Hoskreiger

Apple

Hoskreiger

Alternate Names: Heidelocher

Fruit

Size & Form: Large, oblate

Skin: Yellowish green, with streaks of red in the sun

Flesh & Flavor: White, tender, brisk subacid

Season & Storage

November through March (ready November; keeps until March)

Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900), citing Hogg

Note: This entry provides limited detail. No information on tree characteristics, origin, or uses is documented in the available source text.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Hoskreiger.

Heidelocher.

Fruit large, oblate, yellowish green, with streaks of red in the sun. Flesh white, tender, brisk subacid. November, March. (Hogg.)

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

Heidelocher