Maverack's Sweet
Apple
[John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)] Maverack Sweet.
Origin South Carolina. "Fruit large, roundish-oblate, angular; Skin yellow, mostly shaded with crimson, sprinkled with gray or greenish dots; Stalk short, inserted into a large cavity surrounded by russet; Calyx open, set in a deep, irregular basin; Flesh rich, pleasant, vinous, almost saccharine." —[Downing.
[A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)] Maverack's Sweet.
Raised by Dr. Maverack, Pendleton District, S. C. Tree vigorous, upright, spreading, sometimes irregular, an early and good bearer. Young shoots reddish grayish brown, lightly downy.
Fruit large, roundish oblate, yellow, mostly shaded with rich deep red, and sprinkled with gray dots. Stalk short, inserted in an open cavity. Calyx open, set in a deep corrugated basin. Flesh yellowish, rather coarse-grained, breaking, tender, rich, sweet. Good to very good. Core small. November to February. A valuable sweet apple for market or cooking.
[Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)] Maverack Sweet. Size: medium. Form: roundish (oblate). Color: red. Quality: very good. Use: market. Season: winter.
[F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)] Maverack's Sweet.
Southern origin. Fruit, very large; roundish, irregular, slightly conical; striped with bright red, and a few greenish dots; stem, short; cavity, regular; calyx, open; basin, medium; skin, thick; flesh, fine-grained, tender, sweet, excellent. November and December at the South; December to March at the North.
[John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)] Maverack's Sweet. Large, roundish-oblate, approaching conical; striped and shaded with bright red on yellow skin; stalk short, cavity rather large; calyx open; flesh fine-grained, tender, of sweet, very good flavor. Early winter. South Carolina.
[J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)] Maverack. — Originated by Dr. Maverack, South Carolina; tree vigorous, productive, fruit valuable for market and cooking.
Fruit large, roundish oblate, obscurely conical; surface yellow, mostly shaded and striped with bright red; dots few, gray; cavity rather large; stem short; basin deep, corrugated; calyx open.
Maverack.
Core small; flesh yellowish, tender, rich, sweet, very good. November to February.
Book Sources
Described in 6 period pomological works
- Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
- Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867) — listed as Maverack Sweet
- Budd & Hansen, Systematic Pomology (1914) — listed as Maverack
- Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)
- Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)
- Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914) — listed as Maverack Sweet
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 4 catalogs (1886–1913) from Alabama, Illinois
- Huntsville Wholesale Nurseries (Jessie S. Moss , Proprietor; W.F. Heikes, Manager), Huntsville , Alabama — 1886 — listed as Maverick's Sweet
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
View original book sources (6)
— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Maverack Sweet.
Origin South Carolina. "Fruit large, roundish-oblate, angular; Skin yellow, mostly shaded with crimson, sprinkled with gray or greenish dots; Stalk short, inserted into a large cavity surrounded by russet; Calyx open, set in a deep, irregular basin; Flesh rich, pleasant, vinous, almost saccharine." —[Downing.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Maverack's Sweet.
Raised by Dr. Maverack, Pendleton District, S. C. Tree vigorous, upright, spreading, sometimes irregular, an early and good bearer. Young shoots reddish grayish brown, lightly downy.
Fruit large, roundish oblate, yellow, mostly shaded with rich deep red, and sprinkled with gray dots. Stalk short, inserted in an open cavity. Calyx open, set in a deep corrugated basin. Flesh yellowish, rather coarse-grained, breaking, tender, rich, sweet. Good to very good. Core small. November to February. A valuable sweet apple for market or cooking.
— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)Maverack Sweet. Size: medium. Form: roundish (oblate). Color: red. Quality: very good. Use: market. Season: winter.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Maverack's Sweet.
Southern origin. Fruit, very large; roundish, irregular, slightly conical; striped with bright red, and a few greenish dots; stem, short; cavity, regular; calyx, open; basin, medium; skin, thick; flesh, fine-grained, tender, sweet, excellent. November and December at the South; December to March at the North.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Maverack's Sweet. Large, roundish-oblate, approaching conical; striped and shaded with bright red on yellow skin; stalk short, cavity rather large; calyx open; flesh fine-grained, tender, of sweet, very good flavor. Early winter. South Carolina.
— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Maverack. — Originated by Dr. Maverack, South Carolina; tree vigorous, productive, fruit valuable for market and cooking.
Fruit large, roundish oblate, obscurely conical; surface yellow, mostly shaded and striped with bright red; dots few, gray; cavity rather large; stem short; basin deep, corrugated; calyx open.
Maverack.
Core small; flesh yellowish, tender, rich, sweet, very good. November to February.