Hopkins

Apple

Hopkins

Origin/History

Supposed origin, Maryland.

Tree

Vigorous, spreading, not an early bearer.

Fruit

Size: Medium or below
Form: Roundish oblate, sometimes with unequal sides
Stem: Rather short
Cavity: Not described in source
Calyx: Small
Basin: Not described in source
Skin: Yellowish, shaded, splashed, and mottled with light and dark red
Flesh/Flavor: White, crisp, juicy, pleasant subacid. Quality: Good to very good.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source

Season

October, November.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Hopkins.

Supposed origin, Maryland. Tree vigorous, spreading, not an early bearer.

Fruit medium or below, roundish oblate, sometimes with unequal sides, yellowish, shaded, splashed, and mottled with light and dark red. Stalk rather short. Calyx small. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good to very good. October, November.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)