Black Jack

Apple

Origin and History Received from W. C. Hampton, Ohio.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Form: Oblate, slightly conic

Skin: Yellowish, mostly overspread with dark rich red, with few light gray dots

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish-yellow, rather dry, rich, sweet

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season January, February.

Uses Good for baking.

Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1900)

Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900

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Black Jack. Received from W. C. Hampton, Ohio. Fruit medium, oblate, slightly conic, yellowish, mostly overspread with dark rich red, few light gray dots. Flesh whitish-yellow, rather dry, rich, sweet. Good for baking. January, February.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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