Roxbury Russet
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| Art | Cultivated apple ( Malus domestica ) |
| origin | Massachusetts |
| known since | 1645 |
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The Roxbury Russet is a very old variety of the cultivated apple .
It is considered the oldest apple variety in the United States, as it was discovered in a tree garden in Roxbury (a village that is now part of Boston ) as early as 1645 . It is a Renette with a gray-green skin, known for its long shelf life and suitable for cider . Today it is rarely planted.
Web links
Commons : Roxbury Russet - collection of images, videos and audio files
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- Varieties ( English ) All About Apples. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- Willi Votteler: Directory of apple and pear varieties , Obst- und Gartenbauverlag, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-87596-086-6 .