Hubbardston Nonsuch

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1832

Origin

Sutton, Massachusetts, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 12.0 °Bx
Titratable acidity: 2.66 g/L
Juice pH: 3.80
Fruit height: 66.0 mm
Fruit width: 69.0 mm

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Hubbardston is an excellent commercial dessert apple originating from Hubbardston, Massachusetts. The tree is vigorous and a reliable bearer, often yielding heavy annual or biennial crops; the fruit is above medium to large, roundish ovate with attractive red color and excellent dessert flavor, though it is a somewhat uncertain keeper extending only to December in cellar storage. It ripens in October and is particularly valuable as an intermediate-season variety between early autumn and late winter apples.

Flavor & Texture

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Best Uses

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9 historical watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.

Lineage

Offspring

Opalescent

Origin & History

Status: commercial
Origin type: chance seedling

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References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589202
UK National Fruit Collection: 2845
Wikidata: Q41778131
MUNQ ID: 941