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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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