Acklam's Russet

Apple

Origin/History

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

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium or below; roundish oblate.

Skin: Pale yellowish green with some gray russet and yellowish-gray specks.

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, firm, crisp, subacid. Quality rating: "Good."

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

Season

November to February.

Uses

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Acklam's Russet. Acklam Russet. Origin, Acklam, England. Fruit medium or below, roundish oblate, pale yellowish green, some gray russet and yellowish-gray specks. Flesh whitish, firm, crisp, subacid. "Good." November to February.

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

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