John's Sweet
AppleJohn's Sweet
Origin/History
Originated in Lyndsboro, New Hampshire.
Tree
A good grower, somewhat straggling in habit. A prolific bearer. Young shoots reddish brown (Downing).
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Downing describes the fruit as roundish conic; Elliott and Thomas describe it as oblong or conic.
Stem: Short, inserted in a narrow cavity.
Cavity: Narrow, surrounded by russet.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Abrupt.
Skin: Whitish yellow, sprinkled, striped, and splashed with red.
Flesh/Flavor: Juicy, tender, sweet, with a peculiar flavor. Downing rates it Good.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
January to May.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 3 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)John's Sweet.
Origin, Lyndsboro, New Hampshire. Tree a good grower, somewhat straggling, a prolific bearer. Young shoots, reddish brown.
Fruit medium, roundish conic, whitish yellow, sprinkled, striped, and splashed with red. Stalk short, inserted in a narrow cavity, surrounded by russet. Calyx closed, set in an abrupt basin. Flesh juicy, tender, sweet. Good. January to May.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)John's Sweet.
Origin, Lyndsboro, New Hampshire. A good grower, somewhat straggling; a prolific bearer.
Fruit, medium, oblong or conic; skin, whitish yellow, sprinkled, striped, and splashed with red; stem, short, inserted in a narrow cavity, surrounded by russet; calyx, closed, set in an abrupt basin; flesh, juicy, tender, with a sweet peculiar flavor. January to May. (Downing.)
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)John's Sweet. Medium, oblong or conic, striped red on whitish-yellow; sweet, of a peculiar flavor. Winter. N. H.