Lovett's Sweet
AppleLovett's Sweet
Origin/History
Origin: Beverly, Massachusetts. Elliott (1865) identifies it as American.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Sources differ slightly — Downing (1900) describes the form as roundish oblate conic; Elliott (1865) gives roundish conic.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh yellow, moderately juicy, sweet. Downing adds "and pleasant." Quality rated Good (Downing).
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October to February. Both sources agree.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Lovett's Sweet.
Origin, Beverly, Mass.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate conic. Skin yellow. Flesh yellow, moderately juicy, sweet and pleasant. Good. October to February.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Lovett's Sweet. American. Fruit, medium, roundish conic ; skin, yellow ; flesh, yellow, moderately juicy sweet. October to February.