Windham Russet

Apple

Windham Russet

Origin/History

An apple from Massachusetts.

Tree

Vigorous, upright spreading.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish, inclining to conic.
Skin: Yellow, mostly covered with dull rough russet, often mixed with red in the sun. Surface marked with gray rough or raised dots.
Stem: Medium.
Cavity: Deep, large.
Calyx: Partially open.
Basin: Not described in source.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, rather firm, moderately juicy, mild subacid. Quality rated good.
Core and Seeds: Small.

Season

December to April.

Uses

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Windham Russet. An Apple from Massachusetts. Tree vigorous, upright spreading. Fruit medium, roundish, inclining to conic, yellow, mostly covered with dull rough russet, often mixed with red in the sun, gray rough or raised dots. Stalk medium. Cavity deep, large. Calyx partially open. Flesh yellowish, rather firm, moderately juicy, mild subacid. Good. Core small. December to April.

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