Rosenhager
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Rosenhager
Origin / History
Of Russian origin ("Origin, Russia," Hansen, 1902); imported from Russia (Budd and Hansen, 1914). Figured as a Russian variety by Thomas (1903, Fig. 460).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish oblate, somewhat conical, sometimes broadly furrowed (Hansen); Thomas gives simply round.
Stem: Short (Hansen); medium (Thomas).
Cavity: Regular, obtuse, deep, with trace of russet (Hansen); "medium, deep" (Thomas).
Calyx: Small, open, segments divergent. Calyx tube broadly conical; stamens median.
Basin: Shallow, wide, corrugated and ribbed.
Skin: Surface yellow, mostly covered with bright rosy crimson stripes and splashes on the sunny side, overlaid with whitish net-veining. Thomas describes it as partly yellow, nearly covered with bright red.
Dots: Few, obscure, light gray, some distinct with dark centers.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, with faint yellow veinings, fine-grained, crisp, juicy; mild, pleasant subacid. Quality "very good" (Hansen).
Core and seeds: Core open, clasping; cells ovate, abaxile, slit. Seeds flat, often imperfect, long, pointed.
Season
Late winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 3 period pomological works
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
View original book sources (3)
— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Rosenhager—Origin, Russia—Fruit medium, roundish oblate, somewhat conical, sometimes broadly furrowed; surface yellow, mostly covered with bright rosy crimson stripes and splashes on sunny side, overlaid with whitish net-veining; dots few, obscure, light gray, some distinct with dark centres; cavity regular, obtuse, deep, with trace of russet; stem short; basin shallow, wide, corrugated and ribbed; calyx small, open, segments divergent. Core open, clasping; cells ovate, abaxile, slit; tube broadly conical; stamens median; seeds flat, often imperfect, long, pointed; flesh white, with faint yellow veinings, fine grained, crisp, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid, very good. Late winter.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Rosenhager. Medium, round; partly yellow, nearly covered with bright red; cavity medium, deep, stem medium, basin shallow; flesh white, mild sub-acid. Late winter. Fig. 460. Russian.
— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Rosenhager.—Imported from Russia.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate, somewhat conical, sometimes broadly furrowed; surface yellow, mostly covered with bright rosy crimson stripes and splashes on sunny side, overlaid with whitish net-veining; dots few, obscure, light gray, some distinct with dark centres; cavity regular, obtuse, deep, with trace of russet; stem short; basin shallow, wide, corrugated and ribbed; calyx small, open; segments divergent. Core open, clasping; cells ovate, abaxile, slit; tube broadly conical; stamens median; seeds flat, often imperfect, long, pointed; flesh white, with faint yellow veinings, fine-grained, crisp, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid, very good. Late winter.