Kennebec Russet

Apple

Origin/History

From Maine.

Tree

Vigorous and upright growth habit.

Fruit

Medium in size, roundish conical in form. Skin yellow, partially netted with russet and sprinkled with brown dots. Stalk long and slender. Calyx small and closed. Flesh moderately tender, juicy, and brisk subacid. Quality: good.

Cavity, basin, and core/seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November and 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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Kennebec Russet. From Maine. Tree vigorous, upright. Fruit medium, roundish conical, yellow, partially netted with russet, and sprinkled with brown dots. Stalk long, slender. Calyx small, closed. Flesh moderately tender, juicy, brisk subacid. Good. November, December.

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