Cranberry Russet
AppleOrigin/History
Introduced to notice by J. Austin Scott, Vice-President of the Ohio Pomological Society, of Toledo, Ohio. Downing's 1900 account cites Warder as the source of his description.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium to large. Oblate. Warder describes it as flattened at the sides and irregular; Downing describes it as compressed.
Stem: Long, slender, knobby.
Cavity: Deep, acute, green.
Calyx: Eye small, partially open.
Basin: Shallow, uneven.
Skin: Surface rough, russeted, blushed carmine, uneven.
Dots: Numerous, large, gray, prominent.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh breaking, tender, not very juicy. Flavor quite acid. Warder rates the quality as second rate; Downing rates it as Good. Both sources agree it is said to be superior for cooking.
Core and Seeds: Core wide, regular, closed. Seeds long, angular, brown.
Season
November and December.
Uses
Said to be superior for cooking.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Cranberry Russet.
This apple was introduced to the notice of the Ohio Pomological Society by its Vice-President, J. Austin Scott, of Toledo, Ohio.
Fruit medium to large, oblate, flattened at the sides, irregular; Surface rough, russeted, blushed carmine, uneven; Dots numerous, large, gray, prominent.
Basin shallow, uneven; Eye small, partially open.
Cavity deep, acute, green; Stem long, slender, knobby.
Core wide, regular, closed; Seeds long, angular, brown; Flesh breaking, tender, not very juicy; Flavor quite acid; Quality second rate, but said to be superior for cooking; Season, November and December.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Cranberry Russet.
Introduced to notice by J. Austin Scott, Toledo, O.
Fruit medium to large, oblate, compressed. Surface rough, russeted, blushed carmine, uneven. Flesh breaking, tender, not very juicy, acid. Good. Said to be superior for cooking. November, December. (Warder.)