Aunt Hannah
AppleAunt Hannah
Origin / History
Originated in Essex County, Massachusetts.
Tree
Tree of slow growth.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish; oblate, nearly globular (Downing); approaching ovate (Thomas).
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Stem inserted in a cavity surrounded by russet.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Very shallow.
Skin: Light yellow, golden yellowish, or straw color, sprinkled with russet.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellow, fine-grained, tender, crisp. Flavor sub-acid, a very pleasant mild sub-acid, fine, with a rich peculiar flavor, slightly musky (Downing); resembling in character the Newtown Pippin (Thomas). Quality "very good" (Elliott); "Good" (Downing).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Winter; December to February (Downing).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 3 period pomological works
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— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Aunt Hannah.
From Massachusetts. Fruit, medium, roundish, light yellow; flesh tender, crisp, sub-acid; "very good." Winter.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Aunt Hannah.
Origin, Essex Co., Mass. Tree of slow growth. Fruit medium, oblate, nearly globular. Skin golden yellowish, sprinkled with russet. Stem short, inserted in a cavity surrounded by russet. Calyx closed. Basin very shallow. Flesh yellow, fine-grained, with a rich peculiar flavor, slightly musky. Good. December to February.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Aunt Hannah. Size medium, roundish, approaching ovate; straw color, with a very pleasant mild sub-acid, fine flavor, resembling in character the Newtown Pippin. Origin, Essex County, Mass.