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Morris's Russet
type: Dessert
identification: Medium tending to small. Round. The base colour is greenish yellow, completely covered with a thin, brown russet, but sometimes the sun exposed face will have a glossy red cheek or flames of red. The eye is large and open, set in a shallow and wide basin which is often puckered. The stem is very short and medium thick, set in a medium deep and narrow cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured, firm, tender and juicy. Brisk, sweet and very aromatic.
uses: Dessert
origins: raised by Mr. Morris, of Brentford NFC: Raised by Morris at Brentford, England. Described in 18
cultivation: Ready for harvest in the middle of the FOURTH period. Problems:Resistant to scab.
cold storage: Keeps for up to four months.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 10
ploidism: Self sterile. Group C Day 10
cold storage weeks: 16
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