Cheesborough
AppleCheesborough Apple — Encyclopedia Entry
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Conical, regular, fair.
Surface: Dull green, overspread with thin russet; russet covering more extensive in southern climates.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Pointed, regular.
Basin: Irregular, green.
Eye/Calyx: Large, closed.
Flesh: Green, breaking, coarse, often dry.
Flavor: Acid or sub-acid, not rich.
Core: Large, closed, clasping.
Seeds: Long, pointed, angular.
Season
November and December.
Uses
Kitchen only.
Other
According to Warder (1867), this variety is among the poorest of the Russet apples and is deemed unworthy of cultivation. It is recorded in the pomological literature primarily to mark it for avoidance rather than recommendation.
Tree
Not described in source.
Origin/History
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Cheesborough.
This is one of the largest and one of the poorest of the Russet apples, and unworthy of cultivation; on that account put upon record to be avoided.
Fruit large and fair, conical, regular; Surface dull green, overspread with thin russet, or more southward.
Basin irregular, green; Eye large, closed.
Cavity pointed, regular; Stem short.
Core large, closed, clasping; Seeds long, pointed, angular; Flesh green, breaking, coarse, often dry; Flavor acid or sub-acid, not rich; Quality poor; Use, kitchen only; Season, November and December.