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English Russet

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'English Russet' apple
GenusMalus
SpeciesMalus domestica
Cultivar'English Russet'
Originunknown[1]

'English Russet' is an old cultivar of domesticated apple which keeps exceptionally well in storage.[1] It is a russet apple that makes good cider, is used fresh, but is not very useful as a cooking apple.[1] It has frequently been confounded with 'Golden Russet', which is sometimes known as 'English Golden Russet'.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c Beach, S.A.; Booth, N.O.; Taylor, O.M. (1905), "English Russet", The apples of New York, vol. 1, Albany: J. B. Lyon, pp. 118–120
  2. ^ Beach, S.A.; Booth, N.O.; Taylor, O.M. (1905), "Golden Russet", The apples of New York, vol. 1, Albany: J. B. Lyon, pp. 143–145