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Dartt (Dartt's Hybrid)

Crab Apple

Dartt (Dartt's Hybrid)

Origin and History

Originated from seed of Tetofsky by E. H. S. Dartt, Owatonna, Minnesota. One of the best of the hybrids.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form Large, conical, very regular.

Skin and Color Surface yellow, mostly covered with bright red stripes and splashes, mixed on sunny side—a handsome fruit.

Surface Features Dots white, obscure.

Stem Long.

Cavity Regular, deep, acute, with trace of russet.

Basin Flat, corrugated.

Calyx Closed; segments large and long.

Core and Seeds Closed or half open, clasping; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median.

Flesh and Flavor White, juicy, subacid, good.

Season

September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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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.

— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)
Dartt's Hybrid