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Doctor Hogg

syn. Dr. Hogg

Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised by Sidney Ford, gardener at Leonardslee, Horsham, Sussex. Introduced in about 1880 by W. Paul & Son. It received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1878. Fruits have tender flesh with a sweet and subacid flavour. Cooks well.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early September
Flowering
3rd May (10%) · 9th May (full) · 17th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Conical
Width
83.00 mm
Height
74.00 mm
Russet
very low
Ribbing
medium
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour pattern
striped

Source · National Fruit Collection

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