Other names: Brown’s Golden Sweet, Talman Sweeting, Tallman’s Sweet, Tallman’s Winter Sweet, Talman’s Sweet. Tolman Sweet was the original name.

Origin not actually known. This is a very old variety sent from Conneticut to the nursery of Putnam in 1796, thought to be a cross between a Sweet Greening and Old Russet. Flesh white, firm, neither tender nor crisp, rather hard, moderately fine textured, dry to moderately juicy, decidedly sweet, good to very good quality for dessert or kitchen use. Late bloomer, fruit ripens late September to mid of November and keeps sweetness in cold storage into February and March.

The tree was discovered in the historic mining town of Grass Valley, CA.