Roberts

Apple

Roberts

Origin/History Originated in Muskingum County, Ohio. Also known as Roberts Seedling.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish oblate.

Skin: Pale yellow with blush cheek in sun.

Flesh and Flavor: White, tender, juicy, with a pleasant subacid flavor. Quality rated as very good.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity and Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season November–December.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Roberts. Roberts Seedling. Origin, Muskingum Co., O. Fruit medium, roundish oblate, pale yellow, with blush cheek in sun. Flesh white, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid. Very good. November, December.

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

Roberts Seedling