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Camack

Apple

Camack

Origin and History

North Carolina.

Tree

Slow growth; early and abundant bearer.

Fruit

Medium, roundish, sometimes conical. Skin light yellow-green, red on the sunny side. Cavity narrow; stem short; basin deep; calyx open. Core small. Flesh yellowish, firm, juicy, brisk, pleasant, sweet; good flavor.

Season

February.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Camack.—Origin, North Carolina; tree of slow growth, an early and abundant bearer. Fruit medium, roundish, sometimes conical, light yellow green, red on sunny side; cavity narrow; stem short; basin deep; calyx open. Core small; flesh yellowish, firm, juicy, brisk, pleasant, sweet, good. February.

— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)