Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Sutton Apple
Sutton — Sutton Beauty — is a handsome red winter apple associated with Sutton, Massachusetts, and popular in New England orchards through the later nineteenth century. Roundish and striped crimson over a yellow ground, it offers crisp, mildly sub-acid flesh and good keeping quality. It was documented by the USDA among the region's market apples.
| Cultivar | Sutton |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b., Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Washington, Chelan, Wenatchee; Pennsylvania, Lackawanna, Scranton; New York, Milton; New York, Dutchess, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 12 |
All 12 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003640, POM00003641, POM00003679, POM00003680, POM00003681, POM00003682, POM00003683, POM00003684, POM00003685, POM00003688, POM00003689, POM00003690.
