Roxbury Russet

Apple variety: Roxbury Russet (Massachusetts, 1649)

Photo - Trees of Antiquity (with permission)

Available from:
Trees of Antiquity
Cummins Nursery
Vintage Virginia Apples

Notes:
Fruit: size medium to large, 65-75 mm; skin light green 5-60% dull orange blush, 10-40% brown russet, sometimes cracks; shape round-conic; flesh firm, light yellow; flavor slightly acid; eating quality fair to good; harvest season late October, 3 weeks after Delicious; long storage life. Tree: productive; fruits drop. Green and Russet . R.D. Way, 1992. Perhaps even better tasting than Golden Russet. Late winter dessert. Jan. to June. Additional LIT.CIT. 1992-93. H. Apple. Tsolum River Fruit Trees Catalogue. p. 28

[Source: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1006428 (09 December 2006) ]