Hubbardston Nonsuch
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Hubbardston, Massachusetts, USA. It was first recorded in 1832. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
American Blush, American No npareille, American Nonpareil, Bespodobnoe habberdstonskoe, de Hubbarston, Farmer's Profit, Hubardston Nonsuch, Hubardston Pippin, Hubbard Stone Nonsuch, Hubbardston, Hubbardston Nonesuch, Hubbardston Old Thown Pippin, Hubbardston Old Town Pippin, Hubbardston Pippin, Hubbardston's Nonesuch, Hubbardston's Sondergleichen, Hubbardstone Nonsuch, Hubbardstone's Nonsuch, Hubbartson Nonesuch, John May, Monstreuse d'Amerique, Non-Pareille de Hubbardston, Nonesuch, Nonpareille de Hubbardston, Nonsuch, Old Thrown Pippin, Old Town Pippin, Orleans, Pomme de Hubbarston, Sans Pareille d'Hubbardston, Sondergleichen von Hubardston, Sondergleichen von Hubbardston, Van Vleet
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
66.00 mm 2
Width
69.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high 2
Over Colour
Brown 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
low 2
Greasiness
Weak 2
Firmness
firm 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Hubbardston Nonsuch
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register