RUDDY

Apple

Origin and History

Raised by Mr. Charles Ross from Ecklinville and Mère de Ménage. It resembles Red Astrachan but is of no particular merit.

Tree

Growth compact; fertility moderate. Leaf long oval, undulating, curved serrate, grey-green.

Fruit

Size: Medium, 2⅜ by 2¼ inches.

Form: Round flattened, fairly regular.

Skin: Palest yellow-green, almost covered with rich crimson flush, faintly mottled.

Flesh and Flavor: Flesh of loose texture, white; flavor fairly sweet and slightly aromatic.

Season

Early September.

Uses

Not described in source.

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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RUDDY. Early September, medium, 2⅜ by 2¼, round flattened, fairly regular. Colour, palest yellow-green, almost covered with rich crimson flush, faintly mottled. Flesh, of loose texture, white, fairly sweet and slightly aromatic. Growth, compact; fertility, moderate. Leaf, long oval, undulating, curved serrate, grey-green. Origin, raised by Mr. Charles Ross from Ecklinville and Mère de Ménage. It resembles Red Astrachan but is of no particular merit.

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

Ruddy Greening