Royal Russet

Also known as
  • Leather Coat
  • Leathercoat
  • Pomme de lettre
Noted as "imported from England." Moderately sized apple, which turns red on the side facing the sun on the tree. Considered a good cooking apple.
Originated Circa
Blooms in Winter
Not available in 1987
From England
Citations:
  • 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)