Old Hundred

Apple

Old Hundred

Origin/History: Origin unknown. Specimens received from J. W. Manning, Reading, Massachusetts.

Tree: Upright grower; good bearer.

Fruit: Size and Form: Medium; roundish oblate conic.

Skin: Yellowish, striped, splashed, and marbled with shades of red.

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, crisp, tender, juicy; sprightly subacid. Good.

Season: November to February.

Uses: Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants: Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Old Hundred. Origin unknown. Specimens received from J. W. Manning, Reading, Mass. Tree upright grower and good bearer. Fruit medium, roundish oblate conic, yellowish, striped, splashed, and marbled with shades of red. Flesh whitish, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly subacid. Good. November to February.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)