Darlington Russet

Apple

Darlington Russet

Origin/History

Native of northern Ohio. (Downing attributes the entry to Elliott.)

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Roundish.

Skin: Smooth russet.

Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white. Downing (via Elliott) rates the quality as "hardly very good"; Thomas describes it as "of moderate quality."

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

Season

January to June (Downing).

Uses

A good keeper (Thomas).

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

View original book sources (2)

Darlington Russet. Native of Northern Ohio. Fruit medium, roundish, smooth russet. Flesh white. Hardly very good. January to June. (Elliott.)

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

Darlington Russet. Medium, roundish; of moderate quality. A good keeper. Ohio.

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

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