Roxanna
AppleRoxanna
Origin/History
Roxanna originated in Wisconsin. It was described by N.E. Hansen in 1902 and again in the Budd & Hansen American Horticultural Manual (1914).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium in size. Conical, irregular, and angular in form.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Regular, slightly russeted, acute.
Calyx: Half open.
Basin: Very shallow, narrow, and wrinkled.
Skin: Surface yellow, wholly covered with fine crimson and carmine splashes, much like a well-colored Fameuse. A handsome fruit. Dots white.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white, fine-grained, mild subacid with a sweet aftertaste. Quality rated very good.
Core/Seeds: Core closed, clasping, very large. Tube short, conical. Stamens marginal. Seeds very plump, light brown.
Season
Winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Roxanna—Origin, Wisconsin—Fruit medium, conical, irregular, angular; surface yellow, wholly covered with a fine crimson and carmine splashes (much like a well colored Fameuse), a handsome fruit; dots white; cavity regular, slightly russeted, acute; stem short; basin very shallow, narrow, wrinkled; calyx half open. Core closed, clasping, very large; tube short, conical; stamens marginal; seeds very plump, light brown; flesh white, fine grained, mild subacid with sweet after taste, very good. Winter.
— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Roxanna. — Origin, Wisconsin.
Fruit medium, conical, irregular, angular; surface yellow, wholly covered with fine crimson and carmine splashes (much like a well-colored Fameuse), a handsome fruit; dots white; cavity regular, slightly russeted, acute; stem short; basin very shallow, narrow, wrinkled; calyx half open. Core closed, clasping, very large; tube short, conical; stamens marginal; seeds very plump, light brown; flesh white, fine-grained, mild subacid, with sweet after-taste, very good. Winter.