Winter Hawthornden
Apple
Winter Hawthornden
Origin & History
The history of this apple has not been established, though it appears to be a recent production. Originally known as New Hawthornden.
Tree
Forms an excellent pyramid. An abundant and early bearer.
Fruit
Size & Form: Large, roundish ovate. Overall appearance not unlike the old Hawthornden.
Skin: Greenish ground color with a brownish-red tinge on the side next the sun.
Eye: Closed.
Stalk: Long and slender.
Flesh & Flavor: White, very tender, juicy, with a fine subacid flavor.
Core & Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
In season from December to January.
Uses
A first-rate culinary apple.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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 (1)
— Woolhope Naturalists Field Club, The Herefordshire Pomona (1885)
- WINTER HAWTHORNDEN.
[Syn : New Hawthornden.]
Efforts have been made in vain to discover the history of this apple, although it must be a recent production.
Description.—Fruit, large, roundish ovate, and altogether not unlike the old Hawthornden in appearance. Skin, greenish, with a brownish red tinge on the side next the sun. Eye, closed. Stalk, long and slender. Flesh, white, very tender, juicy, and with a fine subacid flavour.
A first-rate culinary apple ; in season from December to January.
The tree forms an excellent pyramid, and is an abundant and early bearer.