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UK National Fruit Collection

Roxbury Russet

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1640

Origin

Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 16.3 °Bx
Titratable acidity: 6.76 g/L
Juice pH: 3.40

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

The Roxbury is the most popular russet apple cultivated in New York, prized for its excellent keeping qualities and appeal to southern, western, and northwestern markets. Well-grown specimens are of good marketable size and attractive appearance, though highly variable in different localities. The variety is biennial in bearing tendency and moderately reliable as a cropper when grown on rich soils in favorable locations.

Flavor & Texture

subacidcrisp

Best Uses

fresh_eating

14 historical watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.

Where to Pick

Origin & History

Status: commercial
Origin type: chance seedling

subacidaromatic

Disease Resistance

Apple scab: susceptible
Powdery mildew: susceptible
Cedar-apple rust: susceptible

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 588971
UK National Fruit Collection: 5506
Wikidata: Q681784
Cited authority (Hogg 1851): Hort