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Hoary Morning
An dual purpose apple originating from the West Country.
Origin: Somerset UK, 1819
Pollination: Hoary Morning is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners
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History and description of Hoary Morning
Probably arose in Somerset. First recorded in 1819. A large, distinctly striped, dual-purpose apple. Was a favourite West Country apple. A large apple. Flat-round to short-round-conical shape. Fairly regular. Faint trace of ribbing. Pale green background skin colour becoming yellow. Almost completely covered with bold red stripes and a bloom. Creamy white flesh, firm, and rather dry. Some sweetness and plenty of acidity. When cooked keeps its shape.Characteristics of Hoary Morning apple trees
| Use | Dual Cul & Des |
| Colour | Flushed |
| Flavour | Subacid |
| Fruit size | Large |
| Picking time | Early Oct |
| Season of use | Oct-Jan |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Good |
| Pollination date | 12 |
| Pollination group | D |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
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