Hunt's Connecticut
AppleOrigin/History
An old variety of unknown origin. The variety is also known as Guttry; the name Baldwin is applied erroneously to Hunt's Connecticut.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, round oblate.
Skin: Yellow, marbled and shaded with dull red, with gray specks.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Often russeted.
Calyx: Large.
Basin: Quite shallow.
Flesh: Yellowish, rather dry, breaking, subacid.
Flavor: Good.
Core and Seeds
Not described in source.
Season
November to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/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)Hunt's Connecticut.
Guttry. Baldwin, erroneously.
An old variety. Origin unknown.
Fruit large, round oblate, yellow, marbled and shaded with dull red, gray specks. Stalk short. Cavity often russeted. Calyx large. Basin quite shallow. Flesh yellowish, rather dry, breaking, subacid. Good. November to March.