Tolman Sweet

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh.

Culinary

Introduced

1822

Origin

Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 15.0 °Bx

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Tolman Sweet is a medium or below-medium yellow apple esteemed for culinary purposes such as pickling, boiling, and baking. The flesh is firm, rather dry to moderately juicy, and decidedly sweet. It is notably hardy and widely grown in home orchards throughout Northern New York and New England, often used as rootstock for grafting less hardy varieties.

Flavor & Texture

sweetfirmdry

Best Uses

cider_blendcooking

3 historical watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.

Origin & History

Status: commercial

decidedly sweet

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 588805
Wikidata: Q56826604