Hottenstien
AppleHottenstien
Origin and History
Originated in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, on the lands of Frederick Libert. Known historically as Libert and Lippart. Valued early on as a culinary and market variety.
Tree
Vigorous and spreading in growth habit. An abundant annual bearer.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, roundish oblate, slightly angular.
Skin: Greenish yellow, covered with stripes and splashes of light and dark red. Moderately sprinkled with large light dots, a portion of which are areolæ.
Stalk: Short and small.
Cavity: Medium.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Rather shallow, corrugated.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, half fine, tender, juicy, with a mild subacid flavor.
Season
October to December.
Uses
Valuable for culinary uses and for market sale.
Subtypes and Variants
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)HOTTENSTIEN.
Libert. Lippart.
Origin, Kutztown, Pa., on the lands of Frederick Libert; tree vigorous, spreading; an abundant bearer annually; valuable for culinary uses and for market.
Fruit large, roundish oblate, slightly angular; skin greenish yellow, covered with stripes and splashes of light and dark red, moderately sprinkled with large light dots, a portion being areolæ; stalk short, small; cavity medium; calyx closed; basin rather shallow, corrugated; flesh whitish, half fine, tender, juicy, mild subacid. October, December.