Knobby Russet

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1819

Origin

Midhurst, Sussex, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 51.0 mm
Fruit width: 64.0 mm

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A medium-sized, roundish-oval dessert apple covered with numerous knobs and thick scaly russet skin. The flesh is yellowish, crisp, sweet, and highly flavored, though not very juicy. In use from December to March, it was introduced to the London Horticultural Society in 1819 by Mr. Haslar Capron of Midhurst, Sussex.

Flavor & Texture

sweetrichcrisp

Best Uses

cider_blendfresh_eating

Lineage

Offspring

Rubens

Origin & History

Status: commercial
Original breeder: Mr. Haslar Capron

highly flavored

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 3292
Wikidata: Q41778714
Cited authority (Hogg 1851): H