Abbott's Sweet
AppleAbbott's Sweet
Origin / History
American; Downing gives New Hampshire as the origin. Elliott's description is taken from Hovey's Magazine.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium to rather above medium (Downing: rather above medium).
Form: Roundish, slightly conical to conical.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Dull green (Elliott) or yellow (Downing), tinged, striped and blotched with red.
Dots: Many, white (Downing).
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, tender, juicy. Downing: "pleasant", "Very sweet", quality "Good to very good". Elliott: "wants flavor".
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
View original book sources (2)
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Abbott's Sweet. American. Fruit, medium, roundish, slightly conical, dull green, tinged, striped and blotched with red; flesh, tender, juicy, wants flavor. December to March. (Hov. Mag.)
[Additional entry in this volume: "Abbott", pp. 127–127]
Abbott. Abbott's Sweet. American. Fruit, medium, roundish, slightly conical, dull green, tinged, striped and blotched with red; flesh, tender, juicy, wants flavor. December to March. (Hov. Mag.)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Abbott's Sweet.
Origin, New Hampshire.
Fruit rather above medium, roundish, conical, yellow, covered with stripes and blotches of red, and many white dots. Flesh white, tender, juicy, and pleasant. Very sweet. Good to very good. December to March.
[Additional entry in this volume: "Abbott", pp. 97–97]
Abbott.
Origin unknown.
Fruit medium, oblate, inclining to conic, obscurely ribbed, greenish-yellow, shaded and striped with red, few light and brown dots. Stalk long, cavity broad, slightly russeted. Calyx closed. Basin small, uneven. Flesh whitish, crisp, tender, juicy, subacid. Core medium. Very good. December to March.