Black Jack
AppleBlack Jack
Origin / History
Received from W. C. Hampton, Ohio (Downing). Planted Spring 1893 at the Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz, B.C., and listed in its Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900).
Tree
Tree a vigorous grower (Agassiz).
Fruit
Size: Medium to above medium.
Form: Oblate, slightly conic (Downing); roundish (Agassiz).
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellowish to greenish yellow, mostly overspread or nearly covered with deep red, dark rich red (Downing).
Dots: Few, light gray (Downing).
Flesh and flavor: Whitish-yellow (Downing) or yellow (Agassiz); rather dry (Downing) or crisp, juicy (Agassiz); rich, sweet (Downing); nearly sweet (Agassiz). Quality good (Agassiz).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
January and February.
Uses
Good for baking (Downing).
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)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.
— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)Planted Spring 1893. Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit above medium size, roundish. Skin greenish yellow, nearly covered with deep red. Flesh yellow, crisp, juicy, nearly sweet, quality good. Season January and February.