Black Hawk
AppleBlack Hawk
Origin and History
Originated in the orchard of William Brooks, Rock Island, Illinois.
Tree
Moderately vigorous, with a round rather spreading head. Blooms late. An annual bearer of good crops, some seasons very large ones. Valuable as a late keeper.
Fruit
Size and Form: Rather large, oblate.
Skin: Greenish yellow, nearly covered with dull red or purplish red in the sun, a few rather obscure stripes and splashes, and a few light dots.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, rather coarse, firm, moderately juicy, mild subacid.
Core and Seeds: Core small.
Season and Storage
January to April. Valuable as a late keeper.
Uses
Late-keeping storage apple.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, and Basin
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
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)Black Hawk.
Originated in the orchard of William Brooks, Rock Island, Illinois ; tree moderately vigorous, with a round rather spreading head ; blooms late ; an annual bearer of good crops, some seasons very large ones ; valuable as a late keeper.
Fruit rather large, oblate ; skin greenish yellow, nearly covered with dull red or purplish red in the sun, a few rather obscure stripes and splashes, and a few light dots; flesh whitish, rather coarse, firm, moderately juicy, mild subacid ; core small. January, April.