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Nickajack
type: Cider, Eating, Sauce
synonyms: The list of synonyms is long and includes Aberdeen, Accidental, Alleghany, Berry, Big Hill, Buckman's Red, Carolina, Carolina Spice, Caroline (there is a British cultivar by this name, see Caroline ) , Chatham, Cheatan, Cheataw, Dahlonega, Forsythe's Seedling, Gowden, Gowdie, Graham's Red Warrior, Haward, Howard, Hubbard, Jackson Red, Leanham, Missouri Pippin (there is also a cultivar known by Missouri Pippin ), Missouri Red, Mobbs, Pound, Red Hazel, Red Pippin (there is a British cultivar by this name, see Red Pippin ), Red Warrior (this is a synonym for Mitchell Red ), Rickman's Red, Ruckman, Summerour (possibly a similar but unrelated cultivar), Treanham, Walb, Wall, Wander, Winter Horse, Winter Rose, Wonder, World's Wonder.
identification: Medium size. Round to square oblong. The base colour is greenish yellow washed with dark red and marked with orange or red stripes. Dotted with an abundance of light-coloured lenticels. A light bloom develops on the skin at maturity.
characteristics: The flesh is cream-coloured, stained greenish next to the skin. Coarse-grained, firm and juicy. Somewhat sweet-tart. Aromatic.
uses: Fresh eating and baking. Apple sauce. Cider.
origins: Believed to have originated in the 1700s with the Cherokee natives on Nickajack Creek, Macon County, North Carolina (U.S.A.). First documented in 1853 by pomologist and nurseryman Silas McDowell of Franklin, North Carolina.
cultivation: Vigorous, upright spreading tree. Bears annual fruit. Does best on clay soils. Tolerates Hardiness Zones 5 to 9
cold storage: Keeps six months in cold storage.
harvest: Ready for harvest in the fifth period.
notes: This is one of the few varieties of apples which can be grown from seed with no variations from the original.
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 24
harvest period: 5
hardiness: 5
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