Annette
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Annette
Alternate Names: Annate, Old Bettie, Bettie Brooks
Origin / History
Unknown origin. Received from John Dollins, Greenwood, Virginia, who reported that it was found in that locality in the late Nicholas Merritt's orchard approximately fifty years prior to 1900.
Tree
Vigorous, with an upright, round, compact head. Requires but little pruning. Noted as one of the most valuable varieties of its season for its locality.
Fruit
Size & Form: Medium, oblate. Sides sometimes unequal, slightly angular.
Skin: Pale greenish yellow, rarely with a blush.
Stem: Very short, small.
Cavity: Large, deep, with slight russet.
Basin: Broad, deep, a little uneven.
Flesh & Flavor: White, half fine, brittle, tender, moderately juicy. Flavor mild, pleasant, subacid.
Season
September, October.
Uses
Valued for its season in its locality.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Annette.
Annate. Old Bettie. Bettie Brooks.
Of unknown origin, received from John Dollins, Greenwood, Virginia, who informs us that it was found in that locality in the late Nicholas Merritt's orchard a half a century ago; tree vigorous, with an upright, round, compact head, requiring but little pruning — one of the most valuable of its season for its locality.
Fruit medium, oblate, sides sometimes unequal, slightly angular; skin pale greenish yellow, rarely with a blush; stalk very short, small; cavity large, deep, slight russet; basin, broad, deep, a little uneven; flesh white, half fine, brittle, tender, moderately juicy, mild, pleasant, subacid. September, October.