To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Golden Russet nursery origins
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:58:56 -0700
I haven't seen anyone mention Roxbury Russet, which is sometimes confused with Golden Russet. RR is larger, more acid, and with a green undercoat. GR is more golden and so sweet it has sticky juice.
-Lon Rombough
http://www.bunchgrapes.com
On Oct 13, 2009, at 4:53 PM, jerry sietsema wrote:
I was just wondering which nurseries the GOOD Golden russets came from compared to the O.K. Golden Russets. I thought GR was a late Oct. apple.Skip S. zone 5.