White Russet
AppleWhite Russet
Origin/History
An Irish dessert apple.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, roundish oblate.
Stem: Short.
Skin: Yellowish russety green, intermixed with white, with a little light red on the sunny side.
Flesh and Flavor: Firm and good. Apt to grow mealy.
Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November.
Uses
Dessert.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900); attribution to Lindley.
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)White Russet. An Irish dessert Apple. Fruit large, roundish oblate, yellowish russety green, intermixed with white, and having a little light red on the sunny side. Stalk short. Flesh firm, good. Apt to grow mealy. November. (Lindley.)