To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] Howgate Wonder apple
Date: Sun, 06 May 2007 08:39:56 -0700
Hélène,
Crawford lists Howgate Wonder as a cooking apple: large, round-conical,
pale green flushed brownish red, striped red, greasy; flesh pale cream,
quite sharp, juicy, flavour pleasant; cooking quality - keeps shape,
also used for juice; high vigour, spreading, heavy cropper; Blenheim
Orange x Newton Wonder. From Isle of Wight, UK, 1915. Ripens early
October, partially self-fertile, blooms Day 12.