Hewitt's Sweet

Apple

Hewitt's Sweet

Origin/History

Not described in source.

Tree

Productive (Downing). No further tree characteristics described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Oblate.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellow, splashed with red (Downing, Elliott). Thomas describes the color more briefly as yellow and red.

Flesh/Flavor: Flesh whitish, sweet, tender, and pleasant (Downing, Elliott). Quality rated Good (Downing). Thomas notes only "sweet."

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October–November (Downing, Elliott). Thomas gives "Autumn" without specifying months.

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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Hewitt's Sweet.

Large, oblate, yellow, splashed with red. Flesh whitish, sweet, tender and pleasant. Good. October, November. Productive.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Hewitt's Sweet. Large, oblate, yellow, splashed with red ; flesh, whitish, sweet, tender, and pleasant. October, November.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Hewitt's Sweet. Large, oblate, yellow and red; sweet. Autumn.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)