ROSEBERRY

Apple

Origin and History

Raised by Mr. Storrie in his nursery at Glencarse.

Tree

Fertility good.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium; 2½ by 2¼ inches; round-conical with uneven surface.

Skin: Smooth, a little greasy.

Color: Almost entirely covered with bright scarlet flush and bright stripes.

Stem and Cavity: Variable in length, half to one inch; inserted in a shallow, narrow cavity with faint russet coloring.

Calyx and Basin: Eye medium, firmly closed, set in a shallow ribbed basin.

Flesh and Flavor: Pale yellow, very tender, sweet.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October; extending to December in the North.

Uses

Dessert.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

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ROSEBERRY. Dessert, October and in the North till December, medium, 2½ by 2¼, round-conical, uneven. Skin, smooth, a little greasy. Colour, almost entirely covered with bright scarlet flush and bright stripes. Flesh, pale yellow, very tender, sweet. Eye, medium, firmly closed, set in a shallow ribbed basin. Stem, variable, half to one inch, in a shallow, narrow, faintly russet cavity. Fertility good. Origin, raised by Mr. Storrie in his nursery, at Glencarse.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)