Hard cider apple. Apples are soft, medium size and easily bruised.
Nehou apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Nehou
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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Tree register
United States
- Axel Kratel in Santa Cruz, CALIFORNIA
- Elijah Evans in Washington, DC
- Gina Colver in EPHRATA, WASHINGTON
- Mike in Glen Rock, PA
- Nancy Crossley in Oxford, MICHIGAN
- Robert Wallace in WESTMINSTER, VT
- Ryan in STERLING, NY
- Ryan Parsell in Langley, WA
- Shea Saxe in Omak, WASHINGTON
Spring blossom records for this variety
2014 season
- 2nd May 2014 - tree owned by Mike in Glen Rock, United States
2013 season
- 10th April 2013 - tree owned by Mike in Glen Rock, United States
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Harvest records for this variety
2013 season
- 1st week September 2013 - tree owned by Mike in Glen Rock, United States
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Originates from: France
- Introduced: 1920s
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1989-097
Identification
- Country of origin: France
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
- Flowering duration: Long
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Juice style: Bittersweet (cider)
- Cropping: Heavy
- Food uses: Hard cider
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 2
- Pollinating others: Good
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Precocity: Precocious
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some susceptibility
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Nehou apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
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Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Nehou:
United States
Kansas
- Fieldstone Enterprise, Overbrook
Michigan
- Alber's Orchard & Cider Mill, Manchester