Edith Hopwood

A lightly aromatic mid season yellow apple.

Origin: Essex UK, 1925

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

Edith Hopwood 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 Edith Hopwood

Edith Hopwood apple was raised in Essex by F W Thorrington from a Cox's Orange Pippin seedling. Received by the National Fruit Collection UK in 1925. A sweet lightly aromatic, bright yellow fruit. Juicy, cream coloured flesh. Prone to dropping before fully ripe.

Characteristics of Edith Hopwood apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Yellow
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Early Sep
Season of use	Sep-Oct
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Pollination date	13
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Cox's Orange Pippin