Dartt (Dartt's Hybrid)
Crab AppleDartt (Dartt's Hybrid)
Origin / History
Dartt (Dartt's Hybrid) originated from seed of Tetofsky, raised by E. H. S. Dartt of Owatonna, Minnesota. Budd and Hansen, in the American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914), list it among the best of the hybrids.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Fruit large.
Form: Conical, very regular.
Stem: Long.
Cavity: Regular, deep, acute, with trace of russet.
Calyx: Closed; segments large, long. Tube funnel-shaped; stamens median.
Basin: Flat, corrugated.
Skin: Surface yellow, mostly covered with bright red stripes and splashes, mixed on sunny side. A handsome fruit.
Dots: White, obscure.
Flesh and flavor: White, juicy, subacid, good.
Core and seeds: Core closed or half open, clasping.
Season
September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
Originated at Owatonna
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— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Dartt (Dartt's Hybrid). — Originated from seed of Tetofsky by E. H. S. Dartt, Owatonna, Minnesota. One of the best of the hybrids.
Fruit large, conical, very regular; surface yellow, mostly covered with bright red stripes and splashes, mixed on sunny side, a handsome fruit; dots white, obscure; cavity regular, deep, acute, with trace of russet; stem long; basin flat, corrugated; calyx closed; segments large, long. Core closed or half open, clasping; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median; flesh white, juicy, subacid, good. September.