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Cato

Apple

Cato

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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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.

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