Talman's Sweet
Apple
Talman's Sweet
Origin/History
A native of Rhode Island. Historically known also as Tolman's Sweeting, Tallman's Sweeting, and Brown's Golden Sweet.
Tree
Upright spreading grower, vigorous. Notable for the hardihood of trees and their great productiveness.
Fruit
Form: Nearly globular.
Skin: When fully ripe, whitish yellow with a soft blush on one side, and generally a line running from stem to calyx.
Stem: Rather long and slender, inclining to one side, inserted in a rather wide, shallow, but regular cavity.
Cavity: Rather wide, shallow, but regular.
Calyx: Set in a small basin, slightly depressed.
Basin: Small, slightly depressed.
Flesh: Quite white, rather firm, fine-grained.
Flavor: Rich sweet flavor.
Quality: Scarcely second rate as a table sort.
Season
November to April.
Uses
Popular and profitable orchard sort. Valued for stock feeding and various culinary uses.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Talman's Sweet.
Tolman's Sweeting. Tallman's Sweeting. Brown's Golden Sweet.
A native of Rhode Island. In quality the fruit is scarcely second rate as a table sort, but it is a very popular and profitable orchard sort, from the hardihood of the trees, their great productiveness, and its value for stock feeding and various culinary uses. Tree an upright spreading grower, vigorous.
Form nearly globular. When fully ripe, whitish yellow, with a soft blush on one side, and generally a line running from stem to calyx. Stalk rather long and slender, inclining to one side, and inserted in a rather wide, shallow, but regular cavity. Calyx set in a small basin, slightly depressed. Flesh quite white, rather firm, fine-grained, with a rich sweet flavor. November to April.