Hollady's Seedling

Apple

Hollady's Seedling

Origin/History

Raised by John Hollady of Spottsylvania County, Virginia. Reported by H.R. Roby in Elliott (1865). Thomas (1903) lists it among winter varieties of Virginia origin.

Tree

A very thrifty, upright grower and a good bearer. (Elliott)

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Oblate.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellow, with a faint blush, and sprinkled with gray dots. (Elliott; Thomas notes yellow only, without mention of blush or dots.)

Flesh/Flavor: Flesh yellowish, compact, tender, rich, aromatic. (Elliott; Thomas: rich, aromatic.)

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November to March. (Elliott; Thomas: Winter.)

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Hollady's Seedling. Raised by John Hollady, Spottsylvania County, Va. A very thrifty, upright grower, a good bearer. Fruit, medium, oblate ; color, yellow, with a faint blush, and sprinkled with gray dots ; flesh, yellowish, compact, tender, rich, aromatic. November to March. (H. R. Roby.)

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

Hollady's Seedling. Medium, oblate, yellow; rich, aromatic. Winter. Va.

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