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Runnells

Apple

RUNNELLS

Origin and History

Origin: Maine. Notable for great productiveness and long keeping. Valued as a profitable market fruit.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Form: Roundish

Color: Deep green in the shade, mostly covered with purplish brown

Flesh: Firm

Flavor: Moderately good

Cavity, calyx, basin, skin texture, stem, core, and seeds: Not described in source.

Season and Storage

Available April to June (source: Maine Report). Long keeping variety.

Uses

Market fruit, prized for reliability and extended storage.

Subtypes or Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

USDA Nomenclature (1905)

From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56

Maine Pomological Report.

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RUNNELLS.

Origin, Maine. Profitable as a market fruit from its great productiveness and long keeping.

Fruit medium, roundish, deep green in the shade, mostly covered with purplish brown. Flesh firm. Moderately good. April to June (Me. Rep.)

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)