English Golden Russet

Apple

English Golden Russet

Origin/History

Foreign. Also known as Golden Russet, of New York.

Tree

Growth: Irregular.

Fruit

Size & Form: Medium, roundish.

Skin: Russet on yellow ground.

Stem: Slender.

Flesh: Fine grained, crisp.

Cavity, Calyx & Basin: Not described in source.

Core & Seeds: Not described in source.

Quality & Flavor

Nearly "best" — indicating very high eating quality, though not quite top tier.

Season

December to March.

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)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 5 catalogs (1864–1904) from California, Illinois, Oregon

St. Helena Nursery , Howell's Prairie, Marion County , Oregon — 1864
California Nursery Co. , Niles , California — 1889
Milwaukie-Canby Nurseries , Canby, OR (and Milwaukie, OR) — 1893
Sherwood Hall Nursery Co. , Timothy Hopkins (Menlo Park Nurseries), San Francisco / Menlo Park , California — 1893
Phoenix Nursery Company (W. E. Rossney , President; Sidney Tuttle, Vice-President), Bloomington , Illinois — 1904

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English Golden Russet.

Golden Russet, of New York.

Foreign. Growth, irregular ; fruit, medium, roundish, russet on yellow ; stem, slender ; flesh, fine grained, crisp ; nearly "best." December to March.

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

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