Mary Womack
Apple
Mary Womack
Origin and History
A chance seedling that originated on the farm of George Womack, near Middletown, Kentucky. Named for him by the Kentucky Horticultural Society. Specimens were sent by John W. Walker of Anchorage, Kentucky. The variety appears to be evidently a seedling of the Rambo, as indicated by the color, form of fruit, and habit of the tree.
Tree
A thrifty grower. Bears full crops on alternate years, with a moderate crop produced in intervening years.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, oblate, somewhat depressed, nearly regular.
Skin: Whitish, faintly striped and splashed with pale and bright red where exposed to the sun, and thickly sprinkled with small and large irregular brown dots.
Stem: Short, rather small.
Cavity: Large, deep, a little uneven.
Calyx: Small, closed.
Basin: Large, saucer-like form, slightly corrugated.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish yellow, half fine, tender, moderately juicy, mild rich sweet. Quality very good.
Core: Medium.
Season
Ripens in Kentucky in August and September, or just after the Porter and Gravenstein.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes or Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)MART WOMACK.
John W. Walker, of Anchorage, Ky., who sends specimens of this apple, writes that it is a chance seedling on the farm of George Womack, near Middletown, Ky., and named for him by the Kentucky Horticultural Society. It is evidently a seedling of the Rambo, the color, form of fruit, and habit of the tree indicate it, yet it is a mild sweet apple of first quality; it ripens in Kentucky in August and September, or just after the Porter and Gravenstein. Tree a thrifty grower, bears full crops on alternate years, and a moderate crop intervening.
Fruit medium, oblate, somewhat depressed, nearly regular; skin whitish, faintly striped and splashed with pale and bright red where exposed to the sun, and thickly sprinkled with small and large irregular brown dots; stalk short, rather small; cavity large, deep, a little uneven; calyx small, closed; basin large, saucer-like form, slightly corrugated; flesh whitish yellow, half fine, tender, moderately juicy, mild rich sweet; quality very good; core medium.