Talman's Sweeting
AppleTalman's Sweeting
Origin / History
American variety, native of Rhode Island. The name derives from the Talman family.
Tree
Great bearer with good keeping fruit. Growth rapid, upright, and strong. Wood dark in color.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Roundish, slightly conical
Skin: Light yellow with a greenish line running from stem to apex
Stem: Long and slender
Cavity: Wide and regular
Calyx: Medium
Basin: Moderate depth, furrowed
Flesh: White, firm, very sweet
Core: Medium
Seeds: Light brown, ovate and pointed
Season
November to April
Uses
Valued for baking and stock feeding.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Talman's Sweeting. Tallman's Sweeting, | Tolman's Sweeting, | Brown's Golden Sweet
American. Native of Rhode Island; its name from a family by name of Talman. Its value is for baking and stock feeding. Tree, great bearer, fruit keeping well; growth, rapid, upright, strong; wood, dark. Fruit, medium; form, roundish, slightly conical; color, light yellow, with a greenish line from stem to apex; stem, long, slender; cavity, wide, regular; calyx, medium; basin, moderate depth, furrowed; flesh, white, firm, very sweet; core, medium; seeds, light brown, ovate pointed. November to April.