Mansfield Russet
AppleMansfield Russet
Origin / History
Brought into notice by Dr. Joseph Mansfield, of Groton, Massachusetts. American origin.
Tree
Vigorous (Warder, Downing) — Elliott describes the tree as a "good grower" and productive; Downing specifies the habit as upright. Very productive.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Roundish oblong (Downing), inclining to conic — Elliott describes it as oblong conical.
Stem: Long and slender (Elliott), inserted in a deep, furrowed cavity.
Calyx: Partially closed, set in an open basin (Warder, Downing). Elliott describes the calyx segments as long.
Skin: Cinnamon russet.
Flesh / Flavor: Not very juicy, rich, aromatic, saccharine, vinous (Warder, Downing). Elliott specifies the flesh color as white and aromatic. Quality rated "Good to very good" (Downing); "very good" (Elliott).
Core: Small (Elliott). Not described in the other sources.
Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Keeps until April or May.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 3 period pomological works
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Mansfield Russet.
"Brought into notice by Dr. Joseph Mansfield, of Groton, Massachusetts. Tree vigorous and very productive.
Fruit small, oblong, inclining to conic; Skin cinnamon russet; Stem long, inserted in a deep, furrowed cavity; Calyx partially closed, set in an open basin; Flesh not very juicy, rich, aromatic, saccharine, vinous; Keeps until April and May." — [Downing.]
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Mansfield Russet.
Brought into notice by Dr. Joseph Mansfield, of Groton, Mass. Tree vigorous, upright, and very productive.
Fruit small, roundish oblong, inclining to conic, cinnamon russet. Stalk long, inserted in a deep furrowed cavity. Calyx partially closed, set in an open basin. Flesh not very juicy, rich, aromatic, saccharine, vinous. Good to very good. Keeps till April or May.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Mansfield Russet. American. Tree, good grower, productive. Fruit, small, oblong conical ; cinnamon russet : stem, long, slender ; calyx, with long segments ; flesh, white, aromatic ; "very good ;" core, small.