Russet Rosemary

Apple

Origin/History Under trial at the Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC. Planted spring 1894.

Tree A vigorous grower.

Fruit Medium to large, roundish, conical. Skin yellowish with spots of gray russet. Flesh yellowish, firm, mildly acid, with a fine rich flavour; quality very good.

Season December.

Uses Not described in source.

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1900)

Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900

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Planted Spring 1894. Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit medium to large, roundish, conical. Skin yellowish, with spots of gray russet. Flesh yellowish, firm, mildly acid, with a fine rich flavour, quality very good. Season December.

— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)