Hampton's Russet
AppleHampton's Russet
Origin/History
Originated with W. C. Hampton, Ohio. (Downing)
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small (Warder); medium to small (Downing).
Form: Globular-truncate, tending to flat (Warder); roundish conical (Downing).
Stem: Long, inclined. (Warder)
Cavity: Medium, regular, brown. (Warder)
Calyx: Large, open, green. (Warder)
Basin: Wide, regular. (Warder)
Skin: Surface yellow russet, bronzed, with broken russet stripes; dots scattered, large, yellow (Warder). Downing describes the ground color as yellowish, thinly covered with light russet, with splashes and stripes of red — where Warder records russet stripes, Downing records red splashes and stripes.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh yellow, tender, breaking, fine-grained; flavor sub-acid, rich; quality good (Warder). Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, lively subacid; quality good (Downing).
Core/Seeds: Core medium, round, closed, meeting the eye; seeds numerous, pointed, brown. (Warder)
Season
December (Warder); November through January (Downing).
Uses
Table. (Warder)
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Hampton's Russet.
Fruit small, globular-truncate, to flat; Surface yellow russet, bronzed, broken russet stripes; Dots scattered, large, yellow.
Basin wide, regular; Eye large, open, green.
Cavity medium, regular, brown; Stem long, inclined.
Core medium, round, closed, meeting the eye; Seeds numerous, pointed, brown; Flesh yellow, tender, breaking, fine-grained; Flavor sub-acid, rich; Quality good; Use, table; Season, December.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Hampton's Russet.
Origin, W. C. Hampton, Ohio.
Fruit medium to small, roundish conical, yellowish, thinly covered with light russet, splashes and stripes of red. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, lively subacid. Good. November, January.