History of the Lady Hopetown apple

The Lady Hopetown dates from the National Fruit trials of 1950 from W Barnes of Bexhill-on-Sea.

Description of fruit

The fruit is greenish yellow with a crisp sharp fruity flavour.

Season of use

The fruit can be picked in mid October and stored until March and on to May if kept very cool.

Flowering and pollination

Flowering day: F11

How to identify a Lady Hopetown apple

Apples can be identified by sending them to the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale or by bringing a sample to Apple Day Brighton, where an expert pomologist will be on hand to identify apples. From each tree, bring three or more ripe fruits and a shoot with representative leaves.

Where to buy a Lady Hopetown apple tree

Please contact us for details of our supplier for Sussex apple varieties.