Roxbury Russet

Also known as
  • Boston Russet
  • Shuppens Russet
  • Putnam Russet
Thatcher notes this is one of the "best known, and most valuable fruits in Massachusetts." Excellent quality, a prodigous bearer, and keeps late in the spring whenever soil and climate suit it. Considered excellent for cider and for the table.
Originated Early 's
Blooms in Late Winter
Available in 1987
From Boston
Citations:
  • Charles Scoon Wilson, The Apple in New York State (1905)

    Charles Scoon Wilson, The Apple in New York State (Master's Thesis, Cornell University, 1905)

  • James Thacher, The American Orchardist (1822)

    James Thacher, The American Orchardist; or, a Practical Treatise on the Culture and Management of Apple and Other Fruit Trees… (Boston: Joseph W. Ingraham, 1822)

  • Martin McGann, "Apple Cultivars in the Lower Hudson Valley Prior to 1860" (1987)

    Martin McGann, "Apple Cultivars of the Lower Hudson Valley Prior to 1860," Sleepy Hollow Restorations, Inc., Tarrytown, NY (February 1987)