NEW HAWTHORNDEN
AppleOrigin/History
According to Hogg, this apple was introduced by Messrs. Rivers in 1847.
Tree
Growth vigorous and rather spreading. Leaves rather large, pale, nearly flat, undulating, and boldly serrate.
Fruit
Size: Large
Form: Flat, evenly rounded to each extremity
Skin: Pale green, fading to yellow, with occasional red flush
Flesh: Greenish-white, acid, moderately tender
Stem: Remarkably short, in a wide and deep cavity
Cavity: Wide and deep
Calyx/Eye: Closed, in a wide and rather deep basin
Basin: Wide and rather deep
Core/Seeds: Not described in source
Season
October
Uses
Culinary
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source
Other
This fruit resembles Warner's King but can be easily distinguished when the tree is examined.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)NEW HAWTHORNDEN. Culinary, October, large, flat, evenly rounded to each extremity. Colour, pale green, fading to yellow, with an occasional red flush. Flesh, greenish-white, acid, moderately tender. Eye, closed in a wide and rather deep basin. Stem, remarkably short in a wide and deep cavity. Growth, vigorous, rather spreading. Leaf, rather large, pale, nearly flat, undulating, boldly serrate. Origin, according to Hogg this apple was introduced by Messrs. Rivers, in 1847. This fruit resembles a Warner's King, but can of course easily be distinguished when the tree is examined.