Hoover

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dual Purpose

Origin

Columbia county, New York, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 9.7 °Bx

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Hoover is an American dessert apple from South Carolina that predates 1850. It features tender, juicy flesh with a subacid flavor and measures about 79 mm wide and 63 mm tall. The variety is best enjoyed fresh during November through February.

Flavor & Texture

subacidjuicy

Best Uses

cooking

8 historical watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.

Lineage

Offspring

Democrat

Origin & History

Status: heritage
Origin type: found wilding
Known by: ≥ 1850

subacid

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 265302
UK National Fruit Collection: 577