Cato
AppleCato
Origin/History
Probably Maryland.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Small, oblate. Skin: white, shaded and splashed with bright red, color deeper in sun. Surface: few light dots. Flesh: white, often stained next the skin, tender, sprightly, subacid.
Season
January to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Quality: Good.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Cato.
Origin, probably Maryland.
Fruit small, oblate, white shaded, and splashed with bright red, deep in sun, few light dots. Flesh white, often stained next the skin, tender, sprightly, subacid. Good. January to March.