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Summer Russet

Apple

Summer Russet

Origin / History

American. Described by F.R. Elliott in The Western Fruit Book (1865).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small.

Form: Roundish conical.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellow, partly russeted.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Sweet, dry.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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SUMMER RUSSET.

American. Small, roundish conical, yellow, partly russeted, sweet, dry. September.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)
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