Allum

Apple

Allum

Origin/History

Much grown in northern North Carolina, where it is valued chiefly for its productiveness and keeping properties.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium size, oblate, irregular in form.

Skin: Deep red.

Flesh/Flavor: Flesh whitish, crisp, tender, juicy, with a brisk acid flavor. Quality: Good.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

January to April.

Uses

Not described in source.

Other

Known in period sources under the synonyms Hallum and Rockingham Red. Thomas (1903) lists Rockingham Red as a direct cross-reference to Allum.

Book Sources

Described in 3 period pomological works

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1901) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901

View original book sources (3)

Allum. Hallum, | Rockingham Red. Much grown in northern N. Carolina, valuable chiefly for its keeping properties. Fruit, medium, oblate irregular; skin, deep red; flesh, whitish, crisp, tender, juicy, with a brisk acid flavor. January to April. (Downing.)

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Allum.

Hallum. Rockingham Red.

Much grown in northern N. Carolina ; valuable chiefly because of its productiveness and for its keeping properties. Fruit medium, oblate, irregular, deep red. Flesh whitish, crisp, tender, juicy, with a brisk acid flavor. Good. January to April.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Rockingham Red. See Allum.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Hallum Rackingham Red Rockingham Red Water