Red Mushroom (No. 278)

Apple

Red Mushroom (No. 278)

Origin and History

Russia. Described by N.E. Hansen as "a showy variety, much like Vasilis Largest and Zolotareff."

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Very large; roundish to roundish oblong, cylindrical, obscurely angular, unequal.

Surface: Unctuous (oily), colored like Vasilis Largest. Dots obscure, minute, whitish; a few minute russet dots present.

Stem: Very short.

Cavity: Deep, acuminate (tapering to a point), with much radiating russet.

Basin: Ribbed, deep, abrupt.

Calyx: Open; segments erect and convergent.

Core: Closed; cells ovate with slit; tube conical; stamens median.

Seeds: Few, short, plump.

Flesh and Flavor: White; fair quality; subacid.

Season

August.

Uses

Culinary.

Source: N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902), No. 278.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901 — listed as Red Mushroom
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913 — listed as Red Mushroom

View original book sources (1)

Red Mushroom (No. 278)—Origin, Russia; a showy variety, much like Vasilis Largest and Zolotareff—Fruit very large, roundish to roundish oblong, cylindrical, obscurely angular, unequal; surface unctuous, colored like Vasilis Largest; dots obscure, minute, whitish, a few minute russet dots; cavity deep, acuminate, with much radiating russet; stem very short; basin ribbed, deep, abrupt; calyx open, segments erect, convergent. Core closed; cells ovate, slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds few, short, plump; flesh white, fair, subacid; use, culinary. August.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)