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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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