Hubbardston Nonesuch
Accession
Tower Hill Botanic Garden; Boylston, MA & Harpswell, ME
Synonyms
Hubbardston Nonsuch, Nonsuch, Hubbardston, Hubbardson, Red Luxury, American Blush, Clawson, Corner Apple, Farmer's Profit, Jim Apple, John May, Old Town Pippin, Orleans, Red Winter Nonsuch, Sutton, Van Fleet
Origin
Hubbardston, Massachusetts; 1832
Season
Mid- late fall
Uses
Fresh eating/dessert, Cooking, Drying
Distinctive Features
large, orange-red skin with rough russet dots and flecks, concentrated around basin, deep cavity
Resembles
Baldwin, Ribston Pippin, Ben Davis, Benoni, Cooper Market, Esopus Spitzenburg
Status of Name
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DNA Information
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