Jewett's Red. Jewett's Fine Red, | Nodhead. Tree, slow, rather slender, diverging growth; fruit, unfair while young; best adapted to strong clay soils North, where it is hardy, and said to succeed well. Fruit, medium to large, roundish flattened, tapering to the eye, sometimes angular: greenish yellow, mostly overspread or striped with red, numerous white dots; stem, varying; cavity, narrow; calyx, small, partially closed: basin, shallow, wrinkled; core, medium; seeds, ovate rounded; flesh, yellowish white, fine-grained, tender, mild aromatic sub-acid. November to February.

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

Jewett's Fine Red. See Jewett's Red. Jewett's Red, p. 311.

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

JEWETT RED.

REFERENCES. 1. Hovey, Mag. Hort., 8:250. 1842. 2. Thomas, 1849:149. 3. Cole, 1849:112. 4. Mag. Hort., 21:569. 1855. fig. 5. Downing, 1857:157. 6. Elliott, 1858:140. fig. 7. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1862. 8. Warder, 1867:723. 9. Barry, 1883:347. 10. Hoskins, U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1886:274. 11. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:292. 12. Munson, Me. Sta. Rpt., 1893:133. 13. Waugh, Vt. Sta. Bul., 61:30. 1897. 14. Budd-Hansen, 1903:106. 15. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bul., 248:126. 1904.

SYNONYMS. JEWETT'S FINE RED (5, 8, 9, 10, 14). Jewett's Fine Red (2, 4, 6, 12, 15). JEWETT'S RED (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 15). Nodhead (3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15).

An early winter apple of medium size and of beautiful dark red color overspread with blue bloom. It is highly esteemed as a dessert fruit in portions of New England, particularly in Maine and New Hampshire where it is grown to some extent commercially. It is of the Blue Pearmain type and one of the best of that group in quality. As fruited at this Station it does not develop as high color nor as good quality as it does in the region where it originated. The tree comes into bearing rather young but is a slow grower and only moderately productive. As compared with standard varieties like Baldwin and Rhode Island Greening, it evidently requires extra attention in pruning, spraying, fertilizing and tilling in order to secure a good average grade of fruit.

Historical. Origin, Hollis, N. H. (4). It has been known in certain local markets in New England for fifty years or more, but has not yet been grown to any considerable extent in New York.

TREE.

Tree makes a very unsatisfactory growth in the nursery and for that reason does best when top-worked on some thriftier stock. In the orchard it is a rather slow grower and hardly attains medium size; branches rather short and stout with comparatively few laterals and numerous spurs. Form spreading or roundish, somewhat open. Twigs very short to moderately long, nearly straight, rather stout; internodes short. Bark dull dark brownish-green varying to brownish-red mottled and streaked with light scarf-skin, slightly pubescent. Lenticels rather scattering, small to medium, roundish, not raised, rather dull in color. Buds rather short, small, plump, obtuse, free, slightly pubescent.

FRUIT.

Fruit above medium to less than medium size, pretty uniform in size and shape. Form roundish oblate, sides unequal, obscurely ribbed, often somewhat irregular. Stem short. Cavity variable, acute to acuminate, shallow to medium in depth, moderately wide, furrowed obscurely if at all, green or russeted, sometimes lipped. Calyx small to medium, open or partly closed; lobes broad, short, obtuse. Basin shallow to medium in depth, moderately wide, obtuse, obscurely furrowed and slightly wrinkled. Skin rather thin, tough, nearly smooth, dark red over yellow background, often deepening to purplish-red and obscurely marked with broken stripes and splashes of carmine. Dots numerous, often conspicuous, pale yellow or whitish. Characteristic bluish-white scarf-skin often more or less overspreads the base. Prevailing effect very attractive, deep red. Calyx tube moderately narrow, funnel-form or approaching cone-shape. Stamens median. Core axile or nearly so; cells sometimes unsymmetrical, closed or sometimes open; core lines clasping. Carpels oval, elongated, emarginate. Seeds numerous, clear reddish-brown, below medium or rather small. Flesh yellowish, moderately fine, tender, juicy, pleasantly aromatic, mild subacid or nearly sweet, good to very good. Season October to February (15).

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)

Jewett Red (Nodhead). — Origin, New Hampshire. Fruit medium, roundish oblate, conical, irregular; surface greenish white, striped, splashed and shaded with bright red and crimson, with a thin dull grayish bloom; dots many, very distinct, white; cavity broad, deep, acuminate, green; stem short; basin exceedingly small, irregular, shallow; calyx firmly closed. Flesh tender, juicy, very pleasant, sprightly, almost sweet, good to very good. November to February.

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

Jewett's Red. Size: medium. Form: roundish (oblate). Color: —. Quality: best. Use: both kitchen and market. Season: winter. N. Div.: 9 (also reported in another division).

— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)

JEWETT RED. Fig. 28. Nodhead.

Jewett Red is an early winter apple of the Blue Pearmain type, more or less grown and highly esteemed in parts of New England. The apples are handsomely colored dark red covered by a heavy, blue bloom; and the quality is excellent, the flavor being a pleasing mingling of sweet and sour. The trees are precocious in bearing, but grow slowly, and are seldom productive. The variety originated at Hollis, New Hampshire, early in the nineteenth century.

Tree small, spreading, open; branches short and stout with few laterals and numerous spurs.

Fruit of medium size, uniform in size and shape, round-oblate, sides unequal, obscurely ribbed, often irregular; stem short; cavity variable, acute, shallow, wide, furrowed obscurely, green or russeted, sometimes lipped; calyx small, open or partly closed; lobes broad, short, obtuse; basin shallow, wide, obtuse, obscurely furrowed and wrinkled; skin thin, tough, smooth, dark red over yellow background, often deepening to purplish-red and obscurely marked with broken stripes and splashes of carmine; dots numerous, conspicuous, pale yellow with characteristic scarf-skin overspreading the base; prevailing effect deep red; calyx-tube narrow, funnel-form; stamens median; core axile; cells closed or open; core-lines clasping; carpels oval, elongated, emarginate; seeds numerous, clear reddish-brown, small; flesh yellow, fine, tender, juicy, pleasantly aromatic, mild subacid; good to very good; October to February.

— U.P. Hedrick, Cyclopedia of Hardy Fruits (1922)