Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Lord Hindlip
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Raised in Worcestershire, England. It was first recorded in 1896 and was introduced by Watkins of Hereford. Received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1896 and a First Class Certificate in 1898. Fruits have fairly firm, very fine-textured, juicy flesh with a good aromatic flavour.
Sources
- Lord Hindlip (accession 1957 - 176), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (mid october).
- Using whole-genome SNP data to reconstruct a large multi-generation pedigree in apple germplasm, Hélène Muranty and others, BMC Plant Biology 20:2, 2020. Supports: its ploidy, diploid (supplementary table S1).
