Goble Russet

Apple

Goble Russet

Origin/History

Origin unknown, per Downing. The variety is also known in the literature as the Sweet Seek-no-Further. Downing's description explicitly cites Elliott's Western Fruit Book (1865) as the source, so the two accounts below are not independent.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium to large. Oblong flattened.

Skin: Yellow russet, marbled with red.

Flesh/Flavor: Whitish yellow, dry, sweet.

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

Season

Downing gives October to December. Elliott gives "October and December," which, in context, represents the same harvest-through-storage window.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Goble Russet. Sweet Seek-no-Further. Origin unknown. Elliott describes the fruit as medium to large, oblong flattened, yellow russet, marbled with red. Flesh whitish yellow, dry, sweet. October to December.

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

Goble Russet. Sweet Seek-no-further. Medium to large, oblong flattened, yellow russet, marbled with red; flesh whitish yellow, dry, sweet. October and December.

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

Sweet Seek-no-Further Sweet Seek-no-further