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Foxwhelp apple

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Foxwhelp
Dusky red skin, flesh is considered bitter sharp. Strictly for cider.

Also known as

  • Broxwood Foxwhelp
  • Bulmer's Foxwhelp
  • Herefordshire Redstreak
  • Old Foxwhelp
  • Red Foxwhelp

Foxwhelp apple identification images

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  • Red Foxwhelp

USDA identification images for Foxwhelp

The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.

    Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.

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    Visitor reviews

    • 13 Nov 2017  WV, United States
      I received scion wood from the USDA for Foxwhelp, grafted this year. I am hoping it is the true, old cider Foxwhelp.
    • 04 Jun 2017  NOVA SCOTIA, Canada
      As best we have been able to determine the apple labelled "Foxwhelp" in North America is *NOT* at all the same as the British one. The comment about this apple being good eating from the gentleman in Washington is consistent with this. We have been unable to find any Foxwhelp apples in N.A. which resemble the original British one.
    • 13 Sep 2013  WA./ WHATCOM CO., United States
      Nice size apple, full flavor.......I enjoy eating fresh, nice complex flavor....like eating fine wine!
    • 10 Feb 2012  GA, United States

    Tree register

    United States

    United Kingdom

    Canada

    Australia

    • Hayden in Winslow, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

    New Zealand

    Spring blossom records for this variety

    2017 season

    • 29th May  2017  - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
    • 29th April  2017  - tree owned by Eric in , United Kingdom

    2016 season

    • June  2016  - tree owned by B. in Searsmont, United States
    • 13th May  2016  - tree owned by Eric in , United Kingdom

    2015 season

    • 2nd June  2015  - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
    • 9th May  2015  - tree owned by Jon in Brigg, United Kingdom

    2014 season

    • 3rd June  2014  - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States

    2013 season

    • 4th June  2013  - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States

    2012 season

    • 14th May  2012  - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States

    2011 season

    • May  2011  - tree owned by Dan in Camano Island, United States

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    Harvest records for this variety

    2017 season

    • 3rd week September  2017  - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States

    2015 season

    • 4th week September  2015  - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States

    2013 season

    • 1st week October  2013  - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States

    2012 season

    • 2nd week September  2012  - tree owned by Dan in Camano Island, United States

    2011 season

    • 3rd week October  2011  - tree owned by Carolina in Vashon, United States
    • 1st week October  2011  - tree owned by Martin in Lakeport, United States
    • 1st week September  2011  - tree owned by Mark in Palo Alto, United States

    2010 season

    • 3rd week October  2010  - tree owned by Carolina in Vashon, United States

    2009 season

    • 3rd week October  2009  - tree owned by Carolina in Vashon, United States

    Origins

    • Species: Malus domestica - Apple
    • Originates from: United Kingdom

    Identification

    • Country of origin: United Kingdom
    • Period of origin: 1650 - 1699
    • Fruit colour: Orange / Red
    • Leaf colour: Green
    • Popularity: Rarely grown
    • Annual cycle: Deciduous

    Using

    • Picking season: Very late
    • Flavour quality: Very good
    • Juice style: Bittersweet (cider)
    • Cropping: Good
    • Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
    • Food uses: Hard cider
    • Juice colour: Pale red
    • Picking period: mid-October
    • Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Growing

    • Gardening skill: Average
    • Flowering group: 5
    • Pollinating others: Average
    • Ploidy: Diploid
    • Vigour: Average vigour
    • Bearing regularity: Regular
    • Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

    Climate

    • Climate suitability: Temperate climates
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)

    Other qualities

    • Canker: Some susceptibility

    Where to buy trees

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    Where to buy fresh fruit

    The following orchards grow Foxwhelp:

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    Australia




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