Souisson Russet
AppleSouisson Russet
Origin & History
Origin unknown.
Fruit
Size & Form Medium, roundish conic.
Skin & Color Yellow, shaded with rich red or crimson where exposed to sun. In shaded portions, splashes and blotches of russet appear; sometimes russet is intermixed with the red.
Flesh Whitish, tender, juicy, rich, with a brisk subacid flavor. Quality rated Very good.
Core Small.
Season & Storage
February, March. (Indicates a mid-winter keeper.)
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900 revised edition)
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Souisson Russet.
Origin unknown.
Fruit medium, roundish conic, yellow, shaded with rich red or crimson in the sun, and splashes and blotches of russet in the shade, and sometimes russet mixed with the red. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, rich, brisk subacid. Very good. Core small. February, March.