Cheeseborough Russet

Apple

Cheeseborough Russet

Origin/History

An old fruit known under numerous regional names, including Kingsbury Russet, Howard Russet, York Russet, Sweet Russet, Forever Pippin, and Cheeseboro, and recorded by Downing as "Pumpkin Sweet of some." Described by Downing (1900) as an old fruit of little value.

Tree

Not described in sources.

Fruit

Size: Large (both sources).

Form: Conical (both sources).

Stem: Not described in sources.

Cavity: Not described in sources.

Calyx: Not described in sources.

Basin: Not described in sources.

Skin: Green russet (Downing); greenish russet (Thomas). The two descriptions are in agreement.

Flesh/Flavor: Coarse, dry, mild, subacid, almost sweet (Downing). Quality rated Poor (Downing).

Core/Seeds: Not described in sources.

Season

October and November (Downing); Autumn (Thomas).

Uses

Of little value (both sources).

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in sources.

Other

Not described in sources.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Cheeseborough Russet.

Pumpkin Sweet of some. Kingsbury Russet. Forever Pippin. Cheeseboro. Howard Russet. York Russet. Sweet Russet.

An old fruit of little value, large, conical, green russet. Flesh coarse, dry, mild, subacid, almost sweet. Poor. October, November.

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

Cheeseborough Russet. Large, conical, greenish russet; sub-acid. Of little value. Autumn.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Cheeseboro Forever Pippin Howard Russet Kingsbury Russet Pumpkin Sweet Sweet Russet York Russet Pumpkin Russet Cheeseboro Lyman's Pumpkin Sweet Pumpkin Sweet Moore's Sweet Moore's Sweeting Sweet Romanite Sweet Russet Cheesborough Russet Spice Russet Pound Sweet