Broad Green

Apple

Broad Green

Origin/History Russia.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Very small; round, regular, oblate.

Skin: Surface greenish yellow, becoming waxen white, mostly covered with fine dark red, peculiarly marbled and mixed. No stripes, but a very few splashes of carmine. The white shows through the red marbling.

Stem: Long, often much thickened at lower end.

Cavity: Regular, wide, shallow, brown.

Basin: Very small, shallow, regular.

Calyx: Small, closed. Tube conical; stamens median.

Flesh and Flavor: White, very tender, fine grained, juicy, mild subacid.

Season September.

Uses Excellent for dessert.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Source: N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902), No. 68 M.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1900)

Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900

View original book sources (1)

Broad Green (No. 68 M)—Origin, Russia—Fruit very small, round, regular, oblate; surface greenish yellow, becoming waxen white, mostly covered with fine dark red, peculiarly marbled and mixed, no stripes but a very few splashes of carmine, the white shows through the red marbling; cavity regular, wide, shallow, brown; stem long, often much thickened at lower end, basin very small, shallow, regular; calyx small, closed. Tube conical; stamens median; flesh white, very tender, fine grained, juicy, mild subacid. Excellent for dessert. September.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

Nalivnoe Zelenui Schirokui Shro. to Ia. No Shro. to Ia. No. 157 Shro. to Ia. No. 68 Shro. to Ia. No. 68.