Orange Sweeting
AppleOrange Sweeting or Russet
Origin/History
An eastern variety, not much cultivated.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form Large, very round, regular.
Surface Greenish-yellow, bronzy-orange, russeted. Dots numerous, white with green bases.
Stem and Cavity Stem short, green. Cavity acute, lipped, wavy.
Basin and Eye Basin shallow, regular or plaited. Eye small, closed.
Flesh Green, rather tough, fine-grained, juicy.
Flavor Sweet.
Core and Seeds Core very large, turbinate, open, clasping. Seeds numerous, pointed, pale.
Season
December.
Uses
Good for baking especially.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
- Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867) — listed as Orange Sweeting or Russet
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
Possibly identical with: one of the Orange Sweets
View original book sources (1)
— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Orange Sweeting or Russet.
An eastern variety—not much cultivated. Fruit large, very round, regular; Surface greenish-yellow, bronzy-orange, russeted; Dots numerous, white, green bases. Basin shallow, regular, or plaited; Eye small, closed. Cavity acute, lipped, wavy; Stem short, green. Core very large, turbinate, open, clasping; Seeds numerous, pointed, pale; Flesh green, rather tough, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor sweet; Quality good—for baking especially; Season, December.