Hoary Morning
AppleHoary Morning
Origin/History
An English variety, grown for culinary purposes.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Oblate conic (Downing, Thomas). Elliott describes the form as roundish.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow ground, splashed and striped with red, and covered with a bloom (Downing). Elliott describes it as red striped on yellow without mention of bloom.
Flesh/Flavor: White, firm, brisk subacid; quality rated Good (Downing). Elliott describes the flesh as pinkish — conflicting with Downing's white.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October through December (Downing, Elliott). Thomas gives Autumn without specifying duration.
Uses
Culinary (cooking).
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 3 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1911) from England
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
View original book sources (3)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Hoary Morning.
Dianty Apple. Downy. Sam. Rawlings.
An English fruit for culinary purposes, large, oblate conic, yellow, splashed and striped with red, and covered with a bloom. Flesh white, firm, brisk subacid. Good. October, December.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)HOARY MORNING. Dainty Apple, | Downy, | Sam Rawling's. Foreign. Large, roundish, red striped on yellow; flesh, pinkish. October, December.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Hoary Morning. Large, oblate conic, striped; sub-acid—cooking. Autumn. English.