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Matlock's Summer

Apple

Origin/History

Not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large

Form: Oblate

Skin: White, sometimes with a blush or indistinct splashes and stripes.

Flesh/Flavor: Tender, juicy, almost sweet.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Good in August.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Matlock's Summer.

Fruit large, oblate, white, sometimes with a blush or indistinct splashes and stripes. Flesh tender, juicy, almost sweet. Good August.

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