Bowyer's Russet
AppleBowyer's Russet
Origin & History
An English variety, valued for dessert use in its native country.
Tree
Healthy and productive.
Fruit
Form and Size: Small, roundish conical.
Skin: Yellowish, russeted.
Flesh: Yellowish white, crisp, brisk, aromatic.
Season
September.
Uses
Dessert.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900 revised edition). [Originally cited from Lindley.]
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Bowyer's Russet.
An English variety. Valuable for dessert there in September. Tree healthy and productive.
Fruit small, roundish conical, yellowish, russeted. Flesh yellowish white, crisp, brisk, aromatic. September. (Lind.)
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