Green Butskaya
AppleGreen Butskaya
Origin / History
Origin, Russia. Described by N.E. Hansen in A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902), where it is recorded under the accession number No. 382.
Tree
Tree very productive, though the fruit is described as too acid.
Fruit
Size: Fruit medium or below.
Form: Round, oblate, slightly angular and ribbed.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Acute, regular.
Calyx: Closed. Tube wide, funnel-shaped. Stamens marginal.
Basin: Ribbed and wavy, rather wide and abrupt.
Skin: Surface greenish yellow, mostly covered with dark crimson stripes and splashes. Entire fruit covered with a thick blue bloom.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, juicy, acid, poor.
Core and seeds: Core open or closed.
Season
Early August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Green Butskaya (No. 382)—Origin, Russia. Tree very productive, but fruit too acid—Fruit medium or below, round, oblate, slightly angular and ribbed; surface greenish yellow, mostly covered with dark crimson stripes and splashes, entire fruit covered with a thick blue bloom; cavity acute, regular; stem short; basin ribbed and wavy, rather wide and abrupt; calyx closed. Core open or closed; tube wide, funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; flesh white, juicy, acid, poor. Early August.