English Russet
Apple
English Russet
Origin / History
Origin unknown. Procured from Mr. C. C. Cary, near Louisville, Kentucky. Described by John A. Warder in American Pomology: Apples (1867).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Fruit large.
Form: Globular, flattened, somewhat one-sided.
Stem: Medium, green.
Cavity: Acute, wavy, russeted.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Medium, uneven. Eye small, closed.
Skin: Surface uneven, green.
Dots: Minute, russety and russet streaks.
Flesh and flavor: Yellow, firm, breaking, juicy. Flavor acid. Quality good.
Core and seeds: Core medium, heart-shaped, closed, clasping. Seeds numerous, plump and angular, some imperfect.
Season
December, January.
Uses
Use, kitchen.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 14 catalogs (1864–1920) from Illinois, Oregon, Washington
- St. Helena Nursery , Howell Prairie, Marion County, OR (Marion Co., Ogn.) — 1864
- Puyallup & Yakima Nurseries , Puyallup, Washington (Lock Box 191) and North Yakima , Washington — 1892
- Oregon Wholesale Nurseries , Salem , Oregon — 1893
- The Vineland Nurseries (Kelsey & Co. , Proprietors), St. Joseph, Missouri (Office: 13th and Atchison Sts., 2 Blocks East of the Citizens St. Car Line) — 1894
- Woodburn Nurseries , Woodburn, Marion Co. , Oregon — 1894
- Washington Nursery Co. , Toppenish , Washington — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Pacific Nursery Company (W. O. Hudson & A. D. Hudson) , Tangent , Oregon — 1903
- The Dalles Nurseries , The Dalles , Oregon — 1906
- Washington Nursery Company , Toppenish , Washington — 1909
- Pacific Nursery Company , Portland , Oregon — 1912
- Vineland Nurseries Company , Clarkston , Washington — 1912
- Washington Nursery Company , Toppenish , Washington — 1912
- Oregon Nursery Co. , Orenco , Oregon — 1920
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)English Russet.
Origin unknown. Procured from Mr. C. C. Cary, near Louisville, Kentucky.
Fruit large, globular, flattened, somewhat one-sided; Surface uneven, green; Dots minute, russety and russet streaks.
Basin medium, uneven; Eye small, closed.
Cavity acute, wavy, russeted; Stem medium, green.
Core medium, heart-shaped, closed, clasping; Seeds numerous, plump and angular, some imperfect; Flesh yellow, firm, breaking, juicy; Flavor acid; Quality good; Use, kitchen; Season, December, January.