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