Horsham Russet

Apple

Horsham Russet

Origin/History

Norwich, England.

Tree

Hardy and productive.

Fruit

Size: Small.

Form: Roundish.

Skin: Warm yellowish gray russet, bronzed in sun.

Flesh/Flavor: White, firm, crisp, brisk subacid.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx/Basin: Not described in source.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November, December.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Horsham Russet.

Origin, Norwich, England. Tree hardy and productive.

Fruit small, roundish, warm yellowish gray russet, bronzed in sun. Flesh white, firm, crisp, brisk subacid. November, December.

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