Faldwalder
AppleFaldwalder
Origin / History
American. Originated in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Its name is from a Mr. Faldwald, with whom it originated. Not worthy a place in small orchards or gardens, but, on rich limestone soils, when grown for distant market, it is highly valuable.
Tree
Tree strong, vigorous grower. Shoots stout, partially spreading.
Fruit
Size: Fruit large.
Form: Round, varying to roundish, flattened and roundish ovate.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Open, generally regular.
Calyx: Small, closed.
Basin: Shallow, open, broad, often slightly furrowed.
Skin: Thick skin. Ground color pale yellowish green, with a dull red cheek.
Dots: A few small irregular-shaped russet dots, suffused or surrounded with a shade of light green, presenting, at first glance, appearance as of white specks.
Flesh and flavor: Yellowish white, rather coarse texture, tender, juicy, mild, sub-acid.
Core and seeds: Core medium, somewhat open. Seeds ovate pointed.
Season
Ripe December to May. Fruit always fair and large, and keeping a long time, even in Southern latitudes.
Uses
Valued chiefly for distant market, where its thick skin and keeping quality serve it. Fruit always fair and large.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Faldwalder.
Fallawater, Green Mountain Pippin, Dutch Codlin, erroneously, Waldenner, Tulpahocken, Pirn's Beauty of the West, Pound, erroneously. Mountain Pippin, Burbacker.
American: originated in Berks Co., Penn. Its name is from a Mr Faldwald, with whom it originated. Not worthy a place in small orchards or gardens, but, on rich limestone soils, when grown for distant market, it is highly valuable, being of thick skin, fruit always fair and large, and keeping a long time, even in Southern latitudes. Tree, strong, vigorous grower ; shoots, stout, partially spreading.
Fruit, large ; form, round, varying to roundish, flattened and roundish ovate ; color, pale yellowish green, dull red cheek, dotted with a few small irregular-shaped russet dots, suffused or surrounded with a shade of light green, presenting, at first glance, appearance as of white specks ; stem, short cavity, open, generally regular ; calyx, small, closed ; basin, shallow, open, broad, often slightly furrowed ; flesh, yellowish white, rather coarse texture, tender, juicy, mild, sub-acid ; core, medium, somewhat open ; seeds, ovate pointed. December to May.