Hopper

Apple

Hopper

Origin/History From South Carolina.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, roundish, flattened, sides unequal.

Skin: Greenish yellow, with a brown orange cheek in the sun, and a little russet about the stem.

Flesh and Flavor: White, firm, moderately juicy, subacid. Quality rated Good.

Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem Detail, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season Not described in source.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Hopper.

From South Carolina.

Fruit large, roundish, flattened, sides unequal, greenish yellow, with a brown orange cheek in the sun, and a little russet about the stem. Flesh white, firm, moderately juicy, subacid. Good.

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