Du Halder
AppleDu Halder
Origin and History
Probably a Holland variety.
Tree
Vigorous and very productive.
Fruit
Size: Large
Form: Roundish conical
Skin: Golden yellow with gray-white dots
Flesh: White, fine-textured, semi-tender. Flavor sugary-acid.
Season
November to May (storage variety)
Note: This entry is based on a brief 1900 reference. The description contains minimal detail for identification. If you have access to American Pomology or other period sources with fuller descriptions of Du Halder, those would provide additional fruit cavity, calyx, basin, and core structure details useful for positive identification.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Du Halder.
Probably a Holland variety. Tree vigorous, very productive.
Fruit large, roundish conical, golden yellow, with gray white dots. Flesh white, fine, semi-tender, sugary acid. November to May. (An. Pom.)