Fletcher Russet
Apple
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Fletcher Russet
Origin & History
On the farm of James Fletcher, Acton, Mass. Much prized as a table apple where known.
Tree
Thrifty and upright, with a round rather spreading head. A good bearer in alternate years.
Fruit
Size & Form: Medium; oblate conic.
Skin: Greenish yellow, or pale yellow when fully ripe. Nearly covered with dull russet, often mixed with brownish red in the sun.
Stem: Short and slender.
Cavity: Medium.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Medium, slightly corrugated.
Flesh & Flavor: Whitish, fine, tender, and juicy. Pleasant subacid and quite rich.
Core: Rather small.
Season
December–February.
Uses
Table apple.
Subtypes & Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Fletcher Russet.
Origin, on the farm of James Fletcher, Acton, Mass.; tree thrifty, upright, with a round rather spreading head; a good bearer alternate years, and much prized as a table apple where known.
Fruit medium, oblate conic; skin greenish yellow, or pale yellow when fully ripe, nearly covered with dull russet, often mixed with brownish red in the sun; stalk short, slender; cavity medium; calyx closed; basin medium, slightly corrugated; flesh whitish, fine, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid and quite rich; core rather small. December, February.