Roxbury Russet Apple

bare-root trees
Malus spp.
Winter.

Roxbury, Mass., early 1600s.

Said to be the first named American apple variety. One of the best late-winter dessert apples—it would be hard to live without a stash of them in our root cellar. Our favorite for winter sauce.

Hard medium-large patchy green and russeted fruit not uniform in size, shape or color. Rich, spicy and juicy. Dried, it’s nice and tart with a pleasant first sensation and a lingering good aftertaste. The aromatic juice has potential for cider, fresh or fermented.

Medium-to-large vigorous spreading tree. One of the most popular commercial apples of the 19th century, largely because it can store until summer. Scab resistant. Blooms midseason. Z4. Maine Grown.

(Standard: 3–6' bare-root trees, semi-dwarf: 2½–5' bare-root trees)

ships in spring

7257 Roxbury Russet

A: 1 on standard rootstock
$36.00
C: 1 on M111 semi-dwarfing rootstock
$36.00