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Apple varieties, United States

Minnesota Russet

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

Originated in Minnesota, USA. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1975. Fruits are sweet with little flavour.

Sources

Minnesota Russet (accession 1975 - 014), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (mid october).