Holland Sweet

Apple

Holland Sweet

Origin/History

Not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Conic.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Green, with stripes of dull red.

Flesh/Flavor: Flesh firm and sweet. Rated Good (Downing).

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

January to May.

Uses

Valuable for long keeping and culinary uses (Downing). Elliott does not mention uses.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Holland Sweet.

Fruit medium, conic, green, with stripes of dull red. Flesh firm, sweet, and valuable for long keeping and culinary uses. Good. January to May.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Holland Sweet.

Fruit, medium, conic, green, with stripes of dull red; flesh, firm, sweet. January to May.

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

Holland's Sweet