Tom Putt

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dual Purpose·Triploid

Introduced

1795

Origin

Trent, Somerset, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 13.6 °Bx
Titratable acidity: 6.37 g/L
Juice pH: 3.40
Fruit height: 63.0 mm
Fruit width: 78.0 mm

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

Tom Putt is a medium, round conical culinary apple raised by Rev. Tom Putt of Trent, Somerset in the late 18th century, with red-flushed skin marked by broad blotches and stripes. The flesh is crisp and acid, cooking excellently, and the variety was a great favourite in the Western counties. It remained commercially grown at the time of Bunyard's writing.

Flavor & Texture

sharpcrisp

Best Uses

cider_blendcooking

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

Where to Pick

Kingbird Orchard - Etta Place Cidery

Origin & History

Status: commercial
Origin type: deliberate cross
Original breeder: Rev. Tom Putt, Rector of Trent, Somerset

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References

USDA-NPGS: PI 125271
UK National Fruit Collection: 6363
Wikidata: Q22286591