Roxanna
AppleRoxanna
Origin / History
Origin, Wisconsin. Listed by Hansen (1902) and repeated by Budd and Hansen (1914).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Conical, irregular, angular.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Regular, slightly russeted, acute.
Calyx: Half open; tube short, conical; stamens marginal.
Basin: Very shallow, narrow, wrinkled.
Skin: Surface yellow, wholly covered with fine crimson and carmine splashes, much like a well-colored Fameuse; a handsome fruit.
Dots: White.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, fine-grained; mild subacid with sweet after-taste; very good.
Core and seeds: Core closed, clasping, very large. Seeds very plump, light brown.
Season
Winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
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.