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Nantehalee

Apple

Nantehalee

Origin and History

Alabama. Introduced by Dr. W. O. Baldwin of Montgomery. Historically known as Maiden's Bosom.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Quite conical, deeply ribbed.

Color: Beautiful pale waxen yellow.

Stem: Three-fourths of an inch long, seated in a narrow, deep cavity.

Calyx: Rather large, set in a basin that is deep and very much ribbed.

Flesh and Flavor: White, juicy, and pleasant.

Season

Middle of July to first of August.

Tree

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Source: J. Van Beuren, manuscript correspondence, cited in F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Nantehalee. Maiden's Bosom. Origin, Alabama ; introduced by Dr. W. O. Baldwin, of Montgomery. In size large, in shape quite conical, and deeply ribbed ; in color a beautiful pale waxen yellow ; stem, three-fourths of an inch long, in a narrow, deep cavity : calyx, rather large, basin deep, very much ribbed ; flesh, white, juicy, and pleasant. Middle of July to first of August. (J. Van Beuren, MS.)

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)
Maiden's Bosom Nantahalee