Hanwell Souring
syn. Hanwel Souring, Hanwells Souring, Landmere Russet, Lawrence's Seedling, Red Shannon, Vineyard Pippin, Watcombe Hero
Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Said to have been raised at Hanwell near Banbury, Oxfordshire. It was recorded in 1820. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with an acid flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid October
- Flowering
- 5th May (10%) · 11th May (full) · 19th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Size
- large
- Type
- Culinary
- Shape
- Truncate conical
- Width
- 73.00 mm
- Crunch
- crisp
- Height
- 70.00 mm
- Russet
- very low
- Ribbing
- medium
- Firmness
- firm
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
- Over colour amount
- low
Source · National Fruit Collection
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