Houblon

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Origin

Berkshire, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 64.0 mm
Fruit width: 70.0 mm

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

Houblon is a dessert apple from Berkshire, England, developed as a cross between Peasgood Nonsuch and Cox Orange. Raised by Charles Ross, it received an RHS Award of Merit in 1901 and is best picked in late September for use through January.

Best Uses

fresh_eating

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

Lineage

Parents

Peasgood's Nonsuch x Cox's Orange Pippin

Offspring

Peacemaker

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross
Known by: ≥ 1901

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 2831
Wikidata: Q41778120