Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Hubbardston Apple
Hubbardston Nonesuch is a Massachusetts apple from the early 1800s. Large and handsomely striped red over yellow, it has tender, juicy, sweet flesh that made it a popular dessert apple of New England before refrigeration favoured firmer keepers.
| Cultivar | Hubbardston |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | Massachusetts, Hampshire, Amherst; Maryland, Montgomery, Wheaton; Virginia, Arlington; Virginia, Warren, Bentonville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000399, POM00000400, POM00000401, POM00000402, POM00000403, POM00003091.
