Accession

Sandy River Orchard; Mercer, ME [Somerset County]

Synonyms

Greening, Jersey Greening (?), Burlington Greening, Hampshire Greening, Jersey Greening, Greening Rhode Island, Green's Inn, Greenling Von Rhode Island, Russine, Bell Dubois

Origin

New England, Northeast

Year

1650

Season

Fall

Uses

Fresh eating/dessert, Cooking

Color

Green

Physical Characteristics

Large, Blush, Dots, Russet Cavity, Waxy

Distinctive Features

Large, smooth waxy green to yellowish- green skin, often a red-orange blush, numerous greenish-white dots, often has russeted cavity.

Resembles

Fallawater, Northwest Greening

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