Hockett

Apple

Hockett

Origin/History

North Carolina.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish oblate.

Skin: Yellow surface, shaded, splashed and striped with deep red.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish white, moderately juicy, crisp, rather rich, sweet. Flavor quality rated as good.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

December to March.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

None described.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Budd & Hansen, Systematic Pomology (1914)

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Hockett.—Origin, North Carolina.

Fruit medium, roundish oblate; surface yellow, shaded, splashed and striped with deep red. Flesh yellowish white, moderately juicy, crisp, rather rich, sweet, good. December to March.

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

Hockett Sweet