Heslep
AppleHeslep
Origin and History
Originated in Polk Co., Georgia. Undoubtedly a seedling of Shockley, which it resembles very much in size, color, productiveness and keeping capacity, though quality is much better.
Tree
A good grower; regular and abundant bearer.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Conical
Surface: Yellow, covered with crimson
Flesh: Crisp, juicy, slightly vinous, subacid or rather sweetish
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
A late keeper.
Uses
A valuable market variety in Georgia.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Heslep.—Originated in Polk Co., Georgia, and is no doubt a seedling of Shockley, which it resembles very much in size, color, productiveness and keeping capacity, but quality is much better. A valuable market variety in Georgia; tree a good grower, a regular and abundant bearer.
Fruit medium, conical; surface yellow, covered with crimson; flesh crisp, juicy, slightly vinous, subacid or rather sweetish. A late keeper. (G. H. Miller, Rome, Georgia.)