Duling
AppleDuling
Origin/History
Originated with Edmund Duling, Linton Township, Coshocton County, Ohio. Also known as Duling's Sweet.
Tree
Healthy, vigorous, rather spreading in habit. Begins to bear quite early and is a regular bearer; some seasons produce very heavy crops. Young shoots grayish brown and smooth.
Fruit
Form and Size: Roundish, inclining to conic, regular.
Skin: Yellow, shaded, striped, and splashed with deep rich red nearly over the whole surface. The splashes sometimes appear in broad bands. Pale red in the shade.
Stem: Medium length, slender, curved.
Cavity: Rather narrow, deep.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Medium, regular.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, tender, juicy, pleasant. Flavor mild subacid, almost sweet. Quality very good.
Core and Seeds: Core small.
Season
Middle of August to middle of September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Duling. Duling's Sweet.
Originated with Edmund Duling, Linton Township, Coshocton Co., Ohio. Tree healthy, vigorous, rather spreading; begins to bear quite early; a regular bearer, some seasons very heavy crops; young shoots, grayish brown, smooth.
Fruit roundish, inclining to conic, regular; skin yellow, shaded, striped and splashed with deep rich red nearly over the whole surface — the splashes sometimes in broad bands, — pale red in the shade; stalk of medium length, slender, curved; cavity rather narrow, deep; calyx closed; basin medium, regular; flesh whitish, tender, juicy, pleasant, mild subacid, almost sweet; very good; core small. Middle of August to middle of September.