The 'Roxbury Russet' is an apple cultivar, believed to be the oldest apple cultivar bred in the United States, having first been discovered and named in the mid-17th century in the former Town of Roxbury, part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony southwest of Boston. It is known by several other names including 'Boston Russet', 'Putnam Russet', and 'Sylvan Russet'.
'Roxbury Russet' apples at a market
Image: Pomological Watercolor POM00000500
Image: Pomological Watercolor POM00000501
Roxbury is a neighborhood within the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
First Church of Roxbury
Munroe House, built in 1683, as seen in 1905
Fort Hill Tower (also known as the Cochituate Standpipe), designed by Nathaniel J. Bradlee and built in 1869 on the site of Revolutionary War fortifications
The building where the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative organization is located.