1 / 6UK National Fruit Collection
Egremont Russet
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Dessert
Measured Phenotype
- Brix
- 16.9 °Bx
source: GRIN
Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.
A medium-sized dessert apple with golden-brown russet coloring and firm, greenish-yellow flesh. Egremont Russet is notable for its very distinct, good flavor and is especially suited for garden use. Introduced to notice about 1880.
Flavor & Texture
nuttyfirmfine_graineddry
Best Uses
fresh_eating
1 historical watercolor from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.
Origin & History
- Status
- commercial
firmvery distinct and good flavourdelicious
References
- USDA-NPGS
- PI 260000
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 1817
- Wikidata
- Q3049255