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Herefordshire, on the Welsh border, is a name to conjure with in apple and cider circles.
This apple wears a thin golden brown russet over yellow-green fruit that has a small rosy pink blush.
It is medium sized and tapered. Are those dots lenticels or specs of russet (or both)?
The flesh is willing
Compared to some russets I would say this is mild and easy to eat. It
has nice clear flavors. Were I to pick a russet apple to introduce to a
neophyte, it might be this one.
That's not to suggest that Herefordshire is not also a genuine pleasure to eat for jaded apple aficionados like me.
A modern russet
DNA testing, according to several reports, has upended the conventional wisdom about pedigree: Herefordshire is Cox x Golden Delicious, not Cox x Ida Red as had been assumed.
Raised by a grower in Kent, introduced by a Worcestershire-based nursery, and named after Herefordshire... quite the cross-country variety.
ReplyDeleteYou're quite right about the flavour, it is a very lovely apple indeed. I have a dwarf standard on my allotment, and although the crop wasn't great this year, the few apples that did reach maturity were incredibly tasty. I'm looking forward to seeing what I get next year.