Hewes
AppleHewes
Origin and History
Virginia; very popular in the South for making cider, for which purpose it was thought to be unsurpassed.
Tree
Very heavy bearer.
Fruit
Size and Form
About an inch and a half in diameter, round, somewhat flattened, regular.
Stem
Long, slender, red.
Cavity
Deep, regular.
Calyx
Small, closed.
Basin
Shallow.
Skin
Yellow surface, covered with mixed and striped dull purplish red. Dots many, large, whitish.
Flesh
Firm, fibrous, yellowish and greenish, juicy, acid, astringent.
Core and Seeds
Core open, clasping. Seeds large, pointed.
Season
November to January.
Uses
Best for cider. Also valued for mince-pies on account of the rich acid.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Hewes (for cider only).—Origin, Virginia; very popular in the South for making cider, for which purpose it was thought to be unsurpassed; tree a very heavy bearer.
Fruit about an inch and a half in diameter, round, somewhat flattened, regular; surface yellow, covered with mixed and striped dull purplish red; dots many, large, whitish; cavity deep, regular; stem long, slender, red; basin shallow; calyx small, closed. Core open, clasping; seeds large, pointed; flesh firm, fibrous, yellowish and greenish, juicy, acid, astringent, best for cider, also valued for mince-pies on account of the rich acid. November to January.