Roberts

Apple

Origin/History Roberts apple, also noted as Roberts Seedling, originated in Muskingum County, Ohio.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit Medium roundish oblate. Skin pale yellow with blush cheek in sun. Flesh white, tender, juicy, and pleasant subacid. Very good.

Season November, December.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913

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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