Running from medium to the smaller end of large, these classically shaped apples have a streaky red blush. Save for a few dark stripes the blush comes off as more orange than red over the underlying yellow. Many light lenticels further enliven this variegated exterior. There is almost no ribbing. Ramsdell has a sweet cidery aroma and an open calyx. There's a bit of russet in the stem well, which is deep. The peel is moderately glossy, and there is a little give in the squeeze.
An amateur explores the pomaceous fruit