Utter.

A popular Apple in Wisconsin and some other Western sections. Tree a regular bearer, and hardy. Fruit medium to large, oblate, lemon yellow ground, mottled, shaded, and striped with light red, small russet dots. Stalk short and slender. Calyx small, closed. Basin open, furrowed. Flesh white, tender, juicy mild, pleasant subacid. Good. November, December.

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

UTTER

REFERENCES. 1. Horticulturist, 10:528. 1855. 2. Ib., 23:10. 1868. fig. 3. Downing, 1869:389. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1873. 5. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 5:35. 1879. 6. Budd, Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1879:472. 7. Thomas, 1885:527. 8. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1886-87:97. 9. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:251. 10. Harris, U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1892:271. 11. Burrill and McCluer, Ill. Sta. Bul., 45:311, 344. 1896. 12. Macoun, Can. Dept. Agr. Rpt., 1901:98. 13. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bul., 76:108. 1902. fig. 14. Budd-Hansen, 1903:193. fig.

SYNONYMS. English Janneting (6). Fameuse (6). Seever's Red Streak (6). UTTER'S (1). UTTER (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14). UTTER'S LARGE RED (9). UTTER'S RED (5, 12). Utter's Red (13, 14).

Fruit of good size, yellow and red, rather attractive in appearance. The tree is a rather upright regular grower, forming a full rounded head, healthy and productive (11). It is very hardy and on this account has been grown to some extent in regions where standard varieties do not succeed (13, 14).

Historical. Originated in Wisconsin where it was known as early as 1855 (1). It has been much grown in that state and in other parts of the Middle West (13, 14) but it is little known in New York.

FRUIT.

Fruit above medium to large. Form usually roundish oblate varying to roundish, sometimes a little inclined to oblong, often somewhat broadly ribbed, pretty regular. Stem short to medium, moderately stout. Cavity acute to acuminate, deep, medium in width to wide, furrowed gently if at all, sometimes partly russeted. Calyx small, closed or partly open; lobes small, short, obtuse. Basin rather shallow to moderately deep, medium in width, abrupt, slightly furrowed and wrinkled. Skin moderately thick, tough, clear, rather pale yellow usually washed with orange-red and narrowly streaked with bright carmine. Some fruits show little or no red but on highly colored specimens the prevailing color is red. Dots not conspicuous, numerous, often submerged or whitish or occasionally with russet point. Calyx tube elongated funnel-form. Stamens median or below. Core sessile, medium size, abaxile; cells symmetrical, open or closed; core lines clasping. Carpels broadly roundish or approaching elliptical, but slightly emarginate if at all, smooth or slightly tufted. Seeds moderately numerous, medium to rather large, somewhat narrow to rather wide, obtuse or approaching acute, moderately light reddish-brown. Flesh whitish tinged with yellow, somewhat coarse, crisp, tender, juicy, mild subacid, pleasantly flavored, good. Season October to December or later.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)

Utter is a medium-sized apple of roundish (oblate) form with striped or splashed (red) skin color. Quality is good. Use: family and kitchen. Season: autumn. Reported by 2 stations in the Northern Division, with the asterisk indicating the variety is also reported in at least one other division.

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

Planted Spring 1894. Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit of medium size, oblate. Skin whitish yellow, with a few streaks of light red, and sprinkled with grayish dots. Flesh white, tender, juicy, mildly sub-acid, quality good. Season November.

— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)

Utter (Utter's Red)—Origin, Wisconsin; much grown in Wisconsin and other parts of the West; the fruit is remarkable for the decided variation shown in specimens from different parts of the tree. Some exhibitors at fruit displays sometimes take advantage of this fact to increase their number of "varieties."—Fruit above medium to large, the typical form is roundish oblate (sometimes roundish, somewhat elongated, angular and flattened at end); surface yellow, splashed, mottled, striped and much dotted with bright red (from interior of tree sometimes only a clear waxen pale yellow); dots white, minute, many, a few small russet dots; cavity regular, deep, usually with trace of russet; stem medium; basin rather shallow, wavy or ribbed; calyx closed, segments very small, divergent. Core open or closed, clasping; cells obovate, slit; tube funnnel-shaped; stamens median; seeds not many, very large and plump; flesh white, fine grained, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid, good. November to December.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

Utter. Rather large, oblate, striped with red on a yellow skin; pleasant sub-acid, good in quality. Early winter. A hardy, popular, Wisconsin apple.

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

Utter (Utter Red). — Origin, Wisconsin. Much grown in Wisconsin and other parts of the West. The fruit is remarkable for the decided variation shown in specimens from different parts of the tree. Some exhibitors at fruit displays sometimes take advantage of this fact to increase their number of "varieties."

Fruit above medium to large, the typical form is roundish oblate (sometimes roundish, somewhat elongated, angular, and flattened at ends); surface yellow, splashed, mottled, striped, and much dotted with light red (from interior of tree sometimes only a clear waxen pale yellow); dots white, minute, many, a few small russet dots; cavity regular, deep, usually with trace of russet; stem medium; basin rather shallow, wavy, or ribbed; calyx closed; segments very small, divergent. Core open or closed, clasping; cells obovate, slit; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median; seeds not many, very large and plump; flesh white, fine-grained, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid, good. November, December.

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

UTTER.

Seevers Red Streak, Utter's Red.

Utter has value in Wisconsin, where it has been known since 1855, because of its hardiness. The description which follows contains but little to indicate that it is of general value in apple-culture.

Tree upright, healthy, vigorous, productive, with a full-rounded head, very hardy. Fruit large, round-oblate or round, sometimes oblong, often broadly ribbed, regular ; stem short, stout ; cavity acute, deep, wide, furrowed, sometimes russeted ; calyx small, closed ; lobes small, short, obtuse ; basin shallow, medium in width, abrupt, furrowed and wrinkled ; skin thick, tough, pale yellow usually washed with orange-red and narrowly streaked with bright carmine ; dots inconspicuous, numerous, white, occasionally with russet point ; calyxtube elongated-funnel-form ; stamens median ; core sessile, of medium size, abaxile ; cells symmetrical, open or closed ; core-lines clasping ; carpels broadly round, but slightly emarginate if at all, smooth or tufted ; seeds numerous, large, narrow, obtuse, light reddish-brown ; flesh yellow, coarse, crisp, tender, juicy, mild subacid, pleasant flavored ; good ; October to December or later.

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