Hope Cottage Seedling
£17.00
An early season dessert apple best enjoyed fresh from the tree. The ripe fruits have a firm flesh with a sub acid flavour and are best from early September. They do not keep a long time so are best consumed shortly after picking. Raised in 1900 by Mrs Oakey at Hope Cottage, Rochford, Tenbury Wells.
Pollination group – B Picking time – early September Storage until – late September
| Type of Apple | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Fruiting | Early Season |
| Pollination Group | B |
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