Hood
AppleHood
Origin / History
Described by A.J. Downing in The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900). Downing also gives the name Hood's Seedling for the variety.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Described as a little fruit, and as a nice and handsome one.
Form: Oblong conical.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow, mottled, marbled, and splashed with two shades of red.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Whitish, firm. Pleasant, sweet.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November, December.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Hood. Hood's Seedling. A nice and handsome little fruit, oblong conical in form, yellow, mottled, marbled, and splashed with two shades of red. Flesh whitish, firm, pleasant, sweet. November, December.