Fruit
A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is not clearly defined. All plants producing edible fruits are included but most are trees. Fruit will be progressively added to the Hortus.
Citrus sinensis ‘Seedling Orange - Good’
A Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck cultivar. For details of the Sweet Orange see Citrus sinensis ‘Chinese Oval’. I have found no specific information on this seedling.
Citrus sinensis ‘Seedling Orange from Marion’
Probably a Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck cultivar. For details of the Sweet Orange see Citrus sinensis ‘Chinese Oval’. I have found no specific information on this Marion seedling.
Citrus sinensis ‘St. Michael’s’
This is a cultivar of Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. For details of the Sweet Orange see Citrus sinensis ‘Chinese Oval’. ‘St. Michael’s’ orange was still grown in Western Australia at the beginning of the 20th century. ‘Fruit of first-class quality when grown under favourable conditions. Like the Navel, it is less hardy than some other kinds, and requires sheltered situations, when it is very prolific. Fruit, large, round, and somewhat flattened, solid; pulp fine and melting; medium thin rind, few seeds. If circumstances are not congenial it is a shy bearer, and the fruit is apt to lose its high character, the rind getting much thicker in either cold or hot locations.’ [Despeissis p.239/1903].
Citrus x paradisi Macf.
Probably a hybrid of Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck x Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. A rounded tree, sometimes spiny, with glossy green, oval leaves and large, white flowers followed by large, globose, thin-skinned, juicy, yellow-orange fruit, the pulp white, pink or red. [RHSD, Hortus].
Clausena lansium Skeels
Frost hardy, middle-sized tree with pinnate leaves composed of rounded lance-shaped leaflets, panicles of small white flowers followed by edible pigeon egg-sized fruit, with yellow skin and white, slightly acrid but sweet pulp. To 6m. [RHSD, Hortus].
Corylus avellana ‘Cob Nut’
A cultivar of Corylus avellana L. ‘Husk hairy, shorter than the nut, and much frizzled. Nut large, obtusely ovate. Shell of a light brown colour, rather thick. Kernel large. A good nut for early use, but does not keep well.’ [Hogg – Fruit Manual p.131/1860].
Corylus avellana ‘Cosford’
A cultivar of Corylus avellana L. ‘Husk hairy, as long as the nut, and deeply cut. Nut large, oblong. Shell of a light brown colour, very thin, so much so as to be easily broken between the finger and thumb. Kernel large, and well flavoured. An excellent early nut, and the tree is an abundant bearer.’ [Hogg – Fruit Manual p.131/1860].
Corylus avellana ‘Northamptonshire Prolific’
A cultivar of Corylus avellana L. ‘Northamptonshire Prolific’ is described as an ‘oblong nut, middle-sized, with a thick shell, and very early.’ [Hort. Soc. Fruit Cat. Nut no.27/1831].
Corylus avellana ‘Red Filbert’
A cultivar of Corylus avellana L. ‘Husk hairy, longer than the nut. Nut of medium size, ovate. Shell thick. Kernel full, covered with a red skin.’ [Hogg – Fruit Manual p.132/1860].
Corylus avellana ‘White Filbert’
A cultivar of Corylus avellana L. ‘Husk hairy, longer than the nut, round the apex of which it is contracted. Nut medium sized, ovate. Shell thick. Kernel full, and covered with a white skin.’ [Hogg – Fruit Manual p.132/1860].
Corylus avellana L.
Fully hardy upright or tree-like shrub with broadly heart-shaped leaves and pendant catkins in winter and spring, followed by the edible nuts. To 5m. An important economic crop. The Filbert differs from the common Hazel-nut in having nuts in ones, twos or threes completely enclosed in a longer, lobed husk. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Corylus colurna L.
Hardy, deciduous, pyramidal tree with corky, corrugated bark, ovate, pointed, toothed leaves, and nuts usually in clusters of 3-6. To 24m. [RHSD, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Crataegus azarolus L.
Fully-hardy, thorny, deciduous shrub or small tree with fragrant white flowers with purple anthers in late spring, followed by edible, apple-flavoured, usually orange fruits. To 4.5m. [RHSD, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Crataegus monogyna Jacq.
Fully-hardy, rounded, thorny, deciduous tree with 3-5-lobed glossy leaves and corymbs of up to 10 white to pink flowers in late spring, followed by round red fruit. To 8m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Cydonia oblonga Mill.
Small deciduous tree with broadly ovate leaves, often turning yellow before falling, and solitary white or pink flowers followed by large, edible, down-covered, pear-shaped yellow fruit, to 15cm or more long. To 6m or more. [RHSD, Hortus, Hilliers’].
