Cheeseborough Russet

Apple

Cheeseborough Russet

Origin / History

American. Listed by Elliott (1865) as "Cheesborough Russet," and also known in the West as "Forever Pippin" and "York Russet" in some localities.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Conical.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Thin russet on greenish yellow.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Greenish white, coarse, dry, sub-acid.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October, November.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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Cheesborough Russet. Howard Russet, | York Russet, of some, Kingsbury Russet, | Forever Pippin, of some. West. American. Large, conical, thin russet on greenish yellow; flesh, greenish white, coarse, dry, sub-acid. October, November.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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