Brownlee's Russet

Apple

Brownlee's Russet

Origin/History

English variety.

Tree

Vigorous.

Fruit

Size: Large

Form: Roundish, flattened

Skin: Greenish with brownish red next the sun

Flesh: Greenish white, tender, juicy, sweet, aromatic

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

Season

January to May

Uses

Good for cooking or dessert

Subtypes/Variants

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)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 4 catalogs (1900–1917) from England

George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1914
George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1917

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Brownlee's Russet. Brownlee's Seedling Russet. Reinette Grise Brownlee's. An English variety. Tree vigorous. Fruit large, roundish, flattened greenish, with brownish red next the sun. Flesh greenish white, tender, juicy, sweet, aromatic. Good for cooking or the dessert. From January to May. (Hogg.)

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

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