Hawthornden

The Hawthornden is a roundish, depressed apple of variable size, typically above medium, with greenish-yellow skin and a red blush. It has white, crisp, tender, juicy flesh with a pleasant flavor and is suitable only for kitchen use, ripening October to December. A most valuable and popular apple in UK cultivation, originating near Edinburgh and introduced to commerce at Brompton Park nursery in 1790; the tree is vigorous, healthy, and an exceptionally early and abundant bearer.

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Origin & History

Status

commercial

Origin type

found wilding

First introduced

1790 · Brompton Park nursery

References

MUNQ ID

291

Cited authority (Hogg 1851)

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