, not raised. Buds medium to large, broad, plump, obtuse, free, pubescent.
FRUIT.
Fruit above medium to large, sometimes very large. Form roundish oblate inclined to conic, a little angular; sides unequal. Stem short, thick to slender. Cavity acute to obtuse, deep, broad, pretty symmetrical, thinly and irregularly russeted. Calyx rather large, closed or partly open; lobes long, broad, acute to obtuse. Basin deep to medium in depth, rather narrow to moderately wide, abrupt, slightly furrowed. Skin moderately thick, tough, attractive yellow or greenish-yellow largely overspread with rather light bright red, mottled and irregularly striped and splashed with carmine. Dots inconspicuous, small, submerged, pale. Calyx tube variable, short, rather wide, funnel-shape, sometimes broadly conical with core lines meeting. Stamens median to nearly marginal. Core medium size, abaxile; cells open; core lines meeting or slightly clasping. Carpels broadly cordate or elliptical, slightly tufted. Seeds medium or below, wide, moderately long, usually plump, rather obtuse, dark colored. Flesh tinged with yellow, pretty firm, a little coarse, crisp, tender, very juicy, brisk subacid, good. Season late September to November.
— U.P. Hedrick, Cyclopedia of Hardy Fruits (1922)HOADLEY. Hoadley is an apple of the Oldenburg group, differing from Oldenburg chiefly in ripening its crop a month later. The apples are not as high in quality as those of Oldenburg. The variety originated in Wisconsin about 1890, and its culture is chiefly confined to its native state. Tree vigorous, upright-spreading. Fruit large, sometimes very large, round-oblate or conic, angular, sides unequal ; stem short, thick ; cavity acute, deep, broad, symmetrical, thinly and irregularly russeted ; calyx large, closed or partly open ; lobes long, broad, acute to obtuse ; basin deep, narrow, wide, abrupt, furrowed ; skin thick, tough, yellow overspread with bright red, mottled and irregularly striped and splashed with carmine ; dots inconspicuous, submerged, pale ; calyx-tube variable, short, wide, funnel-shape ; core of medium size, abaxile ; cells open ; core-lines meeting ; carpels broadly cordate or elliptical, tufted ; seeds wide, long, plump, obtuse, dark colored ; flesh yellow, firm, coarse, crisp, tender, very juicy, brisk subacid ; good ; late September to November.