Haute Bonte
AppleHaute Bonte
Origin / History
Described by William Coxe in 1817 (No. 118) as "an apple of singular form, growing in ridges like a Melon." Listed in the Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz, BC, Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900).
Tree
A vigorous grower; planted Spring 1895 at the Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz, BC.
Fruit
Size: Small to middling; middling (Coxe), small (Agassiz).
Form: Of singular form, growing in ridges like a Melon (Coxe); roundish, flat (Agassiz).
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow (Coxe); grayish russet (Agassiz).
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Yellow, firm, rich, and sprightly (Coxe); juicy, pleasant, sub-acid (Agassiz). Quality medium (Agassiz). Coxe finds it "without any uncommon excellence to recommend it."
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October (Coxe) to November (Agassiz).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (2)
— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)NO. 118. HAUTE BONTE.
An apple of singular form, growing in ridges like a Melon—the size is middling; the skin and flesh yellow, firm, rich, and sprightly; but without any uncommon excellence to recommend it—it ripens in October.
— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)Planted Spring 1895, a vigorous grower. Fruit small, roundish, flat. Skin grayish russet. Flesh yellow, juicy, pleasant, sub-acid, quality medium. Season November.