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Apple Roxbury Russet | |||||
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Summary | Probably the first apple variety originating in North America, as a seedling from a variety brought from Europe by early settlers. | ||||
Identification | Roxbury Russet | ||||
Fruit colour | Yellow / Gold | ||||
Flesh colour | White to Greenish to Greenish Yellow | ||||
Fruit size | Medium | ||||
Fruit shape | Flat | ||||
Using | Roxbury Russet | ||||
Flavor | Exceptional | ||||
Flavour style | Sweeter | ||||
Ripening period | Mid-Late season | ||||
Use/Keeping | 3 months or more | ||||
Cooking result | |||||
Growing | Roxbury Russet | ||||
Picking | |||||
Cropping | Good | ||||
Vigour | Slightly large | ||||
Pollination | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | ||||
Gardening skill | Average | ||||
Problems | Scab - Very resistant Fireblight - Very resistant Cedar apple rust - Very resistant | ||||
Other | Roxbury Russet | ||||
Country of origin | United States | ||||
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