Houblon

An attractive apple with a rich aromatic flavour from Norfolk.

Origin: Berkshire UK, 1901

Pollination: Houblon is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners

Houblon apple trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2024

We do not stock this variety, but we can produce custom-graft trees for you. Trees can be grafted on any of the following rootstocks:

Form	Rootstock	Price
Maiden	M9Dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	M26Semi-dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	MM106Semi-vigorous	£39.00
Maiden	MM111Vigorous	£39.00
Maiden	M25Very vigorous	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2025. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Houblon

Raised by Charles Ross, head gardener at Welford Park, Newbury, Berkshire from a Peasgood Nonsuch X Cox’s Orange Pippin. Introduced in 1901. Named after the Houblon banker family. Received RHS Award of Merit in 1901.

A medium/large sized apple. Short-round-conical to round shape. Sometimes a faint trace of ribbing. Pale yellowish green background skin colour becoming golden yellow. One half to three-quarters flushed bright orange red with broad, broken, dark red stripes. Some slight russeting. Yellow flesh, slightly coarse-textured, moderately juicy, with a rich, aromatic flavour.

A tree of moderate vigour. Partially tip-bearing. Light cropper.

Characteristics of Houblon apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Aromatic
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Late Sep
Season of use	Oct-Dec
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Partial tip-bearer
Cropping	Light
Pollination date	14
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Peasgood's Nonsuch
Progeny	Peacemaker